Patty Loveless returns to road
Loveless will kick off her tour on Sept. 26 at the State Theatre in State College, Pa. "I'm excited to get back out there and see some familiar faces as well as meet some new ones," said Loveless. "We'll perform classics from the new CD as well as many of my own hits from past albums. Performing live is one of my favorite things and I'm thrilled to get back out there."
With her first release since 2005, Loveless is back with her 19th CD on a new label, Saguaro Road Records, formed in June 2008 by Direct Holdings Americas Inc. Produced with her husband and musical soul mate, Emory Gordy Jr., and backed by A-list session players, including Harold Bradley, John Hobbs, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Harry Stinson, Steve Gibson and Biff Watson, with background vocals by Vince Gill, "Sleepless Nights" features 14 songs.
Loveless' band includes guitarist Tom Britt, steel guitarist Pete Finney, bassist Jimmy Johnson, guitarist Gary Murray, drummer Martin Parker, fiddlest Deanie Richardson and acoustic guitarist and vocalist Marcia Ramirez.
Tour dates are:
Sept. 26 State College, PA State Theatre
Sept. 27 Nichols, NY Tioga Downs
Sept. 28 Lancaster, PA American Music Theatre
Oct. 1-2 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
Oct. 10 Greensboro, NC Carolina Theatre
Oct. 12 Charleston, WV Mountain Stage & Cultural Center Theater
Oct. 17 Sellersville, PA Sellersville Theatre 1894
Oct. 18 Morristown, NJ The Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
Oct. 24 Augusta, GA Imperial Theatre
Oct. 25 Newberry, SC Mayberry Opera House
Nov. 2 Prestonsburg, KY Mountain Arts Center
Nov. 8 Annapolis, MD Rams Head on Stage
More news for Patty Loveless
- 10/24/23: Loveless, Tucker, McDill join Country Hall of Fame
- 04/03/23: Tucker, Loveless, McDill join Hall of Fame
- 06/17/13: Loveless celebrates 25 years at the Opry
- 03/17/10: Loveless, Whitley, Wariner to join Kentucky Music Hall
- 07/08/09: "Mountain Soul II" coming from Patty Loveless
- 01/13/09: Loveless debuts on Prairie Home Companion
- 11/07/08: Patty Loveless to release alternative tracks
- 07/10/08: Patty Loveless readies new CD
CD reviews for Patty Loveless
Patty Loveless' first venture into bluegrass, "Mountain Soul," along with a performance slot on the popular Down From the Mountain tour in 2001, helped Loveless to find a spotlight of her own in bluegrass. Eight years later, Loveless lends her still supple voice to a blend of bluegrass songs, traditional gospel tunes and even several self-penned songs, with solid, if not superb, results.
Loveless' voice occasionally shows signs of age here, but that very element brings a ...
Quite simply, Patty Loveless is one of the finest traditional country singers in the past 15 years, and this covers collection that sometimes goes way back in time on a new label does nothing to dispel that fact one iota. She may be in middle age - and perhaps considered "old" by modern radio standards - but no need to worry about quality. The voice still reigns supreme. She wrings the lyrics for much emotion without overdoing it ("why did you go/don't you know I need ...
Patty Loveless hit her peak popularity well over a decade ago now, with hits like "Timber, I'm Falling in Love" and "I Try to Think About Elvis." But in recent years, she's quietly recorded some of her best music, turning to bluegrass on "Mountain Soul" and now returning to more standard country fare.
Loveless' success has been based on two factors. First is incredible song selection - Loveless and her husband/producer Emory Gordy Jr. have a knack for finding songs that express the joy and pain ...
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