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In the ’80s, Vaughan gave himself over to country music and made a permanent move to Nashville, where he’s remained a first-call session guitarist. “Nobody from the rock & roll world knew that I was, and nobody from the country world knew that I had my own rock band.” “It was like I lived two different lives,” says Vaughan. Even then, Vaughan says he’d sneak away many a night to pursue his real passion: country music. Writing his own songs isn’t an entirely new thing for Vaughan, though it’s been 40-plus years since he last fronted an act, a scrappy Colorado rock band that once opened for Elvis Costello. To capture the melody, Vaughan dialed his own cell phone and sang into the answering machine. The instrumental “Minuit Sur La Plage,” for instance, came to Vaughan one recent morning as he drove his kids to school. Some, like opener “Country Music Got a Hold On Me,” have been thrilling Stuart’s audiences for years others are brand new. Vaughan’s masterful album includes 10 rockabilly songs. In fact, Vaughan borrowed Stuart’s band for the entire album, and Stuart himself sat in on a couple of V tracks. Even off-stage, this lanky, western-shirt-wearing fellow has the look of someone who carries a guitar pick in his pocket and a box of promo CDs in the trunk of his car.įor the last decade, Vaughan has worked as Marty Stuart’s guitarist - a gig that’s had him ripping into his Telecaster alongside legends like Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson - but in September, he released his first-ever solo album, V, on Sugar Hill Records.ĭoes Vaughan’s boss man have any qualms about his solo album? Not a one. Matter of fact, if you don’t live in Nashville, you’ve probably seen him around - on a stage, on your television, in your wildest rockabilly fantasies. DMM Disc Cutting: H.-J.If you live in Nashville, you’ve probably seen guitarist Kenny Vaughan around.Better still, the pressing quality and re-mastering is limited-run twenty-first century quality, not to forget the superior quality gatefold sleeves.

Even better, they're back on LP - the medium for which most of them were intended.

HILLBILLY ROCK COUNTRY SERIES

Hailed as great records or CDs at the time, the albums in Bear Family's new series are now acknowledged as Americana classics. Richard Bennett - Nashville, Tennessee - January 2014ĪMERICANA CLASSICS - ONLY FROM BEAR FAMILY!Īmericana classics from the '70s, '80s and '90s, now back - on LP!

With this Bear Family vinyl re-issue they've gained a history of their own. Both albums reflect that tradition and history of country music. Looking back nearly 25 years later I'm still very proud of them. I'd moved to Nashville with an eye to making records exactly like Hillbilly Rock and Tempted. As a musician, songwriter, historian, collector, photographer, author, television host and performer, Marty's a one-man army for the salvation of country music. I very quickly came to have a deep regard and respect for Marty Stuart that continues to this day. Marty knew everybody and we shared a serious love affair with country music, its history, tradition and artists from an earlier time. Marty Stuart was a young, old pro.Īs we began pre-production and choosing songs for that first album, I got to know Marty and learned of his coming up in the business playing with Lester Flatt and Johnny Cash. The guy had miles of charisma and presence like Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow, Lester Flatt, Porter Wagoner, Cash and so many others. It's not that I was sold on what Marty was doing as much as how he was doing it. Tony, then vice-president of A&R at MCA Records in Nashville and on his way to becoming the top producer in town, whispered to me, I'm thinking of signing Marty, would you want to co-produce him with me?' Yes, of course I would. Tony Brown and I watched from the wings as Marty swaggered his way through the opening set. I was aware of Marty Stuart from his single Arlene on Columbia Records, but my first encounter with him was new year's eve 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia when he shared a show with Steve Earle.

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