It seems the title is a 'play' on the title of his first album - "Guitars, Cadillacs,,,,"
Dwight Yoakam returns to his Kentucky roots
for his next album, Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars..., due September 23rd.
The project's 11 songs are bluegrass versions of the country icon's hits, with
its track list forthcoming.Dwight Yoakam returns to his Kentucky roots for his
next album, Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars..., due September 23rd.
The
project's 11 songs are bluegrass versions of the country icon's hits, with its
track list forthcoming.
Yoakam worked with a new crop of
collaborators on the album, including producers Gary Paczosa, best known for his
work with Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton, and Jon Randall, whose many hits as a
songwriter include Krauss and Brad Paisley's "Whiskey Lullaby” and Blake
Shelton's "Savior's Shadow." Musicians on the album's credits read like a who's
who list from the bluegrass world: Bryan Sutton on guitar, Stuart Duncan on
fiddle and banjo, Barry Bales on bass, Adam Steffey on mandolin and Scott Vestal
on banjo.
Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars... comes in the midst of a pair of television projects also on Yoakam's 2016 plate. He is teaming with comedian/actor Jack Black on Belles and Whistles, a Fox sitcom about a father who uproots his dysfunctional family from Silicon Valley to Nashville, so that he can pursue a country music career.
Yoakam is also reuniting with Sling Blade co-star (and longtime friend) Billy Bob Thornton on a legal drama called Goliath. The show, which will stream on Amazon Prime, is being written by the masterminds behind Ally McBeal and The Practice.
With many thanks to Rolling Stone
Listen to "These Arms" here at NPR.
Listen to "Purple Rain" here.
Listen to the Bluegrass version of "Guitars, Cadillacs..." here
Release date: September 23rd.
More from NPR.All the songs can now be previewed at this link.
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Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars... comes in the midst of a pair of television projects also on Yoakam's 2016 plate. He is teaming with comedian/actor Jack Black on Belles and Whistles, a Fox sitcom about a father who uproots his dysfunctional family from Silicon Valley to Nashville, so that he can pursue a country music career.
Yoakam is also reuniting with Sling Blade co-star (and longtime friend) Billy Bob Thornton on a legal drama called Goliath. The show, which will stream on Amazon Prime, is being written by the masterminds behind Ally McBeal and The Practice.
With many thanks to Rolling Stone
Listen to "These Arms" here at NPR.
Listen to "Purple Rain" here.
Listen to the Bluegrass version of "Guitars, Cadillacs..." here
Release date: September 23rd.
More from NPR.All the songs can now be previewed at this link.
Dwight Yoakam Plots 'Revival' - New Album Out This Year
Gram Parsons - "Return of the Grievous Angel" - Another Favourite Song
Dwight Yoakam: New Album 'Second Hand Heart"
Dwight Yoakam: Another Favourite Singer of Mine - Still Blurring the Lines
Gram Parsons - "Return of the Grievous Angel" - Another Favourite Song
Dwight Yoakam: Meandering Through The Americana Camp
Dwight Yoakam’s Rock Roots
Dwight Yoakam Names His Top Five David Bowie Songs
Gram Parsons And Rick Nelson: Early Pioneers of 'California Dreaming'
Dwight Yoakam to Release Special Edition Vinyl
Dixie: Elvis Presley — An Anthem Of The American South
Bristol:The Birthplace Of Country Music
Forever Country: Artists of Then, Now, and Forever
