Monday, July 04, 2005

Again, been a long time................................man I've got to check in more often. my apologies.
Latest news. I just spent two weeks in the studio with my friends Drew Ramsey and Shannon Sanders
(http://www.drewandshannon.com) who are producing the Jonny Lang project. Buddy Miller and Sam Bush appear on the song "The River" (check out my upright bass performance) and it's very cool. Buddy is singing and playing electric baritone guitar, and Sam is playing mandoling, and also slide mandolin on a national resonator mandolin. And Jonny is playing guitar (my 1956 Gibson LG2) and singing. Michael McDonald also makes a guest appearance, singing and playing piano. The songs are fantastic-soulful, rockin', and Jonny's guitar playing is burnin.
Played a couple of shows with Sandra McCracken since last blog. She's great.Played on the latest Brian Moss project.Played with my band the Southern Soulmasters at Paul and Talitha Moak's wedding reception. Played a New Years eve thing with John Davis (Superdrag). His new record is very cool. Spent winter and Spring writing, recording for new cd entitled "unfaded" which we now have almost done. Mixed by Russ Long, and mastered by the incredible Hank Williams at Master Mix in Nashville TN. Looked at possibly opening for the Chicago Blues Reunion Tour this summer, but too many conflicts.
btw also working on J Lang project is engineer Matt Hyde. Matt also produces, lives in Los Angeles. I anticipate getting to work with him some in the future. He's really gifted, and I learned a lot working with him.
happy independence day
k

Posted 12:30 PM by Kenny Meeks