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<center><h3> Blair's beat </h3></center> | <center><h3> Blair's beat </h3></center> | ||
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<center> Michael Nejman </center> | <center> Michael Nejman </center> | ||
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'''Ex-Chicagoan has his own way of playing the standards | |||
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When Elvis Costello takes the stage Sunday at Alpine Valley, right behind him will be former Chicagoan, Michael Blair. | When Elvis Costello takes the stage Sunday at Alpine Valley, right behind him will be former Chicagoan, Michael Blair. | ||
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"I always like the way Elvis [Costello] wrote," he said. "Elvis is a big Waits fan, so during our European tour in '85, Elvis came to London and Paris to see the show, hang out and be sociable." | "I always like the way Elvis [Costello] wrote," he said. "Elvis is a big Waits fan, so during our European tour in '85, Elvis came to London and Paris to see the show, hang out and be sociable." | ||
It was at the last show of the Waits tour, in Los Angeles, when Costello and producer T | It was at the last show of the Waits tour, in Los Angeles, when Costello and producer T{{nb}}Bone Burnett approached Blair to play the marimba on "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" on the ''King of America'' album. Blair played on the songs and then returned to work with Waits on ''Frank's Wild Years''. | ||
Several months later Costello came to Chicago when he accompanied his wife Cait O'Riordan during her tour with the Pogues. Inevitably they all went to see Waits in ''Frank's Wild Years''. | Several months later Costello came to Chicago when he accompanied his wife Cait O'Riordan during her tour with the Pogues. Inevitably they all went to see Waits in ''Frank's Wild Years''. | ||
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Shortly after that night, Costello asked Blair to tour with his band, the Confederates, during 1986. He then solicited Blair to work on ''Spike'', the critically acclaimed album Costello released earlier this year. | Shortly after that night, Costello asked Blair to tour with his band, the Confederates, during 1986. He then solicited Blair to work on ''Spike'', the critically acclaimed album Costello released earlier this year. | ||
Costello "wanted me to work on ''Spike'' right from the beginning; to work on the arrangements and become part of the core group, to which other people would be added," Blair said. "Actually, Elvis, T | Costello "wanted me to work on ''Spike'' right from the beginning; to work on the arrangements and become part of the core group, to which other people would be added," Blair said. "Actually, Elvis, T{{nb}}Bone and I made up that core." | ||
Blair also has recently been involved in several other albums, many of which will be released in the next few months, including projects by Ireland's Gavin Friday and poet Allen Ginsberg. | Blair also has recently been involved in several other albums, many of which will be released in the next few months, including projects by Ireland's Gavin Friday and poet Allen Ginsberg. | ||
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Michael Blair | {{tags}}[[Michael Blair]] {{-}} [[The Rude 5]] {{-}} [[Concert 1989-09-03 East Troy|Alpine Valley Music Theatre]] {{-}} [[East Troy]] {{-}} [[WI|Wisconsin]] {{-}} [[Spike]] {{-}} [[Let Him Dangle]] {{-}} [[T Bone Burnett]] {{-}} [[Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood]] {{-}} [[King Of America]] {{-}} [[Cait O'Riordan]] {{-}} [[The Pogues]] {{-}} [[The Confederates]] {{-}} [[Hal Willner]] {{-}} [[Tom Waits]] {{-}} [[Vanity Fair, November 2000#Tom Waits|Rain Dogs]] {{-}} [[Vanity Fair, November 2000#Tom Waits|Frank's Wild Years]] | ||
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'''Chicago Tribune, September 3, 1989 | '''Chicago Tribune, September 3, 1989 | ||
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[[Michael Nejman]] profiles [[Michael Blair]] ahead of his appearance with Elvis Costello and [[The Rude 5]] Sunday, [[Concert 1989-09-03 East Troy|September 3, 1989]], Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, | [[Michael Nejman]] profiles [[Michael Blair]] ahead of his appearance with Elvis Costello and [[The Rude 5]] Sunday, [[Concert 1989-09-03 East Troy|September 3, 1989]], Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin. | ||
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