Jim Keltner

Elvis Costello and The Confederates, 1986
Back row, l-r: Jim Keltner, Jerry Scheff, Elvis Costello, James Burton, Mitchell Froom. Front row: David Hidalgo, T Bone Burnett

Member of:

The Confederates

Little Village

Guitar-Bass-Drums

The Speaking Clock Revue house band

Co-songwriter (with Elvis Costello) on:

Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)

Drums on:

King Of America, 1986

Lovable  •  Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood  •  I'll Wear It Proudly  •  Sleep Of The Just

Reissue tracks, 1995 / 2005:  King Of Confidence  •  That's How You Got Killed Before (Live)

The Big Light (Live)  •  It Tears Me Up (Live)  •  Your Mind Is On Vacation (Live)

The Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line (Live)  •  True Love Ways (Live)

Spike, 1989

Deep Dark Truthful Mirror  •  ...This Town...  •  God's Comic  •  Satellite  •  Last Boat Leaving

Mighty Like A Rose, 1991

Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)  •  All Grown Up  •  So Like Candy

Playboy To A Man  •  Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4

Kojak Variety, 1995

Strange  •  I Threw It All Away  •  Leave My Kitten Alone  •  Everybody's Crying Mercy

Bama Lama Bama Loo  •  Must You Throw Dirt In My Face  •  Pouring Water On A Drowning Man

The Very Thought Of You  •  Running Out Of Fools

Ship Of Fools

Painted From Memory, 1998

In The Darkest Place  •  Toledo  •  I Still Have That Other Girl  •  This House Is Empty Now

Tears At The Birthday Party  •  Such Unlikely Lovers  •  My Thief  •  The Long Division

Painted From Memory  •  The Sweetest Punch  •  What's Her Name Today?

My Mood Swings — 1998, The Big Lebowski: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

I Hope You're Happy Now (Confederates version) — recorded 1985, released on Singles, Volume 3, 2003

Performed with Elvis Costello:

October 1986 with the Confederates:

1986-10-02, Los Angeles, CA 1986-10-03, Los Angeles, CA

1986-10-10, San Francisco, CA 1986-10-12, Chicago, IL

1986-10-17, Boston, MA 1986-10-22, New York, NY

1986-10-23, New York, NY 1986-10-27, Upper Darby, PA

January-February 1987 with the Confederates:

1987-01-26, London, England 1987-01-27, London, England 1987-01-28, London, England

1987-01-30, Manchester, England 1987-01-31, Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1987-02-01, Edinburgh, Scotland

1987-02-03 Cardiff, Wales 1987-02-04, Bristol, England

1987-02-05, Brighton, England 1987-02-07, Dublin, Ireland

November-December 1987 with the Confederates:

1987-11-05, Atlanta, GA 1987-11-07, Nashville, TN 1987-11-09, Tulsa, OK 1987-11-10, Austin, TX 1987-11-12, New Orleans, LA 1987-11-16, Tokyo, Japan

1987-11-17, Tokyo, Japan 1987-11-18, Tokyo, Japan 1987-11-20, Sapporo, Japan 1987-11-21, Tokyo, Japan 1987-11-23, Kyoto, Japan

1987-11-24, Osaka, Japan 1987-11-25, Nagoya, Japan 1987-11-27, Fukuoka, Japan 1987-12-03, Sydney, Aus 1987-12-04, Brisbane, Aus

1987-12-05, Wollongong, Aus 1987-12-06, Newcastle, Aus 1987-12-08, Melbourne, Aus 1987-12-10, Melbourne, Aus 1987-12-12, Adelaide, Aus

2000-04-27, San Francisco, CA (early)

2000-04-27, San Francisco, CA (late)

2006-10-06, San Francisco, CA

2008-10-02, San Francisco, CA

2008-10-03, San Francisco, CA

Internal links

• T Bone Burnett: The Criminal Under My Own Hat
• Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl
• Guitar Player, March 1987

External links

• AllMusic  •  Wikipedia