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Cover Wars: The Maker Edition

Written by DaveO on 02.23.2010 | Cover Wars, Dave Matthews, Editor's Choice, Emmylou Harris, Jerry Garcia, Willie Nelson

Though Daniel Lanois is known more for his work as a producer (U2′s The Joshua Tree, Peter Gabriel’s So, Bob Dylan’s Time Out Of Mind to name a few), he has a few albums of his own, and The Maker is arguably his most well-known composition.

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The Contestants:

Dave Matthews Band: Dave Matthews has been playing The Maker as far back as 1991. Its frequency has fluctuated throughout the years, it’s even disappeared for periods of over three years, but it keeps coming back in the rotation at both DMB shows and Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds duo shows. Source: Live In Chicago 12.19.98 at The United Center

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Video from the Chicago ’98 Webcast:

Also of note to the Hidden Track readers is that on 10-15-1994 at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater, there was a full-band sit-in where all the members of DMB joined Phish for their encore and after a Drum Duel and a brief Free-form jam, The Maker was performed. Listen to it below. Thanks to hoydog for all he does with the Phish Downloads Spreadsheet.

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READ ON for the scoop on the rest of this week’s contestants…

Even more media, here’s a video of Dave & Tim:

Emmylou Harris: Emmylou Harris is all over this Cover Wars. Not only did she record this song herself in 1998, but she also has sung it with the original artist, and sings backup on Willie Nelson’s rendition you’ll hear in a minute. That is some serious Cover Wars incest. Source: Spyboy

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Emmylou joins Daniel Lanois:

Jerry Garcia Band: Once The Maker was added to the JGB repertoire in 1992, it was a common cover, appearing over 50 times between 1992 and 1995. Source: Shining Star

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4-25-1992 Event Center Arena – San Jose State University:

Willie Nelson: In the same year (1998) that Emmylou Harris recorded her cover of The Maker, Willie Nelson also released his cover, with the help of Miss Emmylou. Source: Teatro

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Live on David Letterman:

Some more video from Willie Nelson:

Checking in on the Cover Wars from two weeks ago, Trey Anatasio has emerged victorious when we looked at eight covers of O-o-h Child.

DaveO

David Onigman is a recent transplant from Boston to San Francisco. In addition to behind the scenes work and the occasional post, DaveO contributes the (almost) weekly Cover Wars column, though he's always looking for guest authors for it.

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Strong Man Belittled By Doubt says:

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 9:10 pm

FYI… That’s Lanois playing guitar with Willie on Letterman.

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