John Hiatt
John Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters.
Hiatt was working as a songwriter for Tree International, a record label in Nashville, when his song "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" was covered by Three Dog Night. The song became a Top 40 hit, earning Hiatt a recording contract with Epic Records. Since then he has released 21 studio albums, two compilation albums and one live album. His songs have been covered by a variety of artists in multiple genres, including Bob Dylan, The Searchers, Delbert McClinton, Willy DeVille, Ry Cooder, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Joe Bonamassa, Willie Nelson, Three Dog Night, Joan Baez, Paula Abdul, Buddy Guy, the Desert Rose Band, Jimmy Buffett, Mandy Moore, Iggy Pop, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rosanne Cash, Suzy Bogguss, Jewel, Aaron Neville, Jeff Healey, Keith Urban, Joe Cocker, Chaka Khan, Paulini and many others. The Dutch singer/songwriter Ilse DeLange recorded the album Dear John with nine of his songs.
Riding with the King
Riding with the King was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's sixth album, released in 1983. It was his second of three albums with Geffen Records. Ron Nagle and Scott Mathews (credited as "Scott Matthews") produced side one of the album at The Pen in San Francisco, with Mathews himself playing all instruments (except guitar) and providing all the background vocals. The second side of the album was produced by Nick Lowe at Eden Studios in London with a group of crack pub rock musicians backing Hiatt.
"I always kind of look at 'Riding with the King' as the first album where I really put it altogether. I finally figured out what I was all about and found three or four styles I liked to work in", Hiatt observed about the album. Although the album failed to chart in the US, it received considerable critical acclaim with Robert Christgau observing "...this is his best album because the songs are so much his catchiest and pithiest. Most of them reflect smashed hopes."
The album's title track was taken from an odd dream Scott Mathews had, although he was never credited as a co-writer. It was later covered by B.B. King and Eric Clapton on their album of the same name. Hiatt reworked the lyrics for the King and Clapton collaboration.
Riding with the King (B.B. King and Eric Clapton album)
Riding with the King is a blues album by Eric Clapton and B.B. King that was released in 2000. It was their first collaborative album and won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. The album reached number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums and was certified 2× Multi-Platinum in the United States. Riding with the King was also released on a DVD-Audio in higher resolution and with a 5.1 surround sound mix in 2000.
The album was generally well received by reviewers, although some felt that it could have been better, and that the sound on the CD was too polished for a blues album.
Background
Riding with the King was the first collaborative album by Eric Clapton and B.B. King. They performed together for the first time at Cafe Au Go Go in New York City in 1967 when Clapton was 22 and a member of Cream, but did not record together until 1997 when King collaborated with Clapton on the song "Rock Me Baby" for his duets album, Deuces Wild. Clapton looked up to King and had always wanted to make an album with him. King said they had discussed the project often, and added: "I admire the man. I think he's No. 1 in rock 'n' roll as a guitarist and No. 1 as a great person." At the time of recording Riding with the King, Clapton was 55 and King 74.
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ALBUMS
- Terms of My Surrender released: 2014
- Collected released: 2012
- Paper Thin: The 1989 Canadian Broadcast released: 2012
- Mystic Pinball released: 2012
- Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns released: 2011
- The Open Road released: 2010
- Same Old Man released: 2008
- Hangin Around the Observatory / Overcoats released: 2006
- Live From Austin TX released: 2005
- Master of Disaster released: 2005
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of John Hiatt released: 2003
- Anthology released: 2001
- The Tiki Bar Is Open released: 2001
- Crossing Muddy Waters released: 2000
- Greatest Hits: The A&M Years '87 - '94 released: 1999
- Greatest Hits and More released: 1998
- The Best of John Hiatt released: 1998
- Little Head released: 1997
- Living a Little, Laughing a Little released: 1996
- Walk On released: 1995
- Hiatt Comes Alive at Buddokan released: 1994
- In-Store Play Sampler released: 1993
- Slug Line / Two Bit Monsters released: 1993
- Perfectly Good Guitar released: 1993
- Stolen Moments released: 1990
- Y'all Caught: The Ones That Got Away released: 1989
- Slow Turning released: 1988
- Bring the Family released: 1987
- Warming Up to the Ice Age released: 1985
- Riding With the King released: 1983
- Two Bit Monsters released: 1980
- Slug Line released: 1979
- Hangin' Around the Observatory released: 1974
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Collected
Released 2012- Sure as I'm Sittin' Here
- Hangin' Around the Observatory
- I'm Tired of Your Stuff
- Radio Girl
- Sharon's Got a Drugstore
- Pink Bedroom
- It Hasn't Happened Yet
- I Look for Love
- Something Happens
- Riding With the King
- Girl on a String
- She Loves the Jerk
- The Love That Harms
- Lovers Will
- Say It With Flowers
- The Usual
- She Said the Same Things to Me
- Living a Little, Laughing a Little
- Memphis in the Meantime
- This Thing Called Love
- Lipstick Sunset
- Learning How to Love You
Hangin Around the Observatory / Overcoats
Released 2006- Maybe Baby, Say You Do
- Whistles in My Ears
