Morris Public Relations For Immediate Release
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time Nashville, TN – August 27, 2007 – Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time seize the bluegrass spotlight September 18 with the release of their richly textured new album, Took Down And Put Up,on Lonesome Day Records. Apart from his distinctions as a singer and bandleader, Cordle is one of Nashville’s most revered songwriters. He boasts a gallery of hits that include George Strait and Alan Jackson’s “Murder On Music Row,” Ricky Skaggs’ “Highway 40 Blues,” Diamond Rio’s “Mama Don’t Forget To Pray For Me” and Garth Brooks’ “Against The Grain.” “All the kinds of music I love are in here somewhere,” says Cordle, who also produced the album. “Whatever the inspiration, though, it all stays true to bluegrass.” Took Down And Put Up features nine of Cordle’s compositions, among them “Rough Around The Edges,” his rip-roaring duet with Travis Tritt, and “Song For Keith,” a heartbreaking tribute to his boyhood friend, Keith Whitley. Cordle’s rural eastern Kentucky moorings stand out vividly in such homeward-looking ruminations as “Hole in the Ground,” “The Hero of the Creek” and the somber “A Visit with an Uncle.” The first single from the new album will be Chris Stuart’s sinister and chilling ballad, “The First Train Robbery,” on which Cordle matches vocals with dobromeister Randy Kohrs. Another gem in this sparkling collection is the band’s reworking of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s truculent “Mississippi Kid.” (In 2004, Cordle & LST devoted an entire album—Lonesome Skynyrd Time—to the Southern Rock titans.) The Lonesome Standard Timers who back Cordle are Chris Davis (mandolin), Mike Angling (bass and electric bass), Bouie Beach (lead guitar), Kristin Scott Benson (banjo), Kim Gardner (dobra), Jenee Fleenor (fiddles) and Wayne Benson (additional mandolin). Took Down And Put Up is distributed by Select-O-Hits of Memphis. PUBLICITY CONTACT: LABEL: BOOKING FOR LARRY CORDLE & LONESOME STANDARD TIME: |
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