Gurf Morlix

@stuartk I checked out that YT video you mentioned and was intrigued by another live one of Lucinda Williams and Willie Nelson doing "Overtime" and was quite moved by it. Thanks!.

Saw Gurf with Lucinda at Maxwells in Hoboken around the time Passionate Kisses was released. Just the two of them with guitars and about 15 of us in the audience standing and swaying about 10 feet away. I’ll never forget that show!

He ain't no Tom Waits either.

Maybe Leonard Cohen wasn,t the best comparison, Tom Waits is a better one. 

@jc4659

You’re welcome. Note that the youtube  ACL performances I mentioned with Gurf are from 1989.

In retrospect, I guess I should've said his playing with her is "exemplary" or "provides a text book example of how to back up a singer".  The best words don't always strike me, immediately. ;o)

@dodgealum 

Lucky you!  

The closest experience I've had to that was seeing the Hot Band (without EmmyLou) in a tiny cafe in Santa Barbara in the late 70's, with Rodney Crowell, Albert Lee and Frank Reckard in attendance.