Lofgren scales back for Neil Young covers

By Gary Graff DETROIT (Billboard) - There's an odd co-production credit on Nils Lofgren's new album, "The Loner -- Nils Sings Neil." It's for David Briggs, the famed Neil Young cohort who passed away in 1995. "I kind of produced the record through David's eyes -- that's why I gave him production credit," Lofgren tells Billboard.com. "I've never done anything live in the studio from start to finish and left every rough edge on it. And I needed David's spirit to do that, just like when we made 'After the Gold Rush' and 'Tonight's the Night' with Neil." Lofgren met rock singer-songwriter Young and producer Briggs when he was a teenager and last worked with the latter on Young's 1993 "Unplugged" session. He recorded "The Loner" in late 2007 during a break from touring with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, based on a... [read full story]