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Karen Dalton
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Karen Dalton was an American folk singer whose bluesy, world-weary voice is often compared to that of iconic jazz singer Billie Holiday. She sang blues, folk, country, pop, motown — making over each song in her own inimitable style. She played the twelve string Gibson guitar and a long neck banjo. She was associated with the early 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene, particularly with Fred Neil and the Holy Modal Rounders, as well as Bob Dylan.
Her second album, In My Own Time (1971), was recorded at Bearsville studios, produced by Bob Dylan’s former bass player Harvey Brooks, with liner notes by Fred Neil, originally released on Michael Lang’s (Woodstock promoter) label, Just Sunshine. The cover photos were taken by Elliot Landy, and The Band’s current piano player, Richard Bell, guested on the album. Less common is her first album for Capitol, It’s Hard To Tell Who’s Going To Love You The Best (1969), re-released by Koch Records in 1996.
Known as “the folksinger’s answer to Billie Holiday” and “Sweet Mother K.D.”, it is said that the song Katie’s Been Gone by The Band from the Basement Tapes was written about her. She struggled with drugs and alcohol for many years and died in 1993.
This Karen Dalton should not be confused with singer-songwriter Karen Dalton of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, whose “Songs For Hire” CD was released in 2001.
Discography
Dalton recorded two LPs:
Her second album, In My Own Time (1971), was recorded at Bearsville studios, produced by Bob Dylan’s former bass player Harvey Brooks, with liner notes by Fred Neil, originally released on Michael Lang’s (Woodstock promoter) label, Just Sunshine. The cover photos were taken by Elliot Landy, and The Band’s current piano player, Richard Bell, guested on the album. Less common is her first album for Capitol, It’s Hard To Tell Who’s Going To Love You The Best (1969), re-released by Koch Records in 1996.
Known as “the folksinger’s answer to Billie Holiday” and “Sweet Mother K.D.”, it is said that the song Katie’s Been Gone by The Band from the Basement Tapes was written about her. She struggled with drugs and alcohol for many years and died in 1993.
This Karen Dalton should not be confused with singer-songwriter Karen Dalton of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, whose “Songs For Hire” CD was released in 2001.
Discography
Dalton recorded two LPs:
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Same Old Man
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In My Own Dream
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Little Bit Of Rain
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How Sweet It Is
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When a Man Loves a Woman
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Are You Leaving for the Country
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In a Station
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One Night of Love
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Take Me
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Sweet Substitute
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I Love You More Than Words Can Say
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Ribbon Bow
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It Hurts Me Too
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Shoutbox
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JoshCIVM wrote:
I am sooo glad her discography is so tiny. It's very refreshing to only have a few albums to deal with. And I personally love her awful voice.
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raskolnikoy wrote:
Its the sort of thing, straight away, you know you're going to stick with
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Mr-Usuario wrote:
Lilac... get lost.
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lilac-toj wrote:
what an awful voice
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wowugotit wrote:
I love Karen Dalton so much!
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wendell3 wrote:
Stunning.
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nancykitten wrote:
I love how Dalton sounded like she was a thousand years old. Such a voice.
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cacamac wrote:
Very very nice, fresh:)
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Grotessque wrote:
He gives me one night of love, sometimes he gives me two.<3
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elephant505 wrote:
inimitable.
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c_lombard wrote:
Incredible. One of the greatest voices I've ever heard.
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thereminwar wrote:
I, too, found this through the Mojo compilation CD. Great haunting voice
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grenats wrote:
gorgeous voice. i could listen to it for hours.
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SunderingTitan wrote:
incredible.
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hablador wrote:
O_O
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weone wrote:
Unique voice!
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MathiasWilly wrote:
und diese Stimme habe ich erst heute das erste Mal gehört ...
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mrtnd wrote:
great voice
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marcelomv wrote:
beautiful voice!
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Nemonina wrote:
her voice is so unique. music you will listen to forever, and that's rare...it's karen dalton...
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