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Daniel Johnston gets a jazz makeover

Troubled troubadour records new compilation album with 11-piece jazz orchestra, singing over skronks, strums and stringsDaniel Johnston has announced a new greatest hits album, featuring reworked versions of his best-known songs. Released tomorrow (26 March), Beam Me Up was recorded with Dutch ensemble BEAM.Next week, Johnston will launch a European tour with BEAM, performing in London on 2 April. Whereas the weird and earnest troubadour has previously toured with rock bands â€“ including a...

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15:43 on March 25 2010

Daniel Johnston gets a jazz makeover

Guardian Music — Troubled troubadour records new compilation album with 11-piece jazz orchestra, singing over skronks, strums and stringsDaniel Johnston has announced a new greatest hits ... more info