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Designed as a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers album rather than a film soundtrack, ‘Angel Dream’ will include four previously unreleased tracks
A brilliant, virtuoso guitarist who influenced everyone from Richard Thompson to The Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, and Taj Mahal, Joseph Spence was infused with the spirit of improvisation
“As I looked through the stack of lyrics, this was the very last song, and it literally jumped out at me, because it was exactly how I was feeling. I grabbed my guitar, and the rest is history!” – Clarence Spady
Wide-ranging run begins August 27 in Charlotte, NC
“I had always wanted to do an album of covers and when 2020 sort of derailed life it seemed like a good time to get creative in a new way. The tracks for this record reflect songs I have always loved regardless of how they ‘fit’ with what we do as a band.” – Jason McKinney
Because fear, anxiety and anger need a sincere sound
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“By the time that I started playing guitar, the sound of Duane Allman’s slide was almost an obsession, His playing on ‘Layla’ is still one of the high-water marks for me. The spirit, the joy, the recklessness, and the inevitability of it. My dad would play that record for me and my brother to fall asleep to and further sear it into my DNA.” – Derek Trucks
‘Rhinestoned’ mixes originals about the Indian Chief Crazy Horse, 1960s civil rights freedom riders from Nashville, and “Nashville Without Rhinestones” that says a lot about who Jason Ringenberg is
“Stylistically, I’m exploring some territory closer to Americana that I haven’t visited yet. There’s lots of rocking on this release, but there are some pretty tender moments as well; it felt good to get low.” – Steve Marriner