Tom Rush's impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the '60s and the renaissance of the '80s and '90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. James Taylor told Rolling Stone, "Tom was not only one of my early heroes, but also one of my main influences." Country music star Garth Brooks has credited Rush with being one of his top five musical influences. Rush has long championed emerging artists. His early recordings introduced the world to the work of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor, and in more recent years his Club 47 concerts have brought artists such as Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin to wider audiences when they were just beginning to build their own reputations.
He was a last minute addition to the lineup at the CT Folk Festival in New Haven, CT and he played this song last Saturday and it was a big hit. What a great set. There was a torrential downpour just as he finished playing -- a memorable event all around, even for a song about forgetfulness.
I just saw Tom, with his new sidekick Matt Nakoa, a couple days ago, 8/15/2024. At the meet and greet after the show he told me was in his 34 year of his farewell tour, he was as good as he was in the 80s and his new album, “garden old, flowers new” is fantastic. And some songs are being played on margaritaville radio on xm.
My uncle took me to hear Tom in 1975. Not sure how he convinced the bar owner that it was ok for a 14 year old kid to be in a bar but he did. I've been a Tom Rush fan ever since. Love the new album. Thank you, Tom.
LOVE this tune (which I remember well, hearing some radio play in the mid-70s)! ❤ Beautiful song, melody, and tear-jerking lyrics! Tom Rush is an under-appreciated, GREAT Musician & Songwriter. Thank you, Tom, for one of those unforgettable, heart-wrenching songs!! 💔❤️🩹
I am fan of his since 1969 when I saw him perform at a place in Provincetown,Ma, called the Blues Bag. His warmup act was non other than Jimmy Buffet Who at that time was doing folk music. Tom's side man is a well know jazz guitarist. Wish I could recall his name. Years later I ran into him again while working at channnel 2 PBS station. He was doing work on a recent album. It was his performance at Boston Symphony Hall. I remember him as a man who kind to his fans.
I have his High Roller album from the 70's of the James Montgomery Blues Band that I still play. Saw him give a show at a racetrack in New Hampshire. Great fun!