Dwight Yoakam Reveals Track Listing to New Bluegrass Album, Including a Cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain”

Dwight Yoakam Reveals Track Listing to New Bluegrass Album, Including a Cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain”

Posted on August 25, 2016

Dwight Yoakam may have perfected his sound in California, but he’s going back to his Kentucky roots for his new album. On Sept. 23, Dwight will release Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars, an 11-track album that will feature bluegrass versions of songs from his past catalogue, as well as a bonus track bluegrass cover of Prince’s “Purple Rain.”

Dwight, who has a vast and varied cadre of musical influences—from Buck Owens and Merle Haggard to the Beach Boys and the Byrds—shared his sentiments of Prince on Twitter when the superstar passed away earlier this year.

With his cover of “Purple Rain,” it appears Dwight is paying homage to the music icon on his new album that reflects the love for bluegrass that Dwight developed at an early age in Kentucky. Nash Country Daily got an advance listen to the new album, and for all the Dwight fans out there, you are in for a real treat.

The project was produced by nine-time Grammy winner Gary Paczosa (Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton), Jon Randall (songwriter of “Whiskey Lullaby”) and Dwight. It was recorded at both Southern Ground Studio in Nashville and the legendary Capitol Records Studio B in Los Angeles and mixed by Chris Lord Alge.

Dwight assembled a team of bluegrass luminaries for the instrumentation, including Grammy winner and nine-time international Bluegrass Music Association Guitar Player of the Year Bryan Sutton on guitar, Grammy winner Stuart Duncan on fiddle and banjo, 14-time Grammy winner Barry Bales on bass, Adam Steffey on mandolin (Alison Krauss) and Scott Vestal on banjo (Sam Bush).

The LP also features harmony vocals by Jonathan Clark, Brian Whelan, Davey Faragher and newcomer Bryan Joyce.

Check out the track listing to Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars.

Swimmin_Pools_Movie_Stars_Hi_Rez_Cover_RGB“What I Don’t Know”
“Free to Go”
“Sad, Sad Music”
“These Arms”
“I Wouldn’t Put It Past Me”
“Listen”
“Two Doors Down”
“Guitars, Cadillacs”
“Home for Sale”
“Please, Please Baby”
“Gone (That’ll Be Me)”
“Purple Rain”

Charles Esten Stops By the NCD Studio for a Live Performance of “I Love You Beer”

Charles Esten Stops By the NCD Studio for a Live Performance of “I Love You Beer”

Posted on August 25, 2016

Charles Esten, who stars as Deacon Claybourne on the television drama Nashville, dropped by the Nash Country Daily studio today (Aug. 25) to talk about the upcoming season, which premieres on CMT on January 5.

In addition, Charles picked up his guitar and performed one of his new tunes, “I Love You Beer,” which he recently released during his #EverySingleFriday initiative. Since mid-July, Charles has released a new single every Friday, a practice he will continue until he runs out . . . which could be a while, according to Charles.

Check out his performance of “I Love You Beer.”

photo by Jason Simanek

Jana Kramer Splits From Husband Mike Caussin as He Enters Rehab

Jana Kramer Splits From Husband Mike Caussin as He Enters Rehab

Posted on August 25, 2016

Jana Kramer and husband Mike Caussin have separated. News broke yesterday (Aug. 24) that the newlyweds are taking a marital hiatus as Mike enters a rehab facility for undisclosed reasons.

Jana and Mike, who met via Twitter, were married last year on May 22, 2015. Less than nine months later, Jana gave birth to the couple’s daughter, Jolie Ray Caussin, on Jan. 31, 2016.

Now, it appears their marriage—Jana’s third—has hit a rocky patch just as Jana’s country music career is taking off. Jana scored her first Billboard Top 5 with “I Got the Boy” in 2015.

Stay tuned to NCD for more details.

 

photo from Jana Kramer’s Facebook

Watch Kiefer Sutherland Get Down During a Performance of “Can’t Stay Away” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

Watch Kiefer Sutherland Get Down During a Performance of “Can’t Stay Away” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

Posted on August 25, 2016

Kiefer Sutherland dropped his debut country album, Down in a Hole, on Aug. 19, and he dropped in on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (Aug. 24) to perform “Can’t Stay Away.”

Kiefer co-wrote every song on the 11-track album with producer Jude Cole, including “Can’t Stay Away,” which you can check out below. And be sure to catch Kiefer getting down at the 3:05 mark.

 

Up With Aldean

Up With Aldean

Posted on August 25, 2016

To gear up for the Sept. 9 release of his seventh studio album, They Don’t Know, Jason Aldean is taking his talents to Good Morning America‘s Summer Concert Series on Friday, Aug. 26. Tune in to ABC at 8 a.m. CT for all of the fun.

