HIRAM & HUDDIE VOLUME 1 (HANK) & 2 (LEADBELLY): A DOUBLE TRIBUTE TO HANK WILLIAMS SR & LEADBELLY IS AVAILABLE DIGITALLY, EVERYWHERE.
THIS ALBUM IS GEARED TO RE-INTRODUCE NEW BABIES - BABY BOOMERS TO AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC. SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN LOST & WITHOUT A HOME FOR 50+ YEARS. THIS TIMELESS CD CAPTURES TRUE AUTHENTICITY OF THE INVOLVED ARTISTS, WHILE PAYING TRIBUTE AT THE SAME TIME. NOT EVERYONE CAN DO THIS AND PULL IT OFF WITHOUT BUTCHERING IT OR DISCREDITING IT. NOT JUST ANYONE CAN TAKE A HANK WILLIAMS AND LEADBELLY SONG & ESSENTIALLY MAKE IT THEIR OWN, WITH THEIR OWN SOUND & REFLECTING THEIR OWN STYLE OF WRITING. HILLGRASS BLUEBILLY FOUND THE MEN (and ladies) THAT CAN!
IN EARLY 2005, HILLGRASS BLUEBILLY FOUNDERS, KEITH MALLETTE & RYAN TACKETT DECIDED THAT WHAT THEY HAD CREATED WITH HILLGRASS BLUEBILLY ENTERTAINMENT IN PHOENIX, WAS IN HIGH DEMAND (of heart & ears) & LOW-SUPPLY (of fans, show-goers & supporters), AND NEEDED TO SPIDERWEB ACROSS THE WORLD. WE WOULD NEED TO PAY DUES BY PROMOTING CONCERTS AND EVENTS TO CREATE A FAN BASE OF OUR OWN, TO SUPPORT AND BACK A RECORD LABEL. IF WE COULD DO THIS, THERE WOULD BE NO STOPPING US, OUR BANDS, OUR SHOWS, OUR CROWDS AND OUR BRAND. WHEN YOU DEAL WITH THE MEN THAT LIVE THE TALE TO TELL, THE LIGHT WILL SHINE ON TRUTH AND YOU WILL UNDOUBTABLY FOLLOW IT. WHEN YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE & HEAR, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP BUT BECOME A FAN. BECAUSE ITS JUST FUCKING GOOD! RYAN PROFESSED TO KEITH "HEART OVER SKILL" and "DON'T TRY AND SELL ME SHIT". SO KEITH SCOUTED (MYSPAAAAACE) AND WHAT WE FOUND, HAS NOW CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER.
RYAN & KEITH CAME UP WTH JR & RL: A DOUBLE TRIBUTE TO JOHNNY CASH & R.L. BURNSIDE, AND THATS HOW WE WOULD BREAK IN OUR RECORD LABEL AND DO THE ARTISTS WE LOVE SOME GOOD. HOWEVER, TO BUILD ANY KIND OF BUSINESS, WE HAVE TO PAY DUES AND START FROM THE GROUND UP. HANK WILLIAMS & LEADBELLY WAS OUR ANSWER.
ATTENION: WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A TRIBUTE ALBUM THAT NEEDS TO REFLECT YOUR SOUND, WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE A GROUND BREAKING CD THAT WILL MAKE PEOPLE SEE THE LIGHT AND TELL A STORY ALL THE SAME OF A VERY DIM, DISPAIRING WORLD IN AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC OLD & NEW. IT WILL HELP FIND A NEW HOPE FOR SHOW-GOERS, YOU & HOPEFULLY HELP AID THE WORLD IN FINDING LOST HOPE IN LIVE MUSIC FROM THE HEART.
4 YEARS LATER, MARCH 3, 2009, HIRAM & HUDDIE IS RELEASED, HILLGRASS BLUEBILLY RECORDS IS BORN. SO MANY PAINSTAKING DECIONS TOOK PLACE, SONGS WERE ACCEPTED, SONGS WERE REJECTED. SOME BANDS DIDNT SUBMIT IN THE DUE TIME FRAME, SOME CAME ON BOARD MOMENTS (literally) BEFORE SIGNING ON TO OTHER RECORD LABELS (ANTI- & SideOneDummy). WHEN YOU HAVE A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD, 4 YEARS IS NOT A LONG TIME TO EXTRACT IT, SORT THROUGH IT, POLISH IT & SELL IT TO THE PUBLIC. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DID!
THIS IS ALL OUT THERE FOLKS, HILLGRASS BLUEBILLY HAS DECIDED TO SPEND OUR LIVES, MONEY & TIME TO BECOME A MAIN CONTACT TO BRING IT TO YOU. WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE IN A NEW BAND, HAVE A LOOK AT WHO WE ARE DOING SHOWS WITH IN ALL OF OUR FRANCHISED CHAPTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND GO SEE THEM WHEN THEY COME TO YOUR TOWN. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED & YOUR TIME & MONEY WILL BE WELL-SPENT WHETHER YOU ARE A SAD & HEARTBROKEN LOVER, OR ON A DATE WITH YOUR MATE.
YOU CAN FIND THIS ALL YOUR OWN WITHOUT US, THAT OK. BUT IF YOU BUY HIRAM & HUDDIE, LISTEN TO, LIKE & GO SEE THE ARTIST LIVE IN PERSON & DO NOT EXACTLY GET YOU HEARD ON OUR ALBUM, WE WILL GIVE YOU YOUR MONEY BACK. WE GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SOMETHING NEW & PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL OF OUR FUCKING PASTS, FAN OR BAND.
LONG LIVE HANK WILLIAMS SR & LEADBELLY - THE HILLGRASS BLUEBILLY ERA HAS BEGUN -
JR & RL WILL BE INITIATED AFTER WE SELL 10,000 COPIES OF BOTH HIRAM & HUDDIE. SO SPREAD THE WORD, HIRAM & HUDDIE IS ON SALE DIGITALLY EVERYWHERE RIGHT FUCKING NOW! IT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PHYSICAL PURCHASE IN MARCH 2010, EXACTLY 1 YEAR AFTER ITS DIGITAL RELEASE.