Various Artists - Concert For Manglerdesh: Phil Kaufman Benefit [2xCD]

Concert for Manglerdesh is a double album put together by Road Manager (Mangler) extraordinaire, Phil Kaufman, (in)famous of course for his part in the Gram Parsons legend. The CD is a no-frills recording of a 1996 concert held as a benefit for The Mangler after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Road crew don't enjoy the benefits of health insurance and unions, or even the support of ASCAP in times of need. The wealth of talent that came together for this concert bears testimony to the esteem in which Phil Kaufman is held.

What the album lacks in polished production is more than made up by the emotion and humour throughout, and some excellent treasured performances: Guy Clark introducing a new song he had written, Out In The Parking Lot; The inimitable Steve Earle providing Can't Remember If I Said Goodbye; Trisha Yearwood covering Wild Horses; Marty Stuart with You Ain't Going Nowhere and Emmylou Harris and The Nash Ramblers taking on Luxury Liner. Take your pick!

Disc 1

• Driving All Night ~ The Delevantes
• Say You Love Me ~ Rodney Crowell
• Heart Broke ~ Rodney Crowell
• Daddy's Little Pumpkin ~ Pat McLaughlin
• Out In The Parking Lot ~ Guy Clark
• Ain't Hurtin' Nobody ~ John Prine
• The Way The World Goes Round ~ John Prine
• From A Distance ~ Nanci Griffith
• Well Alright ~ Nanci Griffith
• Hey Heart - The Tashians
• Can't Remember If I Said Goodbye ~ Steve Earle
• Never Gonna Let You Go ~ Steve Earle

Disc 2

• Out Of The Blue ~ Bob Woodruff
• Big Mouth Blues ~ BR549
• Cowboy Medley ~ Riders In The Sky
• So Sad ~ Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
• Love Is Forever ~ Trisha Yearwood
• Wild Horses ~ Trisha Yearwood
• Worlds Apart ~ Vince Gill
• You Ain't Going Nowhere ~ Marty Stuart
• Rock & Roll Star ~ Marty Stuart
• What You Don't Know ~ Sam Bush
• Love Hurts ~ Emmylou Harris & Buddy Miller 
• Luxury Liner ~ Emmylou Harris
• Wheels ~ Emmylou Harris