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Alan LewisDAVID MALLETT Jim Rooney on the Death of Singer-Songwriter David Mallett MASTODON POSTAttached are Jim Rooney's memories of David Mallett.  This is no small thing.  Rooney is a very long-time and prominent professional in the music and recording businesses.<a href="https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mmone.org/jim-rooney/</a>He got started performing on Boston's WCOP Hayloft Jamboree for my own personal merry mayor, Nelson Bragg, the "Merry Mayor of Milo, Maine" (the place of my very own birth).  He has produced Grammy-nominated albums by Tom Paxton, John Prine, and Peter Rowan.  Rooney was one of the key players in the rise of Nanci Griffith.  Rooney produced at least three albums for a singer-songwriter I much admire, Iris DeMent.  Jim Rooney has done a lot since his 1950s start.  So, to get a little context here, Rooney's recollections of David Mallett have a great deal of professional weight behind them.  This Facebook post by Rooney came from a Web search hitlist on a related but different topic.  While going through the hitlist, it was apparent his post had been reposted I don't know how many times. David Mallett was from Sebec, Maine, which shares a town line with my old hometown, Milo. Being easily among his first fans, I have three singles by his 1960s group, The Mallett Brothers, and two tracks by his next duo, Hinkley and Mallett with memorable guitarist Don Hinkley.:<a href="https://c.im/tags/bostonmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bostonmusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bostonradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bostonradio</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/davemallett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davemallett</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/davidmallett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#davidmallett</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/donhinkley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#donhinkley</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hayloftjamboree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hayloftjamboree</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hinkleyandmallett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hinkleyandmallett</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/irisdement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irisdement</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/jimrooney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jimrooney</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/johnprine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#johnprine</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mallettbrothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mallettbrothers</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/merrymayorofmilomaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#merrymayorofmilomaine</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/milomaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#milomaine</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/mmone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mmone</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/musicmuseumofnewengland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musicmuseumofnewengland</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/musicnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musicnews</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nancigriffith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nancigriffith</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nelsonbragg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nelsonbragg</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nemsbk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nemsbk</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/newenglandmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#newenglandmusic</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/peterrowan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#peterrowan</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#radio</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/sebecmaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sebecmaine</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/singersongwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#singersongwriter</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/themallettbrothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#themallettbrothers</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tompaxton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tompaxton</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/wcop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wcop</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/wcophayloftjamboree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wcophayloftjamboree</a> :::

Joseph MeyerI am sharing this tune in honor of President Jimmy Carter. (It is Tuesday in some parts of the world.) <a href="https://c.im/tags/TuneTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TuneTuesday</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/JimmyCarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JimmyCarter</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IrisDeMent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IrisDeMent</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/cswWCLyqd-c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/cswWCLyqd-c</a>

Denis 🌏Workin' On A World - Iris DeMentI got so down and troubled I nearly lost my head I started wakin’ every morning Filled with sadness, fear, and dread The world I took for granted Was crashing to the ground And I realized I might not live long enough To see it turn around🧵 1/<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/irisDement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irisDement</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nowListening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nowListening</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VOS7OiLE11c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://yewtu.be/watch?v=VOS7OiLE11c</a>

Denis 🌏I don’t have all the answers To the troubles of the day But neither did all our ancestors And they persevered anyway When I see a little baby Reaching out it’s arms to me I remember why I’m workin’ on a world I may never seeWorkin' On A World - Iris DeMent🧵 3/3<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/irisDement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irisDement</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nowListening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nowListening</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a>

Denis 🌏But then I got to thinkin’ Of the ones who came before And all the sacrifices that they made To open up so many doors Doors I got to walk through On streets paved for me By people who were workin’ on a world They never got to seeNow I’m workin’ on a world I may never see Joinin’ forces with the warriors of love Who came before and will follow you and me I get up in the mornin’ knowing I’m privileged to be Workin’ on a world I may never see🧵 2/<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/irisDement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#irisDement</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/nowListening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nowListening</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a>

DavidGone down an <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/IrisDeMent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IrisDeMent</a> on loop kind of an evening. With wondrous Emmylou & Mary B. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1JOjh4YsNc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1JOjh4YsNc</a>

BobDevney<a href="https://wandering.shop/@ScottEdelman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ScottEdelman</a> That got me too, Scott. Thanks!And speaking of old friends, I last saw Iris live as the opener for Greg Brown in I guess 1992, touring her great first album, "Infamous Angel." (They married some years later.) But hadn't seen or listened to her in awhile. Must catch up on her later stuff. Unmistakable voice, unique talent.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FolkMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FolkMusic</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/IrisDement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IrisDement</a>

KinetographIris DeMent - "Warriors of Love" <a href="https://irisdementofficial.bandcamp.com/track/warriors-of-love" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://irisdementofficial.bandcamp.com/track/warriors-of-love</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IrisDeMent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IrisDeMent</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bandcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bandcamp</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a>

progressiveartistBecause I love <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JohnPrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnPrine</a> sooo much, I'm just gonna go ahead and follow the last song with the first of his songs I ever heard, at least performed by him. And, as is usual, he's got a story. Half of his appeal is the stories he tells. In Spite of Ourselves with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IrisDement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IrisDement</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tTwXv4glY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tTwXv4glY</a>Also a great story for the ages, is how Roger Ebert probably launched John's career: <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/features/john-prine-american-legend" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.rogerebert.com/features/john-prine-american-legend</a><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Music</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NowPlaying</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Americana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Americana</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Roots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Roots</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SingerSongwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingerSongwriter</a>

Jason GoroncyOnly 42 more sleeps, and a birthday coming up.<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/IrisDement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IrisDement</a> <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a><a href="https://ffm.to/workinonaworld.oem" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ffm.to/workinonaworld.oem</a>

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