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.
Cerys Matthews
Cockahoop
MARTHA SCANLAN
The West Was Burning
Various Artists
Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo
DRY THE RIVER
Weights and Measures [EP]
CHEYENNE MARIE MIZE
Before Lately
CATHERINE MACLELLAN
Water in the Ground
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