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Jesse Winchester, In Memoriam

Monday, April 14, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

April is shaping up as a difficult world in the world of music. This past week we lost Jesse Winchester, whose soft-spoken style belied the power of his songs.

Here are two magical Winchester performances. The first is an early (and often covered) classic “Defying Gravity.” The second is the celebrated appearance on Elvis Costello’s Spectacle show, where Winchester reduced Neko Case to tears with the delicately stunning “Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding.”


About the author:  Mild-mannered corporate executive by day, excitable Twangville denizen by night.


Filed Under: Acoustic, In Memoriam, News, Videos Tagged With: Jesse Winchester

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