A recent obsession with the song Seven Bridges Road So, Seven Bridges Road was written by Steve Young and recorded for his album Rock Salt and Nails There are more recent live recordings online and he plays and sings the song in a similar style, as a singer-songwriter. In 1973, Iain Matthews, of Fairport Convention (and other rock/folk/pop bands) recorded the song Who arranged the harmonies? Well, if it wasn’t Matthews, perhaps it was the producer of Valley Hi, the former Monkee Mike Nesmith! According to the photographic history book The Eagles: An American Band The Eagles version has become the most iconic, although Dolly Parton’s all-star bluegrass band does a pretty fine job by it More recently, Keith Urban (Mr. Nicole Kidman) has been bringing up opening acts to sing the song with him. In 2009, Sugarland In 2010, Urban was on tour with Grammy winners Lady Antebellum. The female vocalist, Hillary Scott, doesn’t seem to know the song as well as the guys, but she wings it and finds her harmony lines. Finally, a couple of non-professional acts. The first is an earnest attempt, but the recording makes clear the problem of pushing the bass part too hard. Let it resonate, but don’t sing it out, man. (Also, something’s a little off with the guitar. That’s the time to just pause out of this one…) The second, by the Hartley Brothers sounds great (and has a terrific toy poodle pontificating). A great song by Young, terrific arrangement by Matthews and Nesmith, and kudos to the Eagles for bringing it to the attention of a whole lot of people (although a shout-out from them to Matthews would have been nice).
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AuthorJack Cheng directs the Clemente Course in Dorchester, excavates in the Middle East, and writes in Waban, MA. Archives
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