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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 23 august 2017
John Hiatt’s daughter Lilly follows her own musical path

By DAVID BAUDER “It’s hard to get close to music and how to make it
Associated Press people when you’ve been better, and I’m certain she
NEW YORK (AP) — Dad’s through something like listens to me at least half
great and all, but if you that. You put up walls with the time.” He pleaded with
really want to get singer people. The trust doesn’t his shy daughter to put her
Lilly Hiatt excited, put her come easily. But I have face on the “Trinity Lane”
onstage next to Eddie such a deep sense of trust cover, maybe even smile
Vedder. Meeting the Pearl with my dad because of (she did, a little). She called
Jam lead singer is a bucket all that we went through him recently seeking a tip
list item for the 33-year-old together.” on intra-band dynamics.
daughter of songwriter That’s precisely what she His best advice is simply
John Hiatt, and a reminder sings in the song: “After to keep her focus on the
that even with the strong what we both went music, she said.
musical bloodlines, she’s through, I count on you, I It’s easy in show business to
got her own style and count on you.” get too high when a crowd
influences. A confessional This image provided by New West Records shows Lilly Hiatt. Her When she was finished with is cheering and chanting
songwriter who rocks out CD “Trinity Lane,” named for the street she lives on in Nashville, “Imposter,” she emailed a your name, or too low when
with a twang, Lilly Hiatt is out Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. recording to her father. sitting alone and reading a
is getting a push into the “It made me cry,” he bad review of your work.
spotlight by the influential memorable “The Night made a lot of apologies to said. “Still makes me cry. “I can’t place my
Americana label New West David Bowie Died,” written people via song — ‘here, Feels good to cry.” With a validation on those things,”
Records. The CD “Trinity the day after that event, listen to this!’” daughter in the business, she said, “because it’s such
Lane,” named for the street quickly becomes a plea Her song “Imposter” is a Hiatt has to weigh when a roller coaster.” She’d like
she lives on in Nashville, for forgiveness from a lover. tender message of thanks to offer wisdom and when her work to help her build
Tennessee, is out Friday. “I’m sorry I was such a bitch to her father. Lilly’s mother to let her go her own way, a steady career in music.
Hiatt seems born with a that night in the city,” she died by suicide when even if it’s something he Kind of like dad’s.
musical temperament: sings. “Baby, I want ya she was 1, a tragedy wouldn’t do. “I’m sure I’ve “It’s really simple for me,”
She bares her soul through back.” referenced in John Hiatt’s made every mistake a she said. “If I can play
her songs onstage, yet is “Songs are so important own heartbreaking parent can make in terms decent-sized clubs or
freaked out by the idea to me because I best composition “Crossing of giving advice or not,” theaters for the rest of my
of someone hearing when communicate in that way, I Muddy Waters.” The pain he said. “Lilly has made life, I’ll be fine. I don’t have
she’s practicing guitar feel,” she said. “I’m not the never fully goes away. “It’s her own path. There was any arena aspirations —
at home. Her songs are best communicator in a definitely been a mysterious no silver spoon. That being until I’m up onstage with
blunt and emotional. The two-way conversation. I’ve part of my life,” she said. said, we talk a lot about Eddie.”q

Arkansas’ Silver Moon hosting tribute for rockabilly pioneer

By KELLY P. KISSEL for Thursday night at New- the original band formed
Associated Press port’s Silver Moon club — Sonny Burgess and the Leg-
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — No where Burgess launched his endary Pacers in the mid-
one knew what to call Son- career in 1954. 1990s.
ny Burgess’ music when he “He started out playing “We got back together
mixed rhythm and blues, there. We didn’t think there and this thing started get-
gospel tunes and country would be anything more ting big. We’re getting calls
riffs in the 1950s, but it was appropriate,” Allen said. from Europe,” Crafford
clear where it came from. Initially known as the Moon- said. Over the past two de-
“It all came from our heart,” lighters, taking their name cades, the group split time
drummer Bobby Crafford from the club, Burgess’ among sites in Europe, fes-
said Tuesday. “They told group grew into the Pac- tivals in the U.S. and clubs
us we were original; we ers as it added more mem- similar to those they played
played from our heart.” bers — including a trumpet along U.S. 67 when they first
Burgess died Friday in Little player after the band failed set out. Playing together
Rock after suffering a fall in its search to hire some- over 63 years came so nat-
last month amid compli- one who could play saxo- urally that they are in the
cations from diabetes. On phone. Their initial songs for In this March 20, 2009 file photo, rockabilly musician Albert Rockabilly Hall of Fame in
paper, he was 88. While Sun Records, “Red Headed “Sonny” Burgess, right, and Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe jam on Jackson, Tennessee.
he was performing what Woman” backed with “We guitars before a bill-signing at the Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. “We blended together,”
came to be known as rock- Wanna Boogie,” were both Associated Press Crafford said. “We didn’t
abilly with his band Sonny hits. Later songs included ed as its “Rock ‘n’ Roll High- people went to work the have to rehearse hardly
Burgess and the Pacers, it “My Bucket’s Got a Hole way” in 2009. Also on the next day, I don’t know.” ever. The Silver Moon was
didn’t show. “He continued In It” and “Thunderbird,” bill at times: Elvis Presley, Burgess left the Pacers in our rehearsal. If we were
playing up until the start named after the fortified Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee 1960 to begin playing for playing there Saturday
of July. When he was on wine. “We took a break Lewis. “Back then it was Conway Twitty, but by the night, we’d get together
stage, he didn’t play like he while recording it and all crazy how the people who mid-1960s, as the country’s Saturday afternoon and
was 88 years old. He was a had Thunderbird wine,” worked every day went out musical tastes changed, he run through things.”
young man when he was Crafford said. and partied every night,” left the stage and worked Allen said he’d have Bur-
on stage,” said Anthony Al- For five years, Burgess and Crafford said. “We played in sales positions around gess’ music playing dur-
len, the funeral director at his group played honky- clubs on Monday, Tuesday, Newport. A rockabilly reviv- ing Thursday’s visitation at
the Dillinger Funeral Home tonks and high schools Wednesday and Thursday, al in the late 1980s brought the club, which can ac-
in Burgess’ native Newport. along and near U.S. 67, then the colleges on Friday him back to the stage, and commodate about 800
Allen has set up visitation which Arkansas designat- and Saturday. How these he and some members of people.q