Emmylou Harris’s version of “Pancho & Lefty” is a highlight of her album ‘Luxury Liner,’ which turns 45 years old. Watch her perform the Townes Van Zandt song on ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’:
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, produced by Cowboy Jack Clement — got a boost from Harris with her exceptional cover of one of that record’s high points: the sublimely poetic “Pancho & Lefty.”’s emotional centerpiece, Harris’s version of this epic tale of friendship and betrayal, was captured in a 1977 episode of the classic British music series The Old Grey Whistle Test, hosted by early Americana music enthusiast Whispering Bob Harris.
Aided immeasurably by the peerless members of her Hot Band , the thrilling 38-minute concert featured tunes from her previous albums alongside cuts from, including Harris’s shimmering take on the Kitty Wells hit “Making Believe,” a rousing version of Chuck Berry’s “C’est La Vie ,” and the LP’s title track.Harris would go on to immortalize another Townes Van Zandt classic, the romantic “If I Needed You,” with Don Williams.
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