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Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music). [3] After briefly publishing music under his own name, in 1998 he adopted Bonnie ...
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- Palace Brothers, “Ohio River Boat Song” (1992) When I was little, one year we went to Scotland. It was a trip kind of organized by the woman who ran the theater where I studied.
- Palace Brothers, “I Tried to Stay Healthy for You” (1993) All of those songs [from There Is No-One What Will Take Care of You] were pretty much written during that summer [when Oldham was staying with friend and Slint member Todd Brashear in Bloomington, Indiana], and it was kind of a daily-discipline thing to work on the songs every day at the end of the day.
- Palace Brothers, “(I Was Drunk at the) Pulpit” (1993) It was relatively agonizing to arrange and capture all of the songs [on There Is No-One] and when it came to [“(I Was Drunk at the) Pulpit”] I think at that moment I just thought, this needs to be simple, because if we start getting into it the way we’ve gotten into all of the other songs, this song will kill us.
- Palace, “West Palm Beach” (1994) [“West Palm Beach” is] similar to “Ohio River Boat Song.” Is that a genre of song when there’s a geographic reference that’s the central theme of the song?
Will Oldham, also known as Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, is a versatile artist who has acted, composed and performed in various films and TV shows. He was born in 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky, and is married to Elsa Hansen.
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Nov 10, 2023 · When we asked Oldham about the song that changed his life, he picked a spare, interior, haunting song. One that, we'll admit, we hadn't heard before - "Horses" by Sally Timms. Bullseye with Jesse ...
Jun 17, 2022 · As Oldham told Pappademas, on one occasion, when Richman was a guest at Oldham’s house, Oldham had to step out to buy laundry detergent. Richman came along with his guitar and serenaded Oldham ...
Oct 9, 2011 · Will Oldham. The enigmatic singer-songwriter on his new LP, Wolfroy Goes to Town. By Mike Powell. October 9, 2011. Photo by Jesse Fischler. Between studio records, singles, EPs, live albums, and ...
Jul 14, 2011 · Will Oldham: There are two other songs that inverted [the Superwolf format, i.e. lyrics by Sweeney and music by Oldham]. One is the Costa Rica song that Drag City is supposed to put out with the ...
