Honky Dalton Conley

A half-century after the release of Karen Dalton's cult classic second album, In My Own Time sounds as magical as it always has; it was never—despite the album's title—that she was ahead of her time, but rather not of this world. Which is not to say she was some ethereal creature. After a whole life lived in her teenage years, married twice and with two kids, Dalton moved from Oklahoma to New York City to be part of the Greenwich Village 1960s folk scene alongside the likes of Tim Hardin and Neil Young. Bob Dylan called her one of his favorites, saying "Karen had a voice like Billie Holiday."

By 1972, Elton John was already a rising star in America, although most casual listeners still identified him as part of the singer/songwriter explosion, thanks to the success of "Your Song" and "Levon." Honky Château changed all that, beginning with the success of "Honky Cat," a rousing New Orleans-ish R&B powerhouse that kicks off this terrific collection of songs. This was the album that first revealed John as a pure-pop craftsman, and he's all over the musical map on this set, moving from country-ish rock to blues-based rockers…

Les mémoires des frères Dalton ! Bien des lecteurs seront surpris. C'est Emmett, le plus jeune des Dalton, unique survivant du carnage final, qui tient la plume et qui raconte. Nous n'en dirons pas plus. L'heure n'est-elle pas venue de savoir si le gang le plus célèbre de l'Ouest était à la hauteur de sa légende ? " Le gang des Dalton était composé d'hommes désespérés et téméraires. Dans l'Ouest, tout le monde savait qui ils étaient. Jamais ils n'hésitaient à tirer. Une chose était de dire qu'on les affronterait, une autre était de le faire. ", Eye Witness.