- Sure as I'm Sittin' Here
- Rose
- Hangin' Around the Observatory
- Full Moon
- Wild-Eyed Gypsies
- It's All Right With Me
- Little Blue Song for You
- Ocean
- One More Time
- Smiling in the Rain
- I'm Tired of Your Stuff
- Distance
- Down Home
- Overcoats
- I Want Your Love Inside of Me
- I Killed an Ant With My Guitar
- Motorboat to Heaven
- The Lady of the Night
Anthology
Released 2001- Sure as I'm Sittin' Here
- Hangin' Around the Observartory
- Down Home
- Washable Ink
- Slug Line
- Radio Girl
- Pink Bedroom
- It Hasn't Happened Yet
- Spy Boy
- Doll Hospital
- My Edge of the Razor
- Riding with the King
- She Loves the Jerk
- I Don't Even Try
- The Love That Harms
- The Way We Make a Broken Heart
- When We Ran
- The Usual
- She Said the Same Things to Me
- Lipstick Sunset
- Thank You Girl
- Have a Little Faith in Me
Greatest Hits: The A&M Years '87 - '94
Released 1999- Memphis in the Meantime
- Perfectly Good Guitar
- Thing Called Love
- Slow Turning
- Real Fine Love
- Through Your Hands
- Buffalo River Home
- Feels Like Rain
- Tennessee Plates
- Thank You Girl
- Drive South
- Lipstick Sunset
- Child of the Wild Blue Yonder
- Paper Thin
- The Rest of the Dream
- Have a Little Faith in Me
- Something Wild
- Angel Eyes
The Best of John Hiatt
Released 1998- Have a Little Faith in Me
- Thing Called Love
- Riding With the King
- Cry Love
- Slow Turning
- The Way We Make a Broken Heart
- Memphis in the Meantime
- Child of the Wild Blue Yonder
- Drive South
- Angel Eyes
- Buffalo River Home
- Feels Like Rain
- Love in Flames
- Perfectly Good Guitar
- Tennessee Plates
- Take Off Your Uniform
- Don't Know Much About Love
Living a Little, Laughing a Little
Released 1996- Sure As I'm Sitting Here
- Whistles in My Ears
- Hangin' Around the Observatory
- One More Time
- I Want Your Love Inside of Me
- Down Home
- Spy Boy
- Washable Ink
- Slug Line
- Pink Bedroom
- It Hasn't Happened Yet
- My Edge of The Razor
- The Love That Harms
- She Loves The Jerk
- She Said The Same Things To Me
- When We Ran
- Living a Little, Laughing a Little
- Interview with John Hiatt
Slug Line / Two Bit Monsters
Released 1993- You Used to Kiss the Girls
- The Negroes Were Dancing
- Slug Line
- Madonna Road
- (No More) Dancin' In the Street
- Long Night
- The Night That Kenny Died
- Radio Girl
- You're My Love Interest
- Take Off Your Uniform
- Sharon's Got a Drugstore
- Washable Ink
- Back to Normal
- Down in Front
- I Spy
- Pink Bedroom
- Good Girl, Bad World
- Face the Nation
- Cop Party
- Back to the War
- It Hasn't Happened Yet
- String Pull Job
- New Numbers
Master Series
- Real Fine Love
- Stolen Moments
- Something Wild
- One Kiss
- Cross My Fingers
- Slow Turning
- Feels Like Rain
- Bring Back Your Love To Me
- Back Of My Mind
- I'll Never Get Over You
- Drive South
- Georgia Rae
- Perfectly Good Guitar
- Ride Along
- Memphis In The Meantime
- Have A Little Faith In Me
- Thing Called Love
- Thank You Girl
Perfectly Good Pizza
- Train to Birmingham
- A Crazy Girl Is Hard to Find
- It's Alright
- Conquer Me, Conquer You
- Let's Sing Another One
- Sure as I'm Sitting Here
- An Arm and a Leg
- One for the One for Me
- Leave Your Shoes With the Shoeshine Boy
- Full Moon
- Better Get It While You Can
- I Killed an Ant
- If the World Didn't Spin
- Overcoats
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Old Days
by: John HiattI was sittin' in the dressing room with Brownie Mcgee
He was drinkin' that milk with that Dewar's Whiskey
Said John, there's nothin' written anywhere
Suggests the blues will set you free
Old days are comin' back to me
I was ridin' in the back seat, with Sonny Terry
Little harmonica player used to drive him around
I think his name was Harry
Tried to get him to eat tofu, raw vegetables, nuts, and berries
But Sonny wasn't havin' any of it
He let me share a room with â'em for a couple of weeks
Sonny slept with his good eye open staring out from under the sheets
I was young and uncomfortable I don't mind tellin' ya kinda gave me the creeps
Old days are comin' back to me
Old days are comin' back to me
Don't know what was so great about â'em
I played practically free
I had nothin' to live up to
Everywhere to be
Old days are comin' back to me
On some dates with Mose Allison somewhere out in the Midwest
Said some of my lyrics reminded him of the poet Kenneth Patchen
I took it as a compliment
He was referring to the line about wearin' neon signs on your wounds
Later on I knew what he meant
Old days are comin' back to me
On a date with John Lee Hooker at a packed joint up in Washington
He came in with a gorgeous woman on each arm as I was singing my song
Walked â'em right up and sat â'em on the edge of the stage as I went singing along
And that's called "evenin' son, I'm the headliner"
Old days are comin' back to me
I don't know what was so great about â'em
I played practically free
But I had nothing to live up to
And everywhere to be
Old days are comin' back to me
Played a gig with John Hammond Jr. up in Vancouver BC
Exotic dancer came in my dressing room, started dancing exotically
They were smoking something in the audience that night, smelled exactly like cat pee
Old days are comin' back to me
Opened up a gig for Gatemouth Brown down in Baton Rouge
He was playing that Hillbilly, Jazz, Cajun, Country, Zydeco, and Blues
Throwin' it out past the walls like some kind of musical centrifuge
Old days are comin' back to me
Old days are comin' back to me
I don't know what was so good about â'em
I played practically free
But I had nothin' to live up to
Everywhere to be
Old days are comin' back to me
Old days are comin' back to me
I don't know what was so great about â'em
I played practically free
But I had nothin' to live up to
Everywhere to be
Old days are comin' back to me
Old days are comin' back to me