Good As I Been to You and World Gone Wrong (with Jake Xerxes Fussell)
About this episode
Laura Tenschert interviews Jake Xerxes Fussell about Bob Dylan's albums Good As I Been to You and World Gone Wrong.
In this episode Laura talks to Jake Xerxes Fussell about Bob Dylan the folksinger, and the albums Good As I Been to You (1992) and World Gone Wrong (1993). We discuss the song selection, their textured beauty, and what they can retroactively tell us about that moment in Dylan’s career. Jake Xerxes Fussell is a guitarist and singer from Columbus, Georgia, who arranges and performs traditional folksongs. He has released five studio albums and recently co-composed (with James Elkington) a feature length soundtrack film score. He tours regularly in the United States, Canada, and Europe. His sixth and forthcoming album, “The Old Beloved Path,” will be released by Fat Possum Records on September 18th.
People in this episode
Host: Laura Tenschert
Guest: Jake Xerxes Fussell
Topics covered
- Bob Dylan
- folk music
- album discussion
- song selection
- music commentary
Keywords
- Bob Dylan
- Good As I Been to You
- World Gone Wrong
- Jake Xerxes Fussell
- folk music
- album analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fat Possum Records
Books & works: Good As I Been to You, World Gone Wrong
Places: Columbus, Georgia
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