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theothertotrysomethingcrazy:Ratherthanbeguidedbytrends,
theyvowedtowriteandrecordonlymusicthattouchedthemper-
sonally.
BILLY RAY CYRUS
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THIN LINE (CD)
CDBCM50032€
15.95
0778505500324
(2016/Blue Cadillac)
15 tracks. billy Ray Cy-
rus ist der Hauptdartsel-
lerderCMTTVSerie‘Still
The King’ und die Songs
von dieser CD sind alle-
samt aus dieser Serie.
U.a. mit dabei sind: Bry-
an Adams und Glenn
Hughes, Shooter Jen-
nings,ShelbyLynne,Joe
Perry undMiley Cyrus. —
(2016/Blue Cadillac)
15 tracks. billy Ray Cy-
rusisthefeaturedactor/artistonthenewCMTTVseries‘StillThe
King’.‘StillTheKing’featuresBillyRayCyrusasVernonBrownmu-
le, aka ‘Burnin’ Vernon,’ a scandal-ridden, washed-up,
one-hit-wonder who was kicked out of country music, only to
emerge 20 years later as the second best Elvis impersonator
around.
CASEY DONAHEW
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ALL NIGHT PARTY (CD)
CDACR1€
15.95
0696859970191
(2016/Thirty Tigers)
10 tracks. texas Coun-
try Musik von Caey Do-
nahew mit kenny
Greenberg - gtrs, Tony
Harrell - acc,kbds, josh
Leo -perc,loops, bobby
Terry - acoustic gtr,ban-
jo,bouzouki, nir Z. -
perc,drums, steve Ma-
ckey -bassrobMcNelly
- gtrs, jon-Paul Frap-
pier- trumpet, aubrey
Hanney - fiddle,mando-
lin.allnightparty.—(2016/ThirtyTigers)10tracks.texascountry
musicfromCaeyDonahewwithkennyGreenberg -gtrs,TonyHar-
rell - acc,kbds, josh Leo - perc,loops, bobby Terry - acoustic
gtr,banjo,bouzouki, nir Z. - perc,drums, steve Mackey - bass rob
McNelly - gtrs, jon-Paul Frappier- trumpet, aubrey Hanney -
fiddle,mandolin. all night party.
CODY JINKS
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I’M NOT THE DEVIL (CD)
CDCODY002€
15.95
0696859970146
(2016/Cody Jinks) 12 tracks. 2016 release from the country
rock-roots singer-songwriter. Cody Jinks’ credible grit and mea-
ningfultattoosarenofad.Theydefineexactlywhohereally is:so-
meone who was raised on the sounds of country music and me-
tal.Ultimately,Jinksfoundhimselfbacktowhereitallbegan.His
father loved the outlaw country icons: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jen-
nings and The Hag. That never ending consistency of incredible
musicgrowinguplaidsomeverydeepseedsandthoseearlyinflu-
ences shine through
on I’m Not The Devil. It
is his deepest, darkest
and most provocative
album to date, with a
common denomina-
tor, the apocalypse,
running throughout. —
(2016/Cody Jinks) 12
tracks. 2016 release
from the country
rock-roots
sin-
ger-songwriter. Cody
Jinks’ credible grit and meaningful tattoos are no fad. They defi-
ne exactly who he really is: someone who was raised on the
sounds of country music andmetal. Ultimately, Jinks found him-
selfbacktowhereitallbegan.Hisfatherlovedtheoutlawcountry
icons:JohnnyCash,WaylonJenningsandTheHag.Thatneveren-
ding consistency of incredible music growing up laid some very
deep seeds and those early influences shine through on I’mNot
The Devil. It is his deepest, darkest andmost provocative album
to date, with a common denominator, the apocalypse, running
throughout.
CODY JOHNSON
•
GOTTA BE ME (CD)
CDCOJO7247€
16.95
0641444174829
(2016/Cojo Music) 14
tracks. das 2016er Al-
bum vom Country Sin-
ger / Songwriter Cody
Johnson. Produziert
von Trent Willmon, —
(2016/Cojo Music) 14
tracks. 2016 album
from the country sin-
ger/songwriter. Produ-
ced by Trent Willmon,
Gotta Be Me is loaded
with solid country in-
strumentationandwin-
somemelodies.Inthefirstminutealone,Johnsonpaintshimself
as a cowboy, raised on outlaw country, who drinks too much,
fightstoomuchandwon’tapologizeforhavinganopinion.Bythe
timethe14-track journey isover,he’ssharedhisrodeohistory in
‘The Only One I Know (Cowboy Like),’demonstrated his woman’s
influence in ‘WithYouIAm’andpaidhomagetohisgospelherita-
ge in ‘I Can’t Even Walk.’ Johnson delivers it all with a powerful,
smoky baritone and an uncanny confidence.
JON PARDI
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CALIFORNIA SUNRISE (CD)
CD2474402€
19.95
0602547824448
(2016/Capitol) 12 tracks. parallel mit Easton Corbin und Josh
TurnergehörterzurSpeerspitzederneuenCountry-Traditionalis-
ten. das handwerklich grundsolide, hemdsärmelige und klas-
sischklingendeOeuvreerreichtePlatz3derUS-amerikanischen
Country-Charts. Die Single »Up All Night« stand in den Top-100
der am meisten im Radio gespielten Countrysongs des Jahres.
»Interessante Melodien, tightes Songwriting, starke Stimme«, re-
sümierte das Magazin Roughstock, »falls irgendjemand nach
dem Retter der Countrymusik sucht, ist Pardi gut und gern der
C H A R T S / C O N T E M P O R A R Y C O U N T R Y
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