Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys Vince Gill & Paul Franklin

• 1One More Time03:07
• 2I'd Fight The World03:02
• 3You Wouldn't Know Love03:49
• 4Walkin’ Slow (And Thinking ‘Bout Her)02:34
• 5The Same Two Lips03:39
• 6Weary Blues From Waitin'04:26
• 7Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)03:27
• 8Sweet Memories04:33
• 9Danny Boy05:11
• 10Your Old Love Letters02:51
• 11Healing Hands Of Time02:56
• Total Runtime39:35

Info zu Sweet Memories: The Music Of Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys

Vince Gill & Paul Franklin team up for a special tribute to Ray Price & The Cherokee Cowboys. From the foreword from country icon Bill Anderson, "They have taken their admiration for Ray Price to the next level. the students honoring the teacher with one of the finest true-country tributes of all time. It's more than a tribute, though. it's Vince's and Paul's way of saying `thank you' to one of the masters who helped define the genre while influencing them greatly."

“When we originally started thinking about doing this record, we were going to do half and half, focusing on two different artists like we did with Bakersfield, recording songs of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard,” shares Gill. "But we got to liking so many of Ray's songs, that it became 'Let's do all Ray,' and ‘Well, Okay!’”

Franklin adds, “We had such a great time doing Bakersfield. It felt good introducing that music to a new generation. This time, it was a no-brainer to pick Ray Price. Once we locked in on Ray, we started looking through the sheer volume of his material. We looked for obscure songs, ones even Ray's fans might not know as well.”

“We kind of shopped for the unfamiliar. Eddie Stubbs [the former Grand Ole Opry announcer, WSM disc jockey and music scholar] was part of this process, although he didn't know it at the time,” continues the “One More Last Chance" hit-maker. “I'd listen to him at night and call him up and say, 'Play something for me I've never heard before.' He’d often play something that knocked me out, and I'd take note of all the songs. I had maybe 30 different ones for Paul to listen to—some so outside the box that I didn't know them, and Paul didn't either.”

Of the stellar musicians on the record, including electric guitarist Tom Bukovac and fiddle player Stuart Duncan, Gill notes, “There were some unbelievably gifted musicians who were such a part of those original records. We were drawn to them probably as much as we were drawn to Ray.”

“I’m excited this music is getting out there in a way we feel brings new life and new ideas to it,” adds Franklin. “And hopefully will expose a younger generation to Ray’s music.”

"When Vince Gill and Paul Franklin reunited to cut a sequel to their acclaimed 2013 album, Bakersfield, the intention was to mirror that record's construction by dividing it equally between two celebrated artists. As they gathered songs for the album, they realized that one artist had a deep songbook filled with underappreciated gems ripe for discovery: the Texas legend Ray Price. A revolutionary figure in 20th century country music -- he created the 4/4 shuffle beat that became synonymous with post-war country -- Price was a fixture on the charts from 1952 through 1982, cutting such enduring standards as "Crazy Arms," "For the Good Times," "Night Life," and "Heartaches By the Number." None of those songs are here. Gill and Franklin dig deep into Price's catalog -- the only Top Ten single of his that they cover is the folk standard "Danny Boy," which isn't generally associated with him -- and then set about to capture the spirit of his backing band the Cherokee Cowboys. That's not the same thing as a period re-creation. Although they play the Ray Price beat and show an equal facility with both barroom ballads and honky tonk two-steps, the duo aren't replicating recordings, they're merely working in a milieu. The result is warm, nuanced, and nourishing -- a record that feels old-fashioned because it focuses on instrumental interplay. Working with many musicians who played in the Cherokee Cowboys, the duo keeps things lively and relaxed, letting their guests stretch out in the groove. By emphasizing interaction, Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price & the Cherokee Cowboys winds up as an unusually alive tribute album: it shows how old music can still sound fresh in modern contexts." (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

