Steve Earle plays his song "City Of Immigrants" live in concert before a sold-out crowd at the Camp Winnarainbow benefit concert at Herbst Theater in San Francisco, California on September 29, 2022. City Of Immigrants appeared on Earle's 12th studio album, Washington Square Serenade (2007) and featured the Brazilian-American group Forro In The Dark. Joining Earle in this performance were Emmylou Harris (vocals), Chris Masterson (guitar), and Eleanor Whitmore (mandolin / vocals).
Earle and Harris, who were in town for the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, performed as part of a songwriters' circle at Toward The Fun(ds): A Concert Benefitting Camp Winnarainbow. The camp, founded by Wavy Gravy, is a kids' summer camp focused on circus, juggling, acting, and clown performance. It provides scholarships to families in need to keep the camp open to all children. To donate in support of these efforts, please visit www.campwinnar....
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City Of Immigrants lyrics:
Livin’ in a city of immigrants
I don’t need to go travelin’
Open my door and the world walks in
Livin’ in a city of immigrants
Livin’ in a city that never sleeps
My heart keepin’ time to a thousand beats
Singin’ in languages I don’t speak
Livin’ in a city of immigrants
City of black, city of white, city of light, city of innocents
City of sweat, city of tears, city of prayers, city of immigrants
Livin’ in a city where the dreams of men
Reach up to touch the sky and then
Tumble back down to earth again
Livin’ in a city that never quits
Livin’ in a city where the streets are paved
With good intentions and a people’s faith
In the sacred promise a statue made
Livin’ in a city of immigrants
City of stone, city of steel, city of wheels constantly spinnin’
City of bone, city of skin, city of pain, city of immigrants
All of us are immigrants
Every daughter, every son
Everyone is everyone
All of us are immigrants
Everyone
Livin’ in a city of immigrants
River flows out and the sea rolls in
Washin’ away nearly all of my sins
Livin’ in a city of immigrants
City of black, city of white, city of light
I'm livin' in a city of immigrants
City of sweat, city of tears, city of prayers
Livin' in a city of immigrants
City of stone, city of steel, city of wheels
Livin’ in a city of immigrants
City of bone, city of skin, city of pain
City of immigrants
All of us are immigrants, all of us are immigrants
Written by Stephen Fain Earle
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Official Show Announcement:
Toward The Fun(ds): A Concert Benefitting Camp Winnarainbow
On September 29th, Steve Earle hosts an intimate songwriters circle, inviting Emmylou Harris, the Mastersons, and a surprise musical guest to gather in support of Camp Winnarainbow-a circus & performing arts haven for young people, founded in 1975 by Hippie icons Wavy Gravy and Jahanara Romney. Join us in celebrating the transformative role Camp Winnarainbow has played in the lives of generations of young people with this special night of music.
Beyond Steve Earle's prolific recording and songwriting career, the 3-time Grammy winner has produced albums for Joan Baez and Lucinda Williams, published novels & short stories; and acted on screen and stage. Audiences can find Steve touring and hosting his celebrated radio show.
14-time Grammy winner Emmylou Harris' contribution as a singer songwriter spans 40 years and more than 25 albums. Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and earned a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2018.
Toward The Fun(ds) will support Camp Winnarainbow's future providing performing arts education and leadership skills to children.
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Steve Earle official bio:
Steve Earle remembers exactly when he knew he wanted to be a songwriter. He was barely a teenager, growing up in Schertz, Texas, looking over a copy of a Beatles record. “The little line in parentheses next to ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand,’” said ‘Lennon-McCartney,’ Earle says. “I said, ‘I know who those guys are.’ And then I figured out that they wrote the song. And so that was when I started, you know, trying to write songs. They all had girls’ names for titles for a long time.”
Music was a big deal in Earle’s family and his dad, an air traffic controller, played piano. “My dad wouldn’t let me have an electric guitar,” he says. As a teen, he discovered Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Paul Simon and the Johnny Cash Show. “I always say my job was invented by Bob Dylan,” says Earle. “I’m a firm believer that rock & roll only becomes an art-form because of the lyrics. If it hadn’t been for Bob Dylan wanting to be John Lennon and John Lennon wanting to be Bob Dylan, it wouldn’t have been cranked up to the level of literature that makes it OK for rock & roll to be taken seriously.”
4 окт 2022
