405 - Marshall Chapman Returns

Marshall Chapman has her fanatics, and I am one of them. Certainly a lot of people consider her one of our great American songwriters. One past guest, Fred Koller told me he thought she was the best there is. Marshall is certainly an original and an entertaining interview subject. She's just released a splendid album entitled "Songs I Can't Live Without." This time on her 14th album, "Marshall Chapman the vocalist" is front and center. She interprets a great variety of songs, in rock and country music, a standard from the American Songbook and even a traditional spiritual hymn. She's got reach and depth on this record. When Marshall sings someone else's songs, you don't think about the original.

Marshall Chapman is a soulful and creative artist. Known for being a singer-songwriter, performing and recording artist, she also acts, authors great books and is a contributing editor to Garden & Gun magazine. Her songs have been interpreted by everyone from Irma Thomas, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Buffett, John Hiatt and Conway Twitty. That's a testament to the one of a kind nature of her songs.

It's the kind of interview I like. She let me ask whatever I wanted and as you'll soon hear, Marshall answered sincerely. The album is discussed, but along the way we find out a lot about the woman. You'll get a good shot of her on the album, and this audio spoken arts experience is a wonderful companion.

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