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RED RIVER REBELS
PAY HOMAGE
TO WAYLON JENNINGS!
For immediate release ~ Contact:
Brandy Reed ~ (615)
297-3800
Nashville-Nobody knew better than Waylon Jennings
about the road "harder" traveled--one that is paved with
uncertain dreams and driven by a fire in the soul that can't be put
out. It is the price paid for the luxury of true
self-expression, untainted and unyielding. He once said,
" I think you need to play your music and do the best you can
with that, and that's what you will be remembered for."
The grassroots musicians of the Texas/Oklahoma music scene delivered
a shining example of that philosophy when they gathered on September
19th and 20th at Saengerhalle in New Bruanfels, Texas for "The
Red River Tribute" to Waylon Jennings. This two-day live
recorded concert hauntingly captured the lasting spirit of Jennings'
music and influence through two dozen music soldiers who unleashed
the kind of heartfelt performances that is verbally very difficult
to express.
Though the Texas skies seemed to understand our loss, the all day
rain did not present a problem for the whirlwind of music junkies
that filled the venue for a one-time chance to witness the extreme
line up. But more powerful than the caliber of artists that crossed
the weekend stage was the tremendous wave of vitality flowing
through the room. It was an energy that could have set the
place on fire. Though each and every performance was powerful,
there was a certain change in the air as Jessie Colter Jennings's
took the stage. She was radiant, almost illuminated in peace
and love as she sat at her piano. There were many great things
said on the mic those two days, but something Jessie said made quite
an impact. "I know tonight that Waylon knows about this
and he loves this because this is what is going to change
music. If you will all require the real thing it will change
music. So hang tough. You guys down here in Texas are doing it
right." The roar from the crowd was deafening. What ever
that feeling was that swept over everyone in the room it was unified
and understood.
Each band/artist furnished a 45 minute set including a version of
their favorite Jennings tune adding up to 17 hours of live recorded
music by the event's end. As the entire production was
organized and brought to you by Cross Canadian Ragweed, so too is
the double live CD that will selectively feature each
"tribute" song by (just to name a few) Ragweed, Billy Joe
Shaver, Jason Boland and The Stragglers, The Mike McClure Band, Wade
Bowen and West 84, Blue Edmondson, Cooder Graw, Susan Gibson, Jerry
Jeff Walker and son Django, "Shooter" (Waylon Jr.), and
Jessie Colter Jennings accompanied by renowned producer Don Was on
bass. "The Red River Tribute"
is slated for release by the end of the year on Underground Sound
Records. Keep checking the band's web site at http://www.crosscanadianragweed.com
for release information. As all proceeds from the album as well as
the event are going to the Diabetes Foundation, please check it out.
For more information or interviews contact RPR Media.
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