Jay Bennett died early this morning. As Jeff Tweedy once said, “We put an ad in the paper for a guitar player, and he’s the only person that answered.”
I’m really glad he did.
Via Chicago (live) – Jeff Tweedy & Jay Bennett
I’m Always In Love – Jeff Tweedy & Jay Bennett
(both tracks live & absolutely gorgeous from the Old Town School of Folk Music Fest, 7/25/99)
Reservations – Wilco
Name: Heather Browne
Location: Colorado, originally by way of California
Giving context to the torrent since 2005.
"I love the relationship that anyone has with music: because there's something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. It's the best part of us, probably, the richest and strangest part..."
—Nick Hornby, Songbook
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—Hunter S. Thompson
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RIP Jay Bennett, 1963 - 2009 — Cover Lay Down — May 24, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
“Gone Too Soon” indeed
spookycat — May 25, 2009 @ 5:58 am
Heavy sigh, so sad! i hope there’s a recording studio in heaven.
Kenny — May 25, 2009 @ 9:25 am
This really makes me sad. Jay was a serious talent who never got his due. “I would die if I could come back new again.”
Tom — May 25, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
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Good Listening: Wilco - Live at The Troubadour - 11/12/96 — May 25, 2009 @ 4:29 pm
If you’d like to hear some of his solo stuff, the link below contains a free download of his last released album.
Be well,
Yon
http://rockproper.com/jay-bennett/whatever-happened-i-apologize.html
Yon — May 26, 2009 @ 10:38 am
I was so saddened by this news. Jay was an overlooked genius, a joker and a shadow. RIP, Illinois brother.
Paula
ruralgurl — May 26, 2009 @ 2:20 pm
satisfied75 — May 27, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
I honestly never liked Jay Bennett much, but this news was so depressing to me. Maybe I liked him more than I though.
Jared R. — May 27, 2009 @ 11:18 pm
Thanks for posting this Heather… such a bummer.
Ha ha — May 30, 2009 @ 1:21 pm