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Elton, CSN, Costello, Taylor and More Salute Neil Young on Tribute DVD and Blu-Ray

April 26, 2011 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

What do David Crosby, Luciano Pavarotti, Bono and Neil Diamond all have in common?  Each gentleman is a past honoree as MusiCares Person of the Year.  Administered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and chosen by the MusiCares Foundation, the title is bestowed upon artists to commend both artistic achievement in music and commitment to philanthropy.  A tribute is to paid to the recipient with an evening of eclectic performances celebrating his or her legacy.  In 2011, the award went to Barbra Streisand, and one year earlier, Neil Young was the honoree.  On May 31, Shout! Factory will bring to DVD and Blu-Ray the gala concert celebrating Neil Young’s career as musician and philanthropist, at which Young was joined by such luminaries as Dave Matthews, James Taylor, Elton John, Jackson Browne, and of course, his bandmates David Crosby (the first-ever MusiCares Person of the Year, back in 1991), Stephen Stills and Graham Nash.

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young features all of those performers and more.  It will also be featured on MTVs's HD channel Palladia on Memorial Day Weekend 2011.  Hit the jump for the full program line-up and pre-order links!

Young was a natural choice for the MusiCares title.  One of the founders of Farm Aid in 1985, Young has remained an active member on the organization's board of directors. He is arguably even better-known as host and organizer (with wife Pegi) of the annual Bridge School Concerts, a benefit for the Bridge School that he and Pegi helped found.  The Bridge School educates students with severe physical and/or speech impairments.  The 24th Annual Bridge School benefit last October was marked by the reunion of Young, Richie Furay and Stephen Stills as Buffalo Springfield.

Many of Young’s friends were enlisted for the gala concert preserved by Shout!  for home video.  James Taylor returns to Young’s “Heart of Gold,” a song on which he originally sang background vocals.  Young collaborated with Booker T. Jones on the Stax legend’s 2009 album Potato Hole; Jones returns the favor here, joining forces with Dierks Bentley on “Cinnamon Girl” and Keith Urban and John Fogerty on “Rockin’ in the Free World.”  Jackson Browne delivers “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” while Elton John and Leon Russell team with Neko Case and Sheryl Crow on Young’s “Helpless.”  (There’s some priceless rehearsal footage of “Helpless” in Cameron Crowe’s new documentary The Union about John and Russell’s joint LP of the same name.)

Alongside Young's contemporaries are many younger performers influenced by his work.  Wilco tackles “Broken Arrow,” Lady Antebellum revives “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” and Dave Matthews takes on “The Needle and the Damage Done.”  Jason Mraz teams with Shawn Colvin on "Lotta Love," a hit for Nicolette Larson.  Even Josh Groban makes an appearance with “Harvest Moon,” further underscoring the diverse nature of Young’s best music.

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 31 from Shout! Factory.

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young (Shout! Factory, DVD and Blu-Ray, 2011)

  1. Rockin' In The Free World—Keith Urban, John Fogerty & Booker T. Jones
  2. Only Love Can Break Your Heart—Lady Antebellum
  3. The Needle & The Damage Done—Dave Matthews
  4. Tell Me Why—Norah Jones
  5. Cinnamon Girl—Dierks Bentley & Booker T. Jones
  6. Harvest Moon—Josh Groban
  7. Ohio—Ben Harper
  8. Don't Let It Bring You Down—Jackson Browne
  9. Broken Arrow—Wilco
  10. Lotta Love—Jason Mraz & Shawn Colvin
  11. (When You're On) The Losing End—Elvis Costello
  12. Heart Of Gold—James Taylor
  13. Down By The River—John Mellencamp & T Bone Burnett
  14. Human Highway—Crosby, Stills & Nash
  15. Helpless—Elton John, Leon Russell, Neko Case & Sheryl Crow
  16. Mr. Soul – Ozomatli (*)
  17. Revolution Blues – Everest (*)

(*) denotes bonus performance

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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