Saturday, March 20, 2021

Music Minute: Nashville Keys Country Love Songs

 The Nashville Keys Country Love Songs has been released has been released by Country Rewind Records album. The project was co- produced by Becky Priest and Johnny Garcia is an instrumental music project by the best musicians who play only for the Country superstars such as Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Lonestar, Rascal Flatts and more. The album was recorded at EastSide Manor and Busy At Play recording studios in Nashville, TN, and is being distributed by Select-O-Hits in both national and international markets. The Nashville Keys Country Love Songs is available for streaming and download on all digital music platforms including Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more here.


The talented musicians on this project have toured with and backed some of the biggest legends in Country Music for decades: Becky Priest (keyboardist/background vocalist for Trisha Yearwood, Pam Tillis, Patty Loveless), Keech Rainwater (drummer for Lonestar), Johnny Garcia (lead guitar for Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks), Travis Toy (steel guitar for Rascal Flatts), Scotty Simpson, (bass guitar for Pam Tillis, Travis Tritt and The Oak Ridge Boys), Brad Corbin (dobro / steel for Lonestar), Renae Truex (fiddle / mandolin for Ray Price), David Priest (harmonica for Lee Roy Parnell).

“It was an incredible experience playing on The Nashville Keys record. Probably my favorite part was playing “I’ll Still Be Loving You” by Restless Heart and the collective groove type feeling of unity we had at that moment,” shared Lonestar drummer - Keech Rainwater. “Breaking off into “Roseanne” by Toto in between takes! It was such a pleasure to have been included in this project!”

Scotty Simpson (Pam Tillis, Travis Tritt, The Oak Ridge Boys) added “It was great re-visiting all these great Country love songs That I grew up singing and playing bass on.”

“It was an absolute pleasure to play so many of my favorite Country songs in this instrumental format with Becky taking lead on piano,” expressed Travis Toy (Patty Loveless, Rascal Flatts). “A personal highlight for me was getting to re-create some of John Hughley’s steel guitar parts on Vince Gill’s “Look At Us.” 

The Nashville Keys Track List:
  1. How Do I Live - Songwriters Diane Warren
  2. Amazed - Songwritera Marc Green, Aimee Mayo and Christ Lindsey
  3. When You Say Nothing At All - Songwriters Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
  4. I Swear - Songwriters Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers
  5. I Cross My Heart - Songwriters Steve Dorff and Eric Kaz 
  6. Bless The Broken Road - Songwriters Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd and Jeff Hanna
  7. Always On My Mind - Songwriters Johnny Christopher Wayne Carson and Mark James
  8. One More Day - Songwriters Bobby Tomberlin and Steven Dale Jones
  9. In This Life - Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin
  10. Look At Us Songwriters Vince Gill and Max D. Barnes
  11. Valentine - Songwriters Jim Brickman and Jack Kugell
  12. I’ll Still Be Loving You - Songwriters Todd Cerney, Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy and Pat Bunch
  13. To Make You Feel My Love - Songwriter Bob Dylan
  14. I Will Always Love You - Songwriter Dolly Part

These recordings are a follow-up to Country Rewind Records previous releases of such greats as Conway Twitty, Johnny Russell, Mickey Gilley, Tex Ritter, Merle Travis, Billy Don Burns, Carl Smith, Waylon Jennings, Connie Smith, Jeannie C. Riley and more which have all received great reviews by music critics worldwide.

Country Rewind Records has dedicated itself to bring classic country with this contemporary feel to not only the past country fans but also to the new country listeners.

Stay current with Country Rewind Records on their website countryrewindrecords.com and social media platform Facebook.  

About Country Rewind Records:
Country Rewind Records (CRR) was founded by Thomas Gramuglia of Hindsight Records in 2014, Gramuglia obtained a treasure chest of unreleased recordings from recruitment radio shows from the ‘60s and ‘70s. The superb CRR collection of original master recordings contains music from more than 100 country music legends and trendsetters (including intimate performances by country music greats such as Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Johnny Russell, Mickey Gilley, Tex Ritter, Merle Travis, Billy Don Burns, Carl Smith, Waylon Jennings, Connie Smith, Faron Young, Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty and many more). These recordings were never released for commercial use. After a diligent quest to collect appropriate and legal permissions from artists and/or their estates, CRR has now recorded and produced multiple, quintessential, “must-hear” projects. With the mission to transfer these never-heard-before tracks to a high quality, state-of-the-art recording; complemented by contemporary instrumentation and background vocals, Country Rewind Records will release this historical American music to America's music generations of the future. For more information visit countryrewindrecords.com.

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