 

Trace Adkins Stars in New Western Movie

Trace Adkins Stars in New Western Movie

Posted on August 24, 2016

Trace Adkins is a jack of all trades—acting, singing, songwriting—and now he’s simply Texas Jack. The “You’re Gonna Miss This” singer is starring in a new Western, Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story.

Trace-Adkins-Stagecoach-The-Texas-Jack-Story-movie-poster-2016-08-1000pxTrace will play Nathaniel Reed, a former outlaw who has settled into the life as a rancher, until a former foe comes looking to seek revenge. The catch? The enemy is now a U.S. Marshall. Cue the dramatic music. Nathaniel is then forced out of retirement to go back to his old ways.

Stagecoach is based on the story of real-life outlaw Nathaniel “Texas Jack” Reed, a 19th-century bandit who was called one of the most notorious outlaws of Indian Territory. The movie stars Trace along with Judd Nelson and Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy).

The movie opens in theaters and on Video on Demand on Nov. 4. Check out the video for the trailer.

 

Watch as a Soldier’s Sign Brings Miranda Lambert to Tears Mid-Song

Watch as a Soldier’s Sign Brings Miranda Lambert to Tears Mid-Song

Posted on August 24, 2016

Miranda Lambert has never shied away from showing her emotions, both on and offstage.

During Miranda’s Keeper of the Flame Tour on Aug. 19 in Hartford, Conn., it was a soldier’s handmade sign that brought tears to her eyes during her performance of “The House That Built Me.”

After Miranda began singing the tune, she spotted the soldier’s sign, which read: “3 Combat Tours . . . You’re [sic] voice was the last thing I listened to every night! Thank you!!!”

Miranda displayed the sign onstage as she started to tear up. Overcome by emotion, Miranda needed a minute to regroup, as well as the assistance of the audience to finish the song.

Check out the clip below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFCmlB5AsrI

YouTube post by sullerja

Billy Ray Cyrus Goes “Achy Breaky” for a Good Cause and a Good Time

Billy Ray Cyrus Goes “Achy Breaky” for a Good Cause and a Good Time

Posted on August 24, 2016

It was an Achy Breaky kind of night when Billy Ray Cyrus took the stage for the NASH Icon Rhythm and Boots celebration on Tuesday night (Aug. 23) at Nashville’s 3rd and Lindsley.

As fans waited around the block before the doors opened, they were treated to donuts provided by Dunkin’ Donuts. But that wasn’t the only treat. Once guests got inside, Billy Ray made his entrance and kicked off the show with some old favorites from his 1992 album, Some Gave All, including “Wher’m I Going to Live When I Get Home” and “Could’ve Been Me.”

Dressed in a flannel shirt, American flag scarf and his signature cowboy hat, Billy Ray had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand as he performed a few cuts from his upcoming album,Thin Line—which drops on Sept. 9—including “Tulsa Time, “Hey Elvis” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night,” with special guest Kenley Shea Holm, who is also featured on BRC’s new album.

The highlight of the night came when the singer launched into the most successful song of his career, “Achy Breaky Heart.” As the crowd erupted with applause and rose from their seats, Billy Ray took us back to 1992, before closing out the show with “Ready Set Don’t Go” and a medley of Elvis songs.

The Rhythm and Boots event—organized by Nash Icon and sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts, Yee Haw Beer and Four Roses Bourbon—was created to bring fans up close and personal with new music as well as new talent. The series kicked off earlier this summer with Trace Adkins, followed by Mickey Guyton and Brett Young. Part of the proceeds from the series benefit Musicians On Call, an organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities.

Watch Billy Ray give a rousing performance of “Achy Breaky Heart.”

 

 

Enjoy a Johnny Paycheck Classic on “National Tell Your Employer to Shove It Day”

Enjoy a Johnny Paycheck Classic on “National Tell Your Employer to Shove It Day”

Posted on August 24, 2016

Today is National Tell Your Employer to Shove It Day.

OK, maybe that’s a bit of a fabrication, but it should be. Thirty-nine years ago today (Aug. 24), Johnny Paycheck recorded the David Allan Coe-penned “Take This Job and Shove It” at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville.

The tune, which topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, made Johnny Paycheck a household name and further endeared him to the already-flourishing Outlaw Movement.

“Take This Job and Shove It” became the middle-finger-flipping anthem for all blue-collar workers who were frustrated with the current state of affairs in America, which included rising taxes and gas prices.

Johnny—and DAC—really stuck it to the Man with lyrics like: Take this job and shove it / I ain’t working here no more / My woman done left and took all the reasons / I was working for / You better not try to stand in my way / ‘Cause I’m walkin’ out the door / Take this job and shove it / I ain’t working here no more.

Enjoy a little Outlaw Country on this fine Wednesday, and be sure to tell your boss how much you appreciate him or her today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzGoDtmTllg

photo courtesy of Epic

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