come a time when you’ re just wearing your boots.”
Sherman: That’ s very funny. And very Jackson Browne.
Lovett: Right? Always a step ahead. That’ s why his songs are so good.
Sherman: I really enjoyed seeing you and Jim Rooney on stage in Concord. I was hoping you could share a bit about Jim Rooney, who lives in Burlington. How did you two first meet?
Lovett: That’ s another reason I’ m looking forward to being in Vermont— to see Rooney. He lives near Burlington these days, and I’ m usually able to coax him and Carol away from the house to come to our shows. Whenever Rooney’ s there, I always ask him to sit in. I met Jim Rooney in 1984 in Nashville. He was already iconic in my mind. He was a respected record producer with deep ties to the folk scene. He helped build Bearsville Studio in Woodstock. He had already lived so much musical history by the time I met him. I got to know him personally while working with him on The Road to Ensenada, and we became friends. He was so generous— he let me sleep on his couch. I had a second cousin and a friend in Nashville, so I tried to rotate where I stayed so I wasn’ t a burden. But every second or third trip, I’ d stay at Rooney’ s. I loved hearing his stories— being Bill Keith’ s roommate, his memories of the early folk scene. His book Bossmen— about Bill Monroe
and Muddy Waters— is incredible. To be around someone with Jim Rooney’ s mind and experience is a gift. He’ s the kind of person who could’ ve done anything with his life, and he chose music. You can see it when he’ s on stage— he radiates warmth, genuine affection for people, and total authenticity. Those are all qualities I admire. He’ s 87 now, and I feel so lucky to still be able to invite him up on stage— and I absolutely plan to do that this summer.
For tickets to see Lyle Lovett on August 1, 2025 at Shelburne Museum: ShelburneMuseum. org
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