Lucinda Williams - Lu's Jukebox In Studio Concert Series [2020 -2024] (7 x CDs)

LUCINDA WILLIAMS

Lucinda Williams - Lu's Jukebox In Studio Concert Series [2020 -2024] (7 x CDs)

Lu’s Jukebox In Studio Concert Series is Lucinda Williams at her most fearless and generous, a sprawling seven-volume tribute to the music that shaped her, recorded during a time when the world stood still. Born out of the pandemic’s silence and the shuttering of live venues, the project began as a way to support independent clubs and theaters, but quickly evolved into something far more personal: a love letter to American music, filtered through Williams’ unmistakable voice and emotional depth.

Each volume is a themed set, recorded live in-studio with her crack band at Room & Board Studio in Nashville. From the aching vulnerability of her Tom Petty tribute to the swampy grooves of Southern Soul, Williams doesn’t just cover songs, she inhabits them. Her take on Bob Dylan is reverent yet raw, peeling back layers of lyrical mystique with a voice that’s lived every line. The ’60s Country Classics volume is a masterclass in heartbreak, while her Rockin’ Little Christmas set is playful and loose, like a holiday jam session with friends.

Then came Volume 6, her fiery homage to The Rolling Stones, where she channels their swagger with Southern grit. But it’s Volume 7, Lucinda Williams Sings The Beatles From Abbey Road that feels like the crown jewel. Recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, it’s a full-circle moment: an American artist reinterpreting British icons in their own sacred space. Her rendition of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is drenched in sorrow and soul, while “Yer Blues” becomes a swampy howl of defiance. “Let It Be” is stripped down and intimate, as if whispered from a back porch at dusk.

What makes Lu’s Jukebox magical isn’t just the song choices, it’s the emotional honesty. Williams doesn’t mimic; she translates. Each track carries the weight of her experience, her phrasing bending lyrics into new shapes. There’s no studio gloss, no overproduction, just a band locked in, a voice that knows pain and joy, and a deep respect for the music that raised her. 

Across seven volumes, Williams builds a sonic scrapbook of influence and admiration. It’s not just a covers series, it’s a testament to resilience, reinvention, and the power of music to connect across time and genre. Lu’s Jukebox is a journey worth taking, one that feels both familiar and freshly profound (B)

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Track lists

Vol. 1

01 Lucinda Williams - Rebels 4:58

02 Lucinda Williams - Runnin' Down a Dream 4:40

03 Lucinda Williams - Gainesville 4:11

04 Lucinda Williams - Louisiana Rain 4:49

05 Lucinda Williams - I Won't Back Down 3:12

06 Lucinda Williams - A Face in the Crowd 4:08

07 Lucinda Williams - Wildflowers 3:28

08 Lucinda Williams - You Wreck Me 3:25

09 Lucinda Williams - Room at the Top 5:53

10 Lucinda Williams - You Don't Know How it Feels 3:57

11 Lucinda Williams - Down South 3:31

12 Lucinda Williams - Southern Accents 4:22

13 Lucinda Williams - Stolen Moments 4:53

Vol. 2

01 Lucinda Williams - Games People Play 3:51

02 Lucinda Williams - You'll Lose A Good Thing 4:01

03 Lucinda Williams - Ode to Billie Joe 5:59

04 Lucinda Williams - I Can't Stand The Rain 4:17

05 Lucinda Williams - Misty Blue 4:32

06 Lucinda Williams - Main Street Mission 2:52

07 Lucinda Williams - You Don't Miss Your Water 2:52

08 Lucinda Williams - It Tears Me Up 3:03

09 Lucinda Williams - Rainy Night in Georgia 3:52

10 Lucinda Williams - Take Me to The River 5:29

11 Lucinda Williams - Still I Long for Your Kiss 4:37

Vol. 3

01 Lucinda Williams - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry 5:47

02 Lucinda Williams - Everything is Broken 3:31

03 Lucinda Williams - Political World 8:20

04 Lucinda Williams - Man of Peace 6:39

05 Lucinda Williams - Not Dark Yet 4:44

06 Lucinda Williams - Meet Me in the Morning 5:17

07 Lucinda Williams - Blind Willie Mctell 5:23

08 Lucinda Williams - Tryin' to Get to Heaven 5:06

09 Lucinda Williams - Queen Jane Approximately 5:09

10 Lucinda Williams - Idiot Wind 7:43

11 Lucinda Williams - Make You Feel My Love 4:26

Vol. 4

01 Lucinda Williams - Apartment #9 3:04

02 Lucinda Williams - Together Again 3:51

03 Lucinda Williams - Make the World Go Away 3:02

04 Lucinda Williams - Night Life 3:10

05 Lucinda Williams - Long Black Limousine 3:56

06 Lucinda Williams - Fist City 2:20

07 Lucinda Williams - I Want to Go with You 2:50

08 Lucinda Williams - Don't Let Me Cross Over 3:44

09 Lucinda Williams - Gentle on My Mind 4:03

10 Lucinda Williams - The End of the World 3:22

11 Lucinda Williams - I'm Movin' On 3:02

12 Lucinda Williams - Funny How Time Slips Away 3:48

13 Lucinda Williams - Take Time for the Tears 4:18

Vol. 5

01 Lucinda Williams - Blue Christmas Lights 2:42

02 Lucinda Williams - Run Rudolph Run 3:42

03 Lucinda Williams - Christmas Tears 4:14

04 Lucinda Williams - If We Make it Through December 2:31

05 Lucinda Williams - Merry Christmas Baby 3:48

06 Lucinda Williams - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 2:48

07 Lucinda Williams - Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' 3:00

08 Lucinda Williams - Christmas in New Orleans 3:30

09 Lucinda Williams - Please Come Home for Christmas 2:39

10 Lucinda Williams - Little Red Rooster 3:53

11 Lucinda Williams - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) 2:55

12 Lucinda Williams - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 2:52

Vol. 6

01 Lucinda Williams - Street Fighting Man 3:49

02 Lucinda Williams - The Last Time 4:26

03 Lucinda Williams - Get Off My Cloud 3:55

04 Lucinda Williams - Paint It, Black 4:54

05 Lucinda Williams - Play With Fire 3:16

06 Lucinda Williams - No Expectations 4:47

07 Lucinda Williams - Dead Flowers 4:32

08 Lucinda Williams - Salt of The Earth 6:15

09 Lucinda Williams - You Gotta Move 2:49

10 Lucinda Williams - Moonlight Mile 6:27

11 Lucinda Williams - Time Waits for No One 4:50

12 Lucinda Williams - Sway 4:04

13 Lucinda Williams - Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) 4:03

14 Lucinda Williams - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 4:38

15 Lucinda Williams - Sympathy for The Devil 6:58

16 Lucinda Williams - You Can't Always Get What You Want 6:46

Vol. 7

01 Lucinda Williams - Don't Let Me Down 3:27

02 Lucinda Williams - I'm Looking Through You 3:11

03 Lucinda Williams - Can't Buy Me Love 2:23

04 Lucinda Williams - Rain 2:53

05 Lucinda Williams - While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4:51

06 Lucinda Williams - Let it Be 3:57

07 Lucinda Williams - Yer Blues 2:57

08 Lucinda Williams - I've Got a Feeling 3:51

09 Lucinda Williams - I'm So Tired 1:59

10 Lucinda Williams - Something 3:08

11 Lucinda Williams - With a Little Help from My Friends 4:28

12 Lucinda Williams - The Long and Winding Road 3:03

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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