Buddy Miller on songwriting (and other musical topics).


 

Here’s a little video of Buddy Miller---my current favorite male singer and record producer (and a very unique, interesting guitarist)---talking about the three musical ingredients I care most about: the song, the singing, and the musicianship. That’s what it’s all about, right? If you disagree, don’t just whine about that point-of-view, post your own thread making the case for what you care about in music, or your own favorite singer, producer, and/or guitarist.

 

https://youtu.be/ZQgzhbfTgHA?si=6y9SF8mkXIOf56BT

 

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One of my all-time favorite concerts was Buddy and Julie Miller with Emmylou Harris at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. 

I had the good fortune to hear Buddy and Julie in the then-new Zankel Hall in NYC in 2003. It was part of a series that was "curated" by Emmylou Harris, who was there and joined in briefly. A wonderful concert.

Saw Buddy and Julie open for Spyboy in Portland, it must have been 2000 or 2001.  Incredible concert.  I've seen Buddy many times but Julie only that once.  Buddy is a great player, collaborator, bandleader, producer, and singer; Julie has some sort of channel to somewhere; her songs are magical.