The Flying Burrito Bros – To Ramona – The Best Dylan Covers
To Ramona is a folk waltz written by Bob Dylan for his fourth studio album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. The melody is taken from traditional Mexican folk music. The song is one of the many on the album to highlight the more personal, and less political, side of Dylan’s songwriting that would become evermore prominent in the future. The song also makes many allusions to Dylan’s personal relationship with Joan Baez, at the time of its composition and subsequent release.
The Flying Burrito Bros did a sublime version of To Ramona on their eponymous third album.
The Flying Burrito Bros is the third album by The Flying Burrito Brothers, released in 1971. Before recording sessions for the album began,Gram Parsons departed from the band for a solo career, leaving Chris Hillman and “Sneaky” Pete Kleinow to carry on. In Parsons’ place, the band hired a young unknown musician named Rick Roberts, who later was the lead singer of Firefall. Guitarist Bernie Leadon would also leave the band shortly after the album’s release, going on to found the Eagles. Still, it’s a great album!
Over the winter of 1970 to 1971 the band returned to Sunset Studios to record their third album. With Jim Dickson again the producer, the group developed original pieces mainly from Chris Hillman and Rick Roberts, along with a revisitation of Bob Dylan compositions. Several outtakes from the recording sessions later appeared on several compilations following the band’s demise.
Very good Bob Dylan cover, sounds like I think Bob Dylan would have done it if he should include it on the Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid soundtrack or on Desire.
The Flying Burrito Brothers – To Ramona:
Personell:
- Rick Roberts: vocals, rhythm guitar
- Chris Hillman: vocals, bass
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow: pedal steel guitar
- Bernie Leadon: vocals, guitars, banjo
- Michael Clarke: drums
And produced by the great Jim Dickinson and Bob Hughes
Bob Dylan – To Ramona (1965):
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- MusicThisDay.com
- Buddy Miller – With God On Our Side – The Best Dylan Covers
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- Sarah Jarosz – Ring Them Bells – The Best Dylan Covers
- Them – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – The Best Dylan Covers
- Chrissie Hynde – I Shall Be Released – The Best Dylan Covers
- Helen Baylor – What Can I Do For You? – The Best Dylan Covers
- Cat Power – Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again – The Best Dylan Covers
- Joan Baez – Farewell Angelina – The Best Dylan Covers
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- The Jimi Hendrix Experience – All Along The Watchtower – The Best Dylan Covers
- Lucinda Williams – Tryin’ To Get To Heaven – The Best Dylan Covers
- Alicia Keys – Tryin’ To Get To Heaven – The Best Dylan Covers
- Lou Reed – Foot of Pride – The Best Dylan Covers
- Patti Smith – Changing Of The Guards – The Best Dylan Covers
- Emmylou Harris – Every Grain Of Sand – The Best Dylan Covers
- Peter Case – Long Time Gone – The Best Dylan Covers
- Nina Simone – Ballad of Hollis Brown – The Best Dylan Covers
- Will Oldham aka Bonnie Prince Billy – Brownsville Girls – The Best Dylan Covers
- Alison Krauss – I Believe In You – The Best Dylan Covers
- Jerry Garcia Band – I Shall Be Released – The Best Dylan Covers
- Roger McGuinn – Up To Me – The Best Dylan Covers
- Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris – Shelter From The Storm – The Best Dylan Covers
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- Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash – It Ain’t Me, Babe – The Best Dylan Covers
- Tom Jones – What Good Am I? – The Best Dylan Covers
- Rodney Crowell sings Bob Dylan covers
- Karl Erik’s expectingrain.com
- Olof’s “Still On The Road“
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Here’s a few more (and perhaps lesser-known) “best Dylan covers” to consider: James Solberg, Ballad of a Thin Man; Jerry Garcia Band, Forever Young; Fairport Convention, Dear Landlord; Marianne Faithful, It’s All Over Now Baby Blue; Bryan Ferry, Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues; Arlen Roth, Ballad of a Thin Man; Ronnie Earl, It Takes a Lot to Laugh… Not many better than the original, however.