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Edited By
Barry A. Jeckell. December 15, 2003, 4:30 PM
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Raitt, Earle Tribute NRBQ
NRBQ will
be the subject of a tribute album, "The Q
People," to be released March 9 on Spirithouse
Records. It will be the first release from the
Boston-based independent label. Artists on "The
Q People" album include Bonnie Raitt, R.E.M.
guitarist Mike Mills, Los Lobos, Widespread
Panic, J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) and Steve Earle.
The cast of
Nickelodeon cartoon series "SpongeBob
SquarePants" also weighs in with the song
"Little Floater's Wild Weekend." Tom Kenny, the
voice of show's title character, was once an
NRBQ opening act as a standup comedian.
"As
legions of loyal Q fans can tell you, NRBQ is
one of the most under-appreciated bands in the
world... always stretching, always grooving,
never boring," says Raitt in a statement. She
covers "Me and the Boys" for the tribute.
Los Lobos, which takes
on "Never Take the Place of You," adds, "As
fellow members of the three-decade club, we know
how hard it is to simply carry on making quality
music, so for us it is an honor and pleasure to
be part of this project."
A launch event for the album will be
held March 8 in Los Angeles; artists attending
have not yet been announced.
Here is "The Q People" track
list:
"Magnet," Yo La Tengo
"A Girl Like That," Steve Earle
"Ridin' in My Car," Settie
"Never Take the Place of You," Los
Lobos
"Me and the Boys," Bonnie
Raitt
"I Love Her, She Loves Me,"
Ware River Club
"When Things Was
Cheap," Mike Mills
"My
Girlfriend's Pretty," Ron Sexsmith
"I Want You Bad," J Mascis
"Ain't No Horse," Widespread Panic
"Yes, Yes, Yes," King Radio
"Little Floater's Wild Weekend," cast
of "SpongeBob SquarePants"
-- Carla Hay, N.Y.
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