{"id":4380,"date":"2014-05-26T11:52:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T11:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2014\/05\/26\/leon-russell-steve-morse-a-pat-travers-lead-a-stellar-cast-of-music-superstars-on-this-tribute-to-the-legendary-allman-brothers-band\/"},"modified":"2014-05-26T11:52:54","modified_gmt":"2014-05-26T11:52:54","slug":"leon-russell-steve-morse-a-pat-travers-lead-a-stellar-cast-of-music-superstars-on-this-tribute-to-the-legendary-allman-brothers-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2014\/05\/26\/leon-russell-steve-morse-a-pat-travers-lead-a-stellar-cast-of-music-superstars-on-this-tribute-to-the-legendary-allman-brothers-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Russell, Steve Morse & Pat Travers Lead A Stellar Cast Of Music Superstars On This Tribute To The Legendary Allman Brothers Band"},"content":{"rendered":"


One of music\u2019s biggest and most influential juggernauts gets the respect and admiration they so richly deserve on this brand new tribute album available May 27th from Cleopatra Records! Featuring an eclectic group of rock, country, and blues legends, Midnight Rider – A Tribute To The Allman Brothers Band offers energetic new covers of the classic hits \u201cMidnight Rider,\u201d \u201cRamblin\u2019 Man,\u201d and \u201cWhipping Post\u201d as well as one of the most famous instrumental songs in all of rock music \u201cJessica,\u201d alongside many more Southern fried favorites! <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Allman Brothers were a central part of my roots,\u201d proclaims guitarist Steve Morse, who shreds his way through a smoldering version of \u201cWhipping Post\u201d on the album. \u201cLiving in Georgia much of my life, they were the local legends that everybody loved. They had the swing, the inventive double guitar parts, the ability to jam just long enough to keep the audience, and that golden voice of Greg\u2019s! When my instrumental rock band, the Dixie Dregs, played, we often played \u2018Jessica,\u2019 which automatically makes any audience start moving and smiling. I\u2019ve been lucky enough to sit in with many of the members at various times, and we have shared a lot of common ground. I\u2019m still a fan!\u201d<\/p>\n

Duane Allen, lead vocalist for country legends The Oak Ridge Boys, declares, \u201c\u2018Ramblin\u2019 Man\u2019 is the national anthem of Southern Rock & Roll, so it is a huge honor to be asked to be a part of this tribute.\u201d Allen\u2019s sentiments are echoed by several other participants including blues guitarist Eric Gales who considered it a \u201cgreat honor\u201d and Tinsley Ellis who also speaks enthusiastically of the group as \u201cone of a handful of musical acts, along with Ray Charles and Willie Nelson, that are considered to be a genre unto themselves. It is a great honor to be among the other stellar acts paying tribute to such a legendary and influential American band.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking for a next generation of blues rock artists, Eli Cook offers both high praise and a word of advice: \u201cThe Allman Brothers\u2019 story of talent, hard work, and blind devotion to creating an honest and unique sound is one that every artist should study and imitate. Just as they cut their teeth on Taj Mahal, Cream, Elmore James, and all the great early R&B artists, today\u2019s players are wise to woodshed with the Eat A Peach and Live At The Fillmore albums.\u201d Or just pick up a copy of Midnight Rider – A Tribute To The Allman Brothers Band and let these boys show you how it\u2019s done!<\/p>\n

1. Midnight Rider – Pat Travers
2. Ramblin\u2019 Man – Oak Ridge Boys, Tinsley Ellis & Kevin McKendree
3. Melissa – Molly Hatchet
4. Blue Sky – Artimus Pyle Band
5. Whipping Post – Jimmy Hall & Steve Morse
6. Jessica – Roy Rogers, John Wesley & Jim Eshelman
7. One Way Out – Robben Ford & Martin Gerschwitz
8. Soulshine – Debbie Davies & Melvin Seals
9. Statesboro Blues – Eli Cook
10. In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed – Eric Gales
11. Southbound – Commander Cody & Sonny Landreth
12. I\u2019m No Angel (Greg Allman solo) – Leon Russell, Reese Wynans & Ronnie Earl<\/p>\n

To pre-order the CD at Amazon, visit: http:\/\/georiot.co\/2VXr
To pre-order the digital version on iTunes, visit: http:\/\/georiot.co\/5KA<\/p>\n

Source:
www.CleopatraRecords.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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