2004-08-17
Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo is a new double-disc benefit album for the Texas singer-songwriter who fell ill from Hepatitis C in April of 2003.The collection brings together an eclectic cast of Escovedo’s friends, family members and peers to record songs written throughout his career. Included are familiar names like Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Cowboy Junkies, Son Volt, Charlie Musselwhite, the Jayhawks and Escovedo himself mingling with up-and-coming acts like Los Lonely Boys, Calexico, M Ward, Tres Chicas and the Nicolas Tremulis Orchestra.
A portion of the proceeds from sales of this album will be donated to the Alejandro Escovedo Medical and Living Expense Fund.
Edie Brickell
Volcano
EILEN JEWELL
Letters from Sinners and Strangers
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, & ray Price
Last of the Breed
Scotty Haze
Still In The Game
JOY KILLS SORROW
This Unknown Science
Lucy Woodward
Til They Bang On The Door
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