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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.
JOY KILLS SORROW
Darkness Sure Becomes This City
SECRET SISTERS
The Secret Sisters
Rollie Tussing And The Midwest Territory Band
Rollie Tussing And The Midwest Territory Band
The Clumsy Lovers
After the Flood
THE BALLROOM THIEVES
The Devil & The Deep
BRIANNA LEA PRUETT
GYPSEY BELLS
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