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@immatthewj 

My introduction to her was "Car Wheels..."

I don't recall whether I bought the "white album" before or after having seen the ACL broadcast. I have the 2CD version that includes live performances. 

These two remain my favorite L. Williams recordings. 

@stuartk  , ah, I misunderstood you, I was thinking you had seen that performance live.  She had a great voice back then (not that she still doesn't, but it has gone through the changes).  After I finally figured out whose voice it was that I was liking so much on those Terry Allen and Steve Earle CDs I referenced, the first Lucinda CD I bought was Happy Woman Blues; I get the feeling that it did not get great critical acclaim, but I loved it then and still do today.  Great writing and imo great vocal work.  I was frontrow at center stage at The Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh for the Poetry Said/Poetry Sung she did with her father.  That was the highlight of my life for a while.

@immatthewj 

Seen her live?   I wish !  

Saw EmmyLou in '76, though, with the original Hot Band. That was special.  

@stuartk , always good to talk to another Lu-natic! (I am not the originator of that term.) EmmyLou in ’76? Not far removed from the look and sound she had on her cameo at The Last Waltz, huh? I bet that was special. I got to see her with Spy Boy during The Wrecking Ball tour at a little 500 seat general admission joint--as always I was right up front and center .That was an older Emmy Lou.

Back in my Junior-Groupy days I had the good fortune to see Lu an even dozen times. The first time was like a religious experience for me--that same 500 seat general admission club (front & center again) that I saw Emmy Lou at--Jim Lauderdale was the opener and then played with Lucinda and the band. The next time was almost as much of a religious experience at a club right next door that held about 1200 standing, and, of course, I was standing front and center leaning against the stage. I was so close I could almost read the folder on the floor that she would flip through with one of her cowboy boots. Patty Griffin opened for her that time and I remember Kenny Vaughan was wearing a Flaming Red tee-shirt.   Man oh man but those were the days and I used to feel good about life.

Oh well, ramble on. . . . Keep on rocking in the free world!

"There are only two kind of men walking this earth, those who are in love with Emmylou and those who have yet to meet her"

"The first time I met Emmylou, she came into sing on Guy Clark’s first album. She gave me half of her cheeseburger. I wasn’t the same for weeks." Steve Earle from the liner notes on Train A Coming.

I love her cover of Steve Earle’s Goodbye from that CD and also her cover of Steve’s Guitar Town that she did on Live At The Ryman (1992).. I was watching youtubes once and found one with him bragging that Emmylou had covered TWO of his songs.