JACK WHITE and BOB DYLAN Team Up To Finish Hank Williams Songs
13 May 2011Jack White has contributed to a new project spearheaded by Bob Dylan that pays tribute to Hank Williams.
A few years ago, Dylan was given a folder of Williams' lyrics that were never put to music. Similar to Billy Bragg and Wilco's Mermaid Avenue "collaborations" with Woody Guthrie, Dylan has brought in a slew of artists to finish off the old Williams compositions, according to ClashMusic.com.
"I did a project with Bob Dylan: he put together 20 or 25 people to finish writing Hank Williams songs that only had lyrics and didn't have music … I had to write music for Hank Williams' lyrics," White said. "I looked through all the piles of lyrics, and one of 'em just kept speaking to me. Sometimes you think it's gonna be really hard to find my spot, and then it picks it for you. You don't even have to choose it; it just picks it for you."
White said the album might come out this year, but Dylan has yet to announce the full list of artists who have contributed to the project.
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