Brand New Tennessee Waltz- Jesse Winchester

Literally, walking on air

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[flyboy61b]

We spent four days with Jesse on and off a train. Concerts on the train and at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley and Largo in L.A.. It was like immersion therapy. Everyone came away with a deep appreciation for the man and his music. Others had CD's to sell and sign. Jesse didn't. He said that sounded too much like work.

[emmylunatic]

@flyboy61b  Envy isn't an attractive emotion but I'm sooo jealous.

[TimMcMullen]

Your brother & his wife are right. I have seen literally hundreds of live performances of singer/songwriters since 1965. I have seen nearly all of the great ones, but there is absolutely nobody like Jesse Winchester. My wife and I just saw him for two nights in a row (last night and tonight), and his way of selling a song is unique and incomparable. It is so gentle, so funny, so moving, and so profound. He is touring his new CD. It is an absolute must have, and he is an absolute must see.

[ScooterNerd]

Jeese's a freakin' genius.

[zhanay]

@TimMcMullen He is so wonderful. A performer you are just as happy listening to telling a story as you are when he sings. So glad his health has improved.

[hpeman321]

mmmm great, hope someone alos posts a video on YouTube sung by Jesse Winchester...turn to my guitar...from his love filling station CD

[oleole52]

@TimMcMullen His songs are so good,he doesn't have to sell them.Hard to believe more people don't know about him.

[TrashcanBoogie]

"left tennessee in a hurry". went to canada, in the '70s. sound familiar?

[rangoverdun]

i.ve been a fan of jesse since the yearly 70's .he came up to cold montreal and spread around his southern charm. my girl and i (now my wife of 30 years)would follow him arouhd from coffee house to coffee house and the bars when he had his band going .as a 16 year old kid i shared the stage with him at our school a few times v.c.h.s. and he had a way of making you an equil.real nice guy . to see thanks for posting these utubes brings back a lot of fond memorys and everyones got him a few...

[emmylunatic]

@TimMcMullen Envy isn't an attractive emotion, but I'm soo jealous.

[redsfanstu]

"Oh my, but you have a pretty face, you favor a girl that I knew, I imagine she's still in Tennessee, By God I should be there too! I've a sadness too sad to be true." That is homesickness too thick to cut with a knife! Jesse Winchester writes like no other, and his homespun arrangements and performances are ethereal to the point of being other worldly! Thanks to: emmylunatic for the upload, and the Tube for the space! Long live and God Save Jesse Winchester!

[TOOMUCHTlME]

I had the pleasure of seeing Jesse perform and got to meet him after the gig in 1988. It was at a small roadhouse in Leon Springs, Texas. Named, oddly enough, the Leon Springs Cafe.. The place had not publicized the show at all and although I'd been a regular there, I hadn't heard of it. I learned by accident. There were maybe 20 people there. At first, he begged off and didn't want to play. He saw disappointment on our faces and changed his mind.. A real trouper and a genuinely decent human.