Tuesday, September 14, 2004
(Lynn) Anderson takes bold new step with bluegrass records
From the Nashville City Paper
Lynn Anderson's new release The Bluegrass Sessions (DM Nashville), which is being released today, offers stunning proof she's still an exceptional vocalist. Not only has Anderson easily made the transition from a country to a bluegrass musical setting, but the new versions of previous hits like "On Top Of The World," and "Rose Garden" rival the originals. But Anderson said cutting this record wasn't quite as easy at it sounds.
The date was produced by Bil VornDick, who earned a 2003 Grammy for his collaboration with Ralph Stanley and also worked on the famed O' Brother soundtrack. The songs are spiced by backing from a first-rate instrumental corps that includes acoustic guitarist Johnny Hiland, bassist Mark Fain, David Talbot on banjo, Randy Kohrs on Dobro and Andy Leftwich on mandolin and fiddle. In addition, Chip Davis, Karen Davis, Margie Cates, Ronnie Bowman and Mentor Williams provided harmony and background vocals on various tracks.
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Nashville City Paper
Lynn Anderson's new release The Bluegrass Sessions (DM Nashville), which is being released today, offers stunning proof she's still an exceptional vocalist. Not only has Anderson easily made the transition from a country to a bluegrass musical setting, but the new versions of previous hits like "On Top Of The World," and "Rose Garden" rival the originals. But Anderson said cutting this record wasn't quite as easy at it sounds.
The date was produced by Bil VornDick, who earned a 2003 Grammy for his collaboration with Ralph Stanley and also worked on the famed O' Brother soundtrack. The songs are spiced by backing from a first-rate instrumental corps that includes acoustic guitarist Johnny Hiland, bassist Mark Fain, David Talbot on banjo, Randy Kohrs on Dobro and Andy Leftwich on mandolin and fiddle. In addition, Chip Davis, Karen Davis, Margie Cates, Ronnie Bowman and Mentor Williams provided harmony and background vocals on various tracks.
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Nashville City Paper
# posted by Dave Sichak @ 10:13 AM 
