Cory Chisel's "Born Again" With Members of the Raconteurs: Exclusive Debut

Cory Chisel was born and raised in Wisconsin, and his band the Wandering Sons' hearty folk-rock emanates the might and dust of American grit. So it makes sense a handful of bluesy vets show up on their September 29th debut Death Won't Send a Letter — My Morning Jacket's Carl Broemel as well as the Raconteurs' Jack Lawrence, Brendon Benson and Patrick Keeler. The latter pair also make appearances in the video for "Born Again," which is premiering right here (click above to watch).

Benson co-wrote "Born Again" and plays bass, while Keeler handles drums. Brian Lazzaro directed the clip, which features a bathtub baptism, a stirring organ line and a melody that's deceptively time-worn. Death Won't Send a Letter was recorded with Joe Chiccarelli (the Shins, White Stripes) at Nashville's Blackbird Studios.

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Song Stories

“All Along the Watchtower”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1968

Jimi Hendrix got hold of Bob Dylan's early John Wesley Harding tapes and in late 1967 recorded a version of "All Along the Watchtower" with the Experience in London. Dissatisfied with that first development, Hendrix brought those tapes with him to New York in early 1968 when he began work on Electric Ladyland. Eddie Kramer, Hendrix's engineer at the time, told Rolling Stone that Hendrix "was still looked upon by his basically white audience as the mammoth black guitar hero. There was a constant fight within him to expand himself." Hendrix's successful take on Dylan's work has long been recognized by the songwriter. "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way," Dylan wrote in the liner notes to his Biograph box set. "Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."

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