Aldean, Johnson release new music
Jamey Johnson was last heard from two years ago with a double-CD, "Guitar Song." He's doing things his way again with a tribute to the late song-writing great Hank Cochran, "Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran." Among those on the disc are Ray Price, Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill.
Scotty McCreery released a Christmas disc, "Christmas With Scotty McCreery," containing standard holiday fare.
Rockabilly filly Rosie Flores returns with "Working Girl's Guitar" (Bloodshot). This is Flores' 11th release and marks the first time she handled all guitar and production chores.
Bluegrass artist and Ohio radio station owner Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers are out with "They're Playing My Song" (Rebel). The release contains 14 songs, including an Osborne Brothers medley.
More news for Jamey Johnson
- 05/14/22: Johnson joins Opry
- 03/19/22: Opry invites Johnson to join; he says yes
- 01/12/21: Johnson, Houser announce Country Cadillac Tour
- 10/22/12: Jamey Johnson slates fall tour
- 08/31/12: Johnson slates Ryman gig night of Cochran tribute disc release
- 07/31/12: Johnson gives Cochran the tribute treatment
- 08/23/11: Jamey Johnson tributes ZZ Top
- 02/18/11: Blind Boys of Alabama change directions, go country (gospel)
CD reviews for Jamey Johnson
When ace country songwriter Hank Cochran died in the summer of 2010 it didn't take long to establish who could pull off a fitting tribute to the man who penned timeless classics like Eddy Arnold's Make the World Go Away and Patsy Cline's I Fall to Pieces. Country outlaw Jamey Johnson, who had bonded with Cochran during his final years battling pancreatic cancer, stepped up to the challenge. And boy, has he delivered.
Rounding up the likes of Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Merle ...
The beginning of Jamey Johnson's second CD has little to do with today's typical country fare. The sound of footsteps are heard with someone telling him, "Mr. Johnson...you're free to do whateve r you want to do. Just stay out of trouble." He's leaving jail, but maybe the jail was the handcuffs he may have felt in life, including musically, because his semi-hit, "The Dollar," did not prepare listeners for this.
The Alabama native gets mighty personal on ...
Jamey Johnson counts traditional country, new country and southern rock among his influences, and the Alabama native melds them together in a unique way with special emphasis on traditional sounds on his 11-song debut album. Johnson is a great storyteller, whether that song is going to cause laughter or tears depends on one's perspective.
The self-titled track is about a family spending time together, written from the child's perspective while "Flying Silver Eagle" is a tale of a superficial ...
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