TOM RUSH
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\n\n12-2-2023 \; (Sawtelle Room)
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\nTom is back for his annual just-before-Christmas Show.
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\nTom Rush: From his early days at Club 47\, the Cambridge coffeehouse that also gave \;Joan Baez\, Bob Dylan \;and \;Judy Collins \;their start back in the 1960'\;s\, through 14 albums\, to his sold out Club 47®\; concert series which has filled the likes of Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center\, Tom'\;s knack for finding wonderful songs\, writing his own and championing emerging artists has made him a legend.
\nHis music includes healthy doses of both folk and blues influences. He also was the first major artist to record the songs of a then-unknown \;Joni Mitchell\, and also recorded a number of songs from such emerging singer/songwriters of the time as \;Jackson Browne\, Eric von Schmidt\, James Taylor \;and \;Eric Kaz.
\nRush'\;s own compositions are still lauded for their poignant\, undeniable lyrics. When \;U2 \;performed on last year'\;s Grammys\, \;Bono \;was heard singing a bit of Tom Rush'\;s "\;No Regrets."\;. This version appears in their live sets\, and also the live version of the song currently available on iTunes. Bono talked about it in a Rolling Stone Interview. Garrison Keillor'\;s \;A Prairie Home Companion\, live from Town Hall\, NYC \;featured Tom on April 16th.
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\n"\;... his voice is outstandingly versatile\; his guitar playing is sheer genius\; his sense of humor side splitting ..."\; Trina \;E. Kingsbury\, MARTHA'\;S VINEYARD TIMES
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\n"\;Probably the only man alive who should be allowed to sing Joni Mitchell songs"\; \;Eric Fidler\, CHICAGO TRIBUNE. \;More info: \;www.TomRush.com
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\nThis year Tom will be accompanied on keyboards by \;Matt Nakoa. \; \;
\nAnd back again this year accompanying Tom is the dynamic duo\, \;Eric Lilljequist and Dean Adrien.