Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash & In-Law Country

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Musicians like Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Guy Clark and others changed the scope of country music forever. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with author Geoffrey Himes about the artists of the movement he calls “in-law country.” They also hear from some listeners.

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Featured Songs:

Emmylou Harris, "Born to Run," Cimarron, Warner Bros. Nashville, 1981

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Rosanne Cash, "Seven Year Ache," Seven Year Ache, Columbia, 1981

Rosanne Cash, "My Baby Thinks He's A Train," Seven Year Ache, Columbia, 1981

The Flying Burrito Brothers, "Six Days on the Road," Last of the Red Hot Burritos, A&M, 1972

Emmylou Harris, "Luxury Liner," Luxury Liner, Warner Bros. Nashville, 1976

The Byrds, "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," Sweetheart of the Rodeo, Columbia, 1968

The Byrds, "Time Between," Younger Than Yesterday, Columbia, 1967

Emmylou Harris, "If I Could Only Win Your Love," Pieces of the Sky, Reprise, 1975

Rodney Crowell, "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried," Diamonds & Dirt, Columbia, 1988

Emmylou Harris, "Two More Bottles of Wine," Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town, Warner Bros. Nashville, 1978

Emmylou Harris, "Pancho and Lefty," Luxury Liner, Warner Bros. Nashville, 1976

Emmylou Harris, "Till I Gain Control Again," Elite Hotel, Reprise, 1975

Ricky Skaggs, "Heartbroke," Highways & Heartaches, Epic, 1982

Guy Clark, "L.A. Freeway," Old No. 1, RCA, 1975

Liquid Mike, "Drinking and Driving," Paul Bunyan's Slingshot, Temporal, 2024

TAE & The Neighborly, "We Can Be," Self Help, smooth bean, 2024

David Grisman and Jerry Garcia, "Whiskey In the Jar," Shady Grove, Acoustic Disc, 1996

Graham Nash, "Chicago / We Can Change the World," Songs for Beginners, Atlantic, 1971

Bnny, "Good Stuff," One Million Love Songs, Fire Talk, 2024

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0:00.0	Hey there, if you're listening to this and you support us on Patreon, you can hear it via the Patreon page and free.
0:08.0	So now, ladies and gentlemen, it is start time. Are you ready for start time? You're listening to sound opinions, and this week we are exploring the musical movement of in-law country. I'm Jim D. Regatus. And I'm Greg
0:39.7	Cod. We'll talk about artists like Emmylou Harris, Roseanne Cash, Guy Clark, and Moore with
0:44.9	author Jeffrey Heimbs. We'll also hear from you, some of our listeners. Let's get into it.
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1:09.5	Tell me you're trying to cure a seven-year-eight.
1:14.2	See what else your old heart can take.
1:18.1	Boy say, when is he going to give us some room?
1:21.9	But girls say, God, I hope he comes back soon.
1:26.3	You're listening to Sound Opinions.
1:27.9	I'm Greg Cott with Jim Deregottis,
1:29.8	and we'd love to welcome Jeffrey Heim's to the show.
1:32.6	Jeff is most recently the author of the book of In-Law Country,
1:37.7	how Amy Lou Harris, Roseanne Cash,
1:39.5	and their Circle fashioned a new kind of country music,
1:43.2	1968 to 1985. Jeff, welcome to the show glad to be here
1:48.1	in law country i've heard alt country i've heard outlaw country cosmic cowboy music americana
1:55.7	all these little um you know subdivisions subccultural areas of country music, now we've got
2:03.2	in-law country.
2:04.8	That's your term.
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