I just picked up a bunch of Eric's albums in a thrift shop, this man made some incredibly beautiful music. I'm so glad I came across him.. He's right up there with Nick Drake, Fred Neil and Tim Hardin.
I don't know where he is now. I met him at a concert he was doing in Greenwich Village, I think it was at the Gaslight Cafe. He came in & sat down behind me & with the beard which I'd never seen on him before I didn't recognize him right away. He started staring at me & I stared back, neither of us blinking for about 5 minutes. Finally, we both started laughing & I realized who it was.
This is just a killer song. Get out your hankies and expect to melt into a puddle on your floor. It's not possible to give this song higher marks. Eric excelled here - and the LP it came from was damned good, too. This was the final track on a Warner Brothers release in the Fall of 1969 called 'Eric Andersen' and included 'Lie With Me', which can be found on UTube in a more contemporary, but not as good, version. (IMO). If you're able to find that original WB release, look at the back photo. I believe that's Debbie with Eric. Debbie Green was the young woman who taught Joan Baez her first guitar lessons after the Baez family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is (was?) from Cape Cod - Falmouth, I think - was Eric's love - and had more influence in the early folk world than she could probably ever imagine. Anyone who could inspire a song like this would have to have been someone incredibly special. When Eric used his songwriting gifts to knock a ball out of the park, it was always a triple-header. 'Go Now, Deborah' is one of those songs.
I just picked up a bunch of Eric's albums in a thrift shop, this man made some incredibly beautiful music. I'm so glad I came across him.. He's right up there with Nick Drake, Fred Neil and Tim Hardin.
One of my favourites as well. Had the pleasure of meeting Eric many years ago. Never really got the acclaim he deserved.
I don't know where he is now. I met him at a concert he was doing in Greenwich Village, I think it was at the Gaslight Cafe. He came in & sat down behind me & with the beard which I'd never seen on him before I didn't recognize him right away. He started staring at me & I stared back, neither of us blinking for about 5 minutes. Finally, we both started laughing & I realized who it was.
This is just a killer song. Get out your hankies and expect to melt into a puddle on your floor. It's not possible to give this song higher marks. Eric excelled here - and the LP it came from was damned good, too. This was the final track on a Warner Brothers release in the Fall of 1969 called 'Eric Andersen' and included 'Lie With Me', which can be found on UTube in a more contemporary, but not as good, version. (IMO). If you're able to find that original WB release, look at the back photo. I believe that's Debbie with Eric.
Debbie Green was the young woman who taught Joan Baez her first guitar lessons after the Baez family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is (was?) from Cape Cod - Falmouth, I think - was Eric's love - and had more influence in the early folk world than she could probably ever imagine.
Anyone who could inspire a song like this would have to have been someone incredibly special. When Eric used his songwriting gifts to knock a ball out of the park, it was always a triple-header. 'Go Now, Deborah' is one of those songs.
A friend in the 60's knew him. How well? That's the secret of anyone who seems to know everyone...
Can anyone post his song 'Secrets'? My copy vanished with the car that it was in.
where can I find him? I would love to meet him too
What ever happened to Deborah Smith? Was she a singer for awhile?