Elvis Costello – Would He Appear On A Tribute Album To An Unknown Songwriter?

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Elvis Costello

Combining piercing, literate lyrics and an uncompromising attitude with the melodicism and stylistic breadth of classic pop groups like the Beatles, Elvis Costello forged a much-imitated style that led the way for a great deal of the “alternative” music that followed. “Since his arrival on the postpunk scene 17 years ago,” wrote Timemagazine critic Guy Garcia in 1994, “Elvis Costello has shown himself to be one of the most prolific and protean songwriters of his generation.”

With his band the Attractions, Costello led the “New Wave” pack into the early 1980s, producing a catalogue of songs to rival almost any other in popular music. His own artistic restlessness, however, would never permit him to settle in one mode for long; reasoning that the Attractions limited his vision, he left the group abruptly in the middle of the 1980s, but reunited with them for 1994’s Brutal Youth. He has experimented with country music, soul and avant-garde textures; wrote film scores; produced and wrote for other acts; recorded an album with a string quartet; collaborated with pop crooner Burt Bacharach; and recorded an album with mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter.

Elvis Costello Name Poked Fun at Stardom

Costello wasn’t born an Elvis. Declan Patrick McManus was born on August 25, 1955, in London, England; his father, Ross McManus, worked as a jazz bandleader. Young Declan first heard pop music on the radio and on demonstration records his father received, falling in love with rock and soul at an early age. Ross left his wife and children, however, and Declan moved to Liverpool with his mother before finishing school. Immediately upon graduating, he went in search of a job and ended up working with computers by day and playing his own songs in local clubs at night.

After suffering repeated rejections, McManus brought his tape to Stiff Records, one of England’s stalwart supporters of the burgeoning underground scene. It was there that he met songwriter-producer Nick Lowe, who would become a steadfast friend and collaborator; he also met Jake Riviera, who became his manager and gave him his professional name: the “Elvis” poked fun at rock star pretensions, while Costello was the maiden name of the young performer’s mother. Though McManus felt skeptical at first, he followed Riviera’s suggestion; over time the name would strike many listeners as a perfect fit for his musical synthesis.

Elvis Costello – Early Efforts Showed Deadly “Aim”

The newly christened Elvis Costello went into the studio with American bar-band survivors Clover and—with 2,000 English pounds and in 24 hours of recording time—completed an album called My Aim Is True. The title came from a line in the anguished ballad “Alison,” which would become one of Costello’s most popular songs. Costello then proceeded to assemble

But can we get Elvis Costello to appear on a tribute album to an unknown songwriter?

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Elvis Costello.