03.27.2019
ELVIS COSTELLO’S OTHER CAREER
Music Aficionado: Jim Allen:
Elvis Costello is the kind of artist who seems to be everywhere at once—hosting TV shows, guesting on other people’s albums, turning up as a talking head in countless documentaries, and somewhere amidst it all, continuing his career as one of the era’s most gifted singer/songwriters. Amidst all his other accomplishments, his work as a producer for other artists—often at crucial points in their careers—tends to get brushed beneath the carpet.
So this is where the correction of that long-standing oversight begins. Here’s a tour of some of Costello’s most interesting and memorable projects as a producer for other artists.