Since her death in 1993, Karen Dalton has become a bit of a mythological figure in the music world. And like most other myths in music (or art in general), she wasn't alive to see herself gain recognition. In Bob Dylan's 2004 memoir Chronicles: Volume One, he wrote, "My favorite singer...was Karen Dalton. Karen had a voice like Billie Holiday and played guitar like Jimmy Reed...I sang with her a couple of times." Had Dylan not been so emphatic in his praise for Dalton it's likely her name would've drifted into total obscurity, if it wasn't there already.