"Let My Burden Be", featured the talents of harpist, pianist, vocalist, and lyricist Joanna Newsom, is the first album by the group Golden Shoulders, which was formed in what city?
Golden Shoulders Golden Shoulders is a band from Nevada City, California. Formed in 2001 by songwriter Adam Kline, the group operates with a rotating lineup and has featured significant contributions from such notables as Joanna Newsom, who sang and played piano on the first Golden Shoulders album, "Let My Burden Be", before going on to international acclaim; Todd Roper and Greg Brown (Cake, Deathray), Jason Graham The Stones, The Gears, Wylde Tigerz, Midnight Specials, Rich Good (the Psychedelic Furs, the Pleased), Dan Elkan (Broken Bells, Hella, Them Hills, Pocket for Corduroy), Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante, PJ Harvey, Beck), Rusty Miller (Jackpot), Rob Kieswetter (Bobby Birdman), Hunter Burgan (AFI), songwriter Brett Shady, drummer Neal Morgan, and more. A complete list of contributors can be found here.
Rosemary Butler Rosemary Butler is an American singer. She began her career playing bass and singing in an all-girl band named the Ladybirds while attending Fullerton Union High School in Fullerton, California. The band appeared on several Los Angeles area television shows before opening for the Rolling Stones in 1964. She then joined all-female hard rock band Birtha who released two albums for Dunhill Records. After they split in 1975, she became a popular back-up singer in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her vocals were featured on Bonnie Raitt's album, "Sweet Forgiveness", on songs "Gamblin' Man", "Runaway", "Sweet Forgiveness", and "Two Lives."