Jesse
Winchester Signs To Pathfinder Management
Nashville,
TN - Jesse Winchester has signed with Jim Della Croce at Pathfinder
Management. The acclaimed performer/tunesmith is best known
for penning such classics as “The Brand New Tennessee
Waltz,” “Little Glass of Wine,” and “Yankee
Lady.”
Reputed
to be one of Bob Dylan’s favorite songwriters, Winchester
was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, raised in Memphis, and
now lives in Quebec, Canada, near Montreal. Perhaps the most
well known American to have chosen Canadian exile, he took
up residence in Canada in 1967 in opposition to the Vietnam
War. Once relocated, Winchester began writing songs and playing
piano in Montreal cafes.
Fellow
Canadian, The Band’s Robbie Robertson, took an interest
in Winchester’s music and helped him land and produce
his first record with Bearsville Records. (The Band’s
Levon Helm added drums and mandolin, while Todd Rundgren engineered.)
When President Jimmy Carter issued an amnesty for war resisters
in 1977, Winchester was able to reclaim his American citizenship
while still retaining his Canadian status.
Winchester’s
career spans over thirty years of recording and a dozen albums.
Of his most recent work, The New York Times says
“. . .[Gentleman of Leisure] just may be his
best work since his debut 30 years ago. . . . Welcome back,
phantom.”
His songs have been recorded by Reba McEntire, Wynonna, Elvis
Costello, the Everly Brothers, Joan Baez, John Denver, The
Mavericks, Waylon Jennings and Jimmy Buffett, among others.
Additional details of Winchester’s tour and recording
plans will be released soon.
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