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"All the Roadrunning" is a song written and performed by Mark Knopfler featuring American country singer Emmylou Harris. It was first released as a new track on Knopfler's career-spanning compilation Private Investigations [2] and as a CD single in 2005. [3] In April 2006, the song was also released on the album of the same title. [4]
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris have had long histories of collaborating with and supporting other artists. In addition to 23 solo albums and three successful collaborative albums with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, Harris has recorded backing and duet vocals with many of the significant recording artists of her generation, including The Band, John Denver, Bob Dylan, Gram Parsons, Townes ...
"Emmylou" is a single by the Swedish folk band First Aid Kit from their second studio album The Lion's Roar. Written by sisters Klara Söderberg and Johanna Söderberg, the song was released on 16 January 2012 as the second single from the album. "Emmylou" entered the Swedish Singles Chart at #33, and peaked at #24.
Dylan said the song was influenced by his visit to a Romani celebration at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in France on his 34th birthday. Emmylou Harris sings with Dylan on the track; their performance received critical acclaim. Dylan performed the song live in concert 151 times from 1975 to 2009, and three of the live versions have been officially ...
Record World called it a "compelling performance that's both beautiful and forceful," praising Knopfler's guitar playing and the "Dylanesque" vocals. [10] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated "Romeo and Juliet" as Dire Straits' 3rd best song, saying that it "bridges Shakespeare, West Side Story and a modern rock 'n' roll love story where fame, not family, is keeping the young ...
Red Dirt Girl is the nineteenth studio album by American country artist Emmylou Harris, released on September 12, 2000 by Nonesuch Records.The album was a significant departure for Harris, as eleven of the twelve tracks were written or co-written by her.
"Boulder to Birmingham" is a song written by Emmylou Harris and Bill Danoff which first appeared on Harris's 1975 album Pieces of the Sky. It has served as something of a signature tune for the artist and recounts her feelings of grief in the years following the death of country rock star and mentor Gram Parsons.
Real Live Roadrunning is a collaborative live concert DVD by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler and American singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris, released on 14 November 2006 by Mercury Records and Universal Music internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The DVD contains a 91-minute concert, plus ...