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Gary Bennett co-fronted and was a co-founding member of the critically acclaimed country music band BR549, which recorded five albums (four with Arista and one with Sony), received three Grammy nominations, and was hailed by music industry trade magazine Billboard as having single-handedly revived the soul of country music in Nashville. During Gary's tenure, the band sold over 500,000 albums and toured the world, headlining shows as well as opening for such artists as Bob Dylan, George Jones, Merle Haggard, the Black Crowes and Brian Setzer. BR549 was also voted "Best Country Group" in 1996 by Rolling Stone magazine.Ga
Gary Bennett co-fronted and was a co-founding member of the critically acclaimed country music band BR549, which recorded five albums (four with Arista and one with Sony), received three Grammy nominations, and was hailed by music industry trade magazine Billboard as having single-handedly revived the soul of country music in Nashville. During Gary's tenure, the band sold over 500,000 albums and toured the world, headlining shows as well as opening for such artists as Bob Dylan, George Jones, Merle Haggard, the Black Crowes and Brian Setzer. BR549 was also voted "Best Country Group" in 1996 by Rolling Stone magazine.Gary Bennett left BR549 in 2002 and retreated from music for a short while, only to return to writing and performing. The result is his debut solo CD, Human Condition, produced by R.S. Field (Sonny Landreth, Allison Moorer, Webb Wilder).Human Condition highlights 12 new songs, most of which were written by Bennett, including one co-written with Todd Snider ("Better Than This"). Gary's studio band features some of Nashville's finest musicians, including Kenny Vaughan (Marty Stuart) on guitar, Jimmy Lester (Webb Wilder, Los Straitjackets) on drums and Mark Winchester (Emmylou Harris) on bass. Special guests include Marty Stuart, who plays mandolin on several tracks as well as rhythm guitar on the song "Just Wanna Be With You," legendary pedal steel guitar player Lloyd Green and producer R.S. Field on several instruments.
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Manufacturer: Landslide
Release date: 20 March 2006
EAN: 0012886103225 UPC: 012886103225
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