DVR Rewind | Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires On Letterman
By Andy Kahn Apr 25, 2015 • 6:28 am PDT
As he inches closer to retirement with each passing show, late night talk show host David Letterman has featured an impressive lineup of musical guests in his final days at The Late Show. Last night was another fine example of top notch music on the show, as husband and wife duo Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires appeared on the program.
Backed by renowned harmonica player Mickey Raphael, with Isbell on guitar and Shires on fiddle, the pair shared vocals while treating the audience at The Ed Sullivan Theater to a cover of Warren Zevon’s “Mutineer.” Isbell and Shires released a recording of the track earlier this year backed by a cover of Lykke Li’s “I Follow Rivers.” Isbell’s new album, Something More Than Free, will be released July 17 through Southeastern Records.Watch their The Late Show appearance below.
.@JasonIsbell? and @AmandaShires? perform the Warren Zevon? classic “Mutineer” tonight. #ThanksDave pic.twitter.com/3xI6HxZ2Lm
— Letterman (@Letterman) April 25, 2015 ??Tune in and watch us on Letterman tonight! -??@iheartbueno?? pic.twitter.com/kRd5dm2Yp4
— Amanda Shires Isbell (@amandashires) April 25, 2015 Nothing feels like knowing your family (and your in-laws) are watching you on @Letterman. Every appearance was something we’ll never forget.
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) April 25, 2015 And of course it was a real special thing to sing Zevon’s beautiful song. He had a lot of those.
— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) April 25, 2015 Backed by renowned harmonica player Mickey Raphael, with Isbell on guitar and Shires on fiddle, the pair shared vocals while treating the audience at The Ed Sullivan Theater to a cover of Warren Zevon’s “Mutineer.” Isbell and Shires released a recording of the track earlier this year backed by a cover of Lykke Li’s “I Follow Rivers.” Isbell’s new album, Something More Than Free, will be released July 17 through Southeastern Records.Watch their The Late Show appearance below.
