The lineup for the two-disc tribute to Texas singer/songwriter Alejandro Escovedo continues to grow. Lucinda Williams, the Cowboy Junkies, Rosie Flores, Lenny Kaye and former Small Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan are among those who have contributed to "Por Vida," due July 13 via Or Music.
Proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit the Alejandro Escovedo Medical & Living Expense Trust, set up to pay costs associated with the artist's ongoing treatment for hepatitis C. Escovedo was diagnosed with the ailment in April 2003.
Other recently confirmed contributors to the project include the Minus 5 (featuring R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Young Fresh Fellows principal Scott McCaughey), Son Volt, the Mekons' Jon Langford and Sally Timms, dB's principal Chris Stamey, singer/songwriter Bob Neuwirth, True Believers singer/guitarist Jon Dee Graham, the Section String Quartet, Nicholas Tremulis and Tres Chicas.
Although the track list for "Por Vida" is not yet complete, Billboard.com can reveal a handful of the Escovedo songs that are being covered. Blues great Charlie Musselwhite and Texas-based guitarist Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan, Arc Angels) team up on "Everybody Loves Me," while M. Ward and Vic Chesnutt are paired on "Way It Goes."
The Cowboy Junkies have turned in a rendition of "Don't Need You," and the set will also feature the Jayhawks' take on "Last To Know" and Velvet Underground alum John Cale's cover of "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore." The artist's niece, Shelia E., and brother, Pete Escovedo, have recorded "The Ballad of the Sun and Moon."
Others pitching in include Howe Gelb & Giant Sand, Calexico, Chuck Prophet, Peter Case, Whiskeytown, Joe Ely and the Flatlanders, Jennifer Warnes and Los Lonely Boys.
Although he is still recovering, Escovedo made a previously promised appearance last month at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, playing a 90-minute set at the city's Continental Club. It is unknown when he'll be able to resume recording and touring.
Here is a partial "Por Vida" track list:
"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore," John Cale
"By Eleven," Caitlin Cary
"Don't Need You," Cowboy Junkies
"The Ballad of the Sun and Moon," Pete Escovedo and Sheila E.
"Inside This Dance," Rosie Flores
"She Towers Above," Howe Gelb & Giant Sand
"One More Time," Ian Hunter
"Last To Know," Jayhawks
"Sacramento & Polk," Lenny Kaye
"Broken Bottle," Jon Langford & Sally Timms
"Castanets," Los Lonely Boys
"Wedding Day," Ian McLagan
"Everybody Loves Me," Charlie Musselwhite and Charlie Sexton
"Rosalie," Bob Neuwirth
"Crooked Frame," Section String Quartet
"Velvet Guitar," Nicholas Tremulis
"Rhapsody," Tres Chicas
"Way It Goes," M. Ward & Vic Chesnutt
"Pissed Off 2AM," Jennifer Warnes
"The Rain Won't Help," Whiskeytown
Proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit the Alejandro Escovedo Medical & Living Expense Trust, set up to pay costs associated with the artist's ongoing treatment for hepatitis C. Escovedo was diagnosed with the ailment in April 2003.
Other recently confirmed contributors to the project include the Minus 5 (featuring R.E.M.'s Peter Buck and Young Fresh Fellows principal Scott McCaughey), Son Volt, the Mekons' Jon Langford and Sally Timms, dB's principal Chris Stamey, singer/songwriter Bob Neuwirth, True Believers singer/guitarist Jon Dee Graham, the Section String Quartet, Nicholas Tremulis and Tres Chicas.
Although the track list for "Por Vida" is not yet complete, Billboard.com can reveal a handful of the Escovedo songs that are being covered. Blues great Charlie Musselwhite and Texas-based guitarist Charlie Sexton (Bob Dylan, Arc Angels) team up on "Everybody Loves Me," while M. Ward and Vic Chesnutt are paired on "Way It Goes."
The Cowboy Junkies have turned in a rendition of "Don't Need You," and the set will also feature the Jayhawks' take on "Last To Know" and Velvet Underground alum John Cale's cover of "She Doesn't Live Here Anymore." The artist's niece, Shelia E., and brother, Pete Escovedo, have recorded "The Ballad of the Sun and Moon."
Others pitching in include Howe Gelb & Giant Sand, Calexico, Chuck Prophet, Peter Case, Whiskeytown, Joe Ely and the Flatlanders, Jennifer Warnes and Los Lonely Boys.
Although he is still recovering, Escovedo made a previously promised appearance last month at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, playing a 90-minute set at the city's Continental Club. It is unknown when he'll be able to resume recording and touring.
Here is a partial "Por Vida" track list:
"She Doesn't Live Here Anymore," John Cale
"By Eleven," Caitlin Cary
"Don't Need You," Cowboy Junkies
"The Ballad of the Sun and Moon," Pete Escovedo and Sheila E.
"Inside This Dance," Rosie Flores
"She Towers Above," Howe Gelb & Giant Sand
"One More Time," Ian Hunter
"Last To Know," Jayhawks
"Sacramento & Polk," Lenny Kaye
"Broken Bottle," Jon Langford & Sally Timms
"Castanets," Los Lonely Boys
"Wedding Day," Ian McLagan
"Everybody Loves Me," Charlie Musselwhite and Charlie Sexton
"Rosalie," Bob Neuwirth
"Crooked Frame," Section String Quartet
"Velvet Guitar," Nicholas Tremulis
"Rhapsody," Tres Chicas
"Way It Goes," M. Ward & Vic Chesnutt
"Pissed Off 2AM," Jennifer Warnes
"The Rain Won't Help," Whiskeytown
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