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Category: Music
PRESS RELEASE
John McEuen -
McEuen's recently produced music album Steve Martin - The Crow new songs for the 5-string banjo (all original music and lyrics written by Martin) was released on Rounder Records May 19. As producer John says, "People will be shocked at how vast and varied is music is, and how great he plays… this album shows Steve as a composer of unique melodies, hot licks and soulful lyrics. He is definitely a songwriter with an unusual twist for notes and lyrics; in the 45 years I've known him, I've never heard him playing better.”
The album features such diverse contributing talents as Earl Scruggs, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Tony Trishka, Hans Olson, Pete Wernick, McEuen, David Amram, Craig Eastman. Vince Gill duets with Dolly Parton on Pretty Flowers, Ireland's Mary Black sings Calico Train, Tim O'Brien sings Daddy Played the Banjo, and Steve sings Late for School. For the 11 instrumentals and four vocals John brings together traditional folk instruments to Steve's world of notes where you hear influences from their mutual past - Disneyland, The Music Man, Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, and bluegrass - in way that “will take the music world by surprise”, says producer McEuen.
Recent appearances on Ellen, American Idol, The Grand Ole Opry with Steve put the album in the top 20 in it's first week. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p92W-xrLM8A
John also recently completed three documentary film music scores - “Sizzle - A Global Warming Comedy;” “Maynard Dixon - Art and Spirit”; “Howard's Trail” - that head to the festival circuit this year. Catch him performing solo in '09 (about 48 cities) or in his 43rd year with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (about 65 cities). Capitol Records recently released a remake of Mr. Bojangles by NGDB with Keith Urban and Dierks Bentley!. The new NGDB album, Speed of Life, is due out by fall. Also, McEuen's XM radio show (Acoustic Traveller - ch. 15) is in its 4th year! (you can see John's early '70's wardrobe and the “…Circle…” banjo in Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
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