Tamara Saviano is an American country music producer and author. She co-produced the Grammy-winning Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster, the Grammy-nominated and Americana Award-winning album This One's For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark, The Pilgrim: A Celebration of Kris Kristofferson,[1] Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne[2] and Red Hot: A Memphis Celebration of Sun Records.[3][4] Saviano also co-produced, with Shawn Camp, Kris Kristofferson's The Cedar Creek Sessions which was nominated for a Grammy in 2016.[5][6]
As an author, Saviano wrote the memoir The Most Beautiful Girl: A True Story of a Dad, a Daughter and the Healing Power of Music published by American Roots Media in 2014.[7] She is the author of Without Getting Killed or Caught: The Life and Music of Guy Clark, published by Texas A&M University in 2016. She worked on the book for eight years, which was completed shortly after Clark's death.[8] The book won the Belmont Book award in 2017 for the best writing on country music.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Tamara Saviano finds niche producing tribute albums". The Tennessean. July 17, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Inside the New Jackson Browne album with producer Tamara Saviano". Ultimate Classic Rock. August 30, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Red Hot! A homegrown tribute to Sun Records". Memphis Flyer. June 8, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Sun Records Cast Reunites for Red Hot Compilation". Country Music Times. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "The Cedar Creek Sessions". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". LA Times. December 6, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Winter Arts Previews 2014". Nashville Scene. January 16, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (October 18, 2016). "It Was What It Was". Oxford American. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Without Getting Killed or Caught". Texas A&M University Press. Retrieved October 8, 2018.