A Little Bit of Rain: Karen Dalton 

Guitar Tex Nice to hear from someone who was there. She was an artist, definitely.

Nice comment....i feel like i met a goodess like her before at sweet briar college....she took me to her vw bus rolled a fatty and oulled out an old guitar and began singing far above what i expected...

Beautiful! How much I would give to go back in time and see her perform with that blue voice and nostalgic guitar! This music is testimony, soul and body of the eternal course North America (from Mexico to Canada) hides on it's beautiful mountains and enchanted forests.

How wonderful

Yes people ask why the French voice over and what he is saying. I tell them it just adds to the mystery.

I was there when Fred sang this and Water is Wide.

The Southern Accent is TRUE, not SAD. Sad is when you think you pronounce everything perfectly, yet appear uptight & stingy, like Yankee Accents

Hi thanks for the story. Do you think the tape quality would be any good if you transferred it? The record label - Light in the Attic - that has put out some of her music may be interested.

Oh my goodness a truly blessed moment and to have recordings of you rehearsing.....I would LOVE to hear these. I listen to Karen Dalton nearly everyday. Her voice is an integral part of y life.

Hey, Bob...let me know if you’re interested in pursuing this. I’d be willing to help you. I am from Carmine and Bleecker where she is still revered by those in the community who were there in the ‘60s when she was apparently a pretty severe street urchin. Hard to not understand that listening to the pain in her voice. I love her music. Love her classic Greenwich Folk and Americana.

@@ParkvilleLuminary i just found another cassette of me & karen would like to go into the recording studio & have them transferred to cd , when covid is over, i especially want to transfer the song i have on tape of karen singing reach down for ever lord take hold of me. peace

@bob Bless you

I just found one of her records at a thrift store myself, and though I had listened to her music previously, I had never paid her enough attention. I've been listening to her music for the past couple days and have certainly grown to appreciate it more!

@@BlueParadoxical I definitely feel the same way!

Your daughter had a wonderful intuition about Karen Dalton, probably after reading about her, I’m glad she stirred you to listen to her, I hope you both enjoy the beauty and the sadness that Karen sang about…

That was true of every song she touched. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iGvhnFN4dIs.html Karen Dalton - I love you more than words can say

Thank you for your kind words! She was a real hidden gem.

I was there when Freddie performed this and Water is Wide. Yet I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday,

So agree you are making sure those of us who didn’t know of her? are Learning through you sharing her🌹🌹🌹🌹

Valerie June reminds me of her

Thank you, her voice is so unique, but her story is so sad.

I dint say "the", and I never called her that to her face. Antonia and I spent days taking speed and doing music with her in the 70s. she always had to shoot up, we kept saying, drink it in Coca Cola or something like we do, it's safer. an infected needle is how she got aids.

Thanks for the correction, mad genius. Now when, in the name of God, or Spirit, or The Cosmos, are you final going to tell the story of our life?

Joseph Harder Now that I’ve just discovered her, I’ll miss her forever!

Well cell phone babies, take a listen to what real music and soul is,todays music sucks a the performers are stage clowns.

It's amazing that this seems to be the only bit of live video footage of her on RU-vid.... Strange.

There is , apparently, a full documentary in the works. I just hope they got the full cooperation of the Mad Jester of Greenwich Village and The Hillbilly Girl With The Blues. If you are true Karen Dalton fans, you will know which two great talents I am referring to.

@@JHarder1000 Out of curiosity, who are "the Mad Jester of Greenwich Village" and "The Hillbilly Girl With The Blues"? I'm a true KD fan and have no idea who you're talking about, but would like to find out ;)

@@charlottahayes7310 Peter Stampfel, of Unholy Modal Rounders fame, and Country legend Lacy J. Dalton. Lacy is quoted in the documentary.

@@JHarder1000 Ah, I see. Thank you. I've spoken to both of them over the phone already (I'm working on a documentary about KD). Did you know Karen (don't know how old you are)?

The images are mostly from the liner notes booklets that come with the Dalton records put out by Light in the Attic Records.

Thank you tribal police. Her mom was part Cherokee and she was born in Enid OK. The story is about her artistry, not her heritage.

@@sandraschulman185 Right on, Sandra. Some people just don’t get it. Case in point. We are here to indulge and celebrate her artistry, not debate her genetics CK. Sandra, I discovered her in the coolest way. I was at Carmine Street Records and they were playing Karen Dalton. As I’m thumbing through the records, she’s just blowing me away, to the point of near tears. I just got finished in the boxing gym, now I’m blubbering in a record store. The owner knew her. Painted a pretty bleak picture of her as a homeless street urchin of the neighborhood (mildly stated) whom everyone revered as a folk singer but ultimately had tried everyone’s patience to the point where they just threw their hands up in frustration and walked away. Still, for those that live in the Village from that era, she is still revered. I bought everything I could with her name on it and am an eternal fan. The Billie Holiday thing...I get. But if you really listen, it’s different...and I’m not preaching to you...this film was fantastic Sandra. I know you know this. I love Holiday, too. There are similarities but I’m a singer too and do I at times sound reminiscent of my singer idols? Of course. I’m a baritone, I have that “rat pack” vibe, but I’m different. Karen is the same. She does that vibrato thing that many may recognize from Stevie Nicks. She hangs onto the words that mean something to her to make a point or expose her feelings as openly as possible. She gives you so many hooks, you can’t possibly have enough coats to hang. Love this artist. Wish I could have met her, helped her...jammed with her. Thanks for this, Sandra. I never really saw her lips move. I only had recordings.

Well said Sandra... "Thank you Tribal Police" made me Laugh for the first time today.... Thanks for putting her straight... Just heard Karen for the first time last night a little clip on Mayan M.C. tv program, been playing her all afternoon, haven't finished yet... She is one of those people with a Voice from another dimension...😇 God Bless You all from London 🥰🥰