Tom Bukovac, electric guitar
Dennis Crouch, bass
Stuart Duncan, fiddle
Steve Gibson, electric guitar
John Jarvis, piano
Greg Morrow, drums
Michael Rhodes, electric bass
Jerry Roe, drums
Derek Wells, electric guitar
Wendy Moten, harmony vocals
Andrea Zonn, harmony vocals

Vince Gill
One of the most popular artists in modern country music, Vince Gill is famous for his top-notch songwriting, world-class guitar playing and warm, soaring tenor, all wrapped up in a quick and easy wit. Gill achieved his big breakthrough in 1990 with “When I Call Your Name,” which won both the Country Music Association’s (CMA) Single and Song of the Year awards as well as a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male. Since then, Gill has won 17 additional CMA Awards, including Song of the Year four times – making him the most-awarded artist in that category in CMA history, and a total of 22 Grammy Awards, his most recent one for Best Country Solo Performance – “When My Amy Prays.” The Academy of Country Music has conferred on Gill eight awards, including its Home Depot Humanitarian Award and the Career Achievement Award.

A gifted songwriter, Gill’s compositions earned him the prestigious BMI Icon award in 2014, and entry into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005.

In 2007, Gill was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2012 he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame which was placed in cement right next to his wife Amy Grant’s star. In 1991, Gill was invited to become a member of The Grand Ole Opry, a position he treasures. He continues to perform on that historic stage on a regular basis.

Throughout his career he has released 20 albums, sold over 30 million albums, and charted 45 singles.

Known for his many collaborations, Gill has made guest appearances on more than 1000 albums, and has performed and/or recorded with artists such as Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Sting, Emmylou Harris, Diana Krall, Jimmy Webb, Bruno Mars, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and George Jones. His collaborative efforts also include albums he has produced for Amy Grant, Ashley Monroe, The Time Jumpers and Wendy Moten.

Always considering himself a musician above all else, Gill has over the years been a part of some iconic bands including Pure Prairie League, The Cherry Bombs, and The Time Jumpers. In 2017 Vince was asked to join the Eagles on the road and continues to be a part of that historic band’s tour.

Gill’s current album, the critically acclaimed OKIE, is his most personal album, as he sings about his wife in prayer, about kindness and forgiveness, about his heroes in death, and about his own loves, joys, and regrets.

Paul Franklin
began playing steel guitar at age 8. Taking lessons from a Hawaiian guitar master, he quickly progressed and when pedal steel guitars came about, he got one immediately.

Paul was already gigging in local clubs at 11, and a member of the Musician’s Union. Soon calls came to the house asking for a pedal steel player for sessions in the thriving local music scene.

Not only were Pop, Motown and Jazz popular, but the “Hillbilly Highway” of Southerners heading North to build cars fueled a burgeoning Country music scene.

Paul got his first taste of national success as a teenager on Gallery’s “It’s So Nice To Be With You”, a #1 hit single. He also guested on Parliament’s “Country Boy” track and worked with Motown producer Dennis Coffey (of instrumental hit “Scorpio” fame).

The pedal steel was being embraced by Country music, and Nashville was the place for this young prodigy to be, so he headed to Tennessee as a senior in high school to join Barbara Mandrell’s band at the invitation of her father, Irby. He also toured with Dottie West, Lynn Anderson, and Donna Fargo.

Session steeler Pete Drake hired Paul to play on jingles and a few recordings. Franklin joined Jerry Reed’s band and recorded solo albums of original pedal steel instrumentals and Jazz standards. A long stint with Mel Tillis’ Statesiders playing classic country and honky-tonk with an excellent road band was next.

After leaving Tillis, his studio career took off and he was featured in many of the albums of the 1980’s-2000s. In 1991 he took a call from Mark Knopfler that led to playing on The Notting Hillbillies album and eventually with Dire Straits, touring the world and recording On Every Street with them.

In recent years, besides his busy studio schedule, Franklin is a member of Vince Gill’s touring band and holds down the pedal steel seat with the Time Jumpers who showcase Western Swing and classic Country every Monday night at a local Nashville club.

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