http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11176&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rssThe elusive Karen Dalton was an underground favorite of Greenwich Village's teeming folk scene during the 1960s. She made only two recordings, and of those, <I>It's So Hard to Tell Who's Gonna Love You the Best</I> is an underappreciated tour de force. But the electric <i>In My Own Time</i> braided folk, rock and soul arguably better than Dylan's first detour into electric folk. Dalton's voice is wizened and husky, but rich in twang -- she sounds like a farm-bred Billie Holiday trying to sing the blues like Fred Neil. She never ventured to write her own material, choosing instead to cover songs by Jelly Roll Morton, Leadbelly, Tim Hardin, Richard Manuel, George Jones and others; but her recordings, although largely unheard in their time (mostly because music critics then demanded original recorded material from folk singers), remain some of the best from the late '60s and early '70s. Freak folk pioneers Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom have both admitted to nicking their inflections from Dalton's distinctive vocal style. Even Bob Dylan once remarked, "My favorite singer in the place was Karen Dalton. Karen had a voice like Billie Holiday's and played the guitar like Jimmy Reed." - Chad DriscollFolk Revivalen720Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:42:22 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11176&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss The elusive Karen Dalton was an underground favorite of Greenwich Village's teeming folk scene during the 1960s. She made only two recordings, and of those, <I>It's So Hard to Tell Who's Gonna Love You the Best</I> is an underappreciated tour de force. But the electric <i>In My Own Time</i> braided folk, rock and soul arguably better than Dylan's first detour into electric folk. Dalton's voice is wizened and husky, but rich in twang -- she sounds like a farm-bred Billie Holiday trying to sing the blues like Fred Neil. She never ventured to write her own material, choosing instead to cover songs by Jelly Roll Morton, Leadbelly, Tim Hardin, Richard Manuel, George Jones and others; but her recordings, although largely unheard in their time (mostly because music critics then demanded original recorded material from folk singers), remain some of the best from the late '60s and early '70s. Freak folk pioneers Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom have both admitted to nicking their inflections from Dalton's distinctive vocal style. Even Bob Dylan once remarked, "My favorite singer in the place was Karen Dalton. Karen had a voice like Billie Holiday's and played the guitar like Jimmy Reed." - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18747446&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss Alt Country Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:30:34 -0800 Playlists Featuring Karen Dalton on Rhapsody Online 18747446 ply.18747446 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.18747446&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17334039&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:35:16 -0800 Playlists Featuring Karen Dalton on Rhapsody Online 17334039 ply.17334039 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17334039&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17323585&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss Electronica/Dance Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:45:59 -0800 Playlists Featuring Karen Dalton on Rhapsody Online 17323585 ply.17323585 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.17323585&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13537798&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss Rock/Pop Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:37:39 -0800 Playlists Featuring Karen Dalton on Rhapsody Online 13537798 ply.13537798 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.13537798&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8611915&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:42:50 -0800 Playlists Featuring Karen Dalton on Rhapsody Online 8611915 ply.8611915 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.8611915&variant=play&rws=%2Fkaren-dalton%2Fplaylists.rss