Joe Henry

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

Pushkin Industries

Music, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Joe Henry is likely one of the best living singer-songwriters that you've never heard of. But even if you don't recognize his name, you've probably heard his work. He's been at it for 34 years: having released 15 solo albums, won three Grammys and produced music for the likes of Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt, and his sister-in-law, Madonna. During her cowgirl phase in the early 2000's she turned Joe's song "Stop" - the one you're hearing now - into her hit "Don't Tell Me." Bruce Headlam talks to Joe about all of this plus the music that gave him strength after a cancer diagnosis and his work with New Orleans' legend, Allen Toussaint.

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0:00.0	Pushkin
0:09.0	Just a quick note here.
0:13.7	You can listen to all of the music mentioned in this episode on our playlist which you
0:17.5	can find a link to in the show notes.
0:20.5	For licensing reasons, each time a song is referenced in this episode, you'll hear
0:24.9	this sound effect.
0:28.2	Alright, enjoy the episode.
0:31.2	Joe Henry is likely one of the best living singer songwriters that you've never heard
0:35.8	of.
0:36.8	But even if you don't recognize his name, you've probably heard his work.
0:41.0	He's been at it for 34 years, having released 15 solo albums, won 3 Grammys, and produced
0:47.8	music for the likes of Elvis Costello, Mayvastables, Bonnie Rape, and his sister-in-law, Madonna.
0:54.6	Yeah, that Madonna.
0:56.6	During her cowgirl phase in the early 2000s, she turned Joe's song Stop, into her hit Don't
1:02.2	Tell Me.
1:03.5	Joe Henry's latest studio album, his 15th, The Gospel According to Water, was released
1:08.8	in November, almost exactly a year after he was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer.
1:15.0	In this interview with Bruce Hevlam, Joe talks about the artists who gave him strength
1:18.4	after his diagnosis, and also about working with Elvis Costello in the late Great New Orleans
1:23.1	legend, Alan Tussant, just weeks after Katrina.
1:30.3	This is Broken Record, liner notes for the digital age.
1:33.1	I'm Justin Richmond.
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