Ricky Skaggs has covered bluegrass heroes Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. Now, he'll cover himself.
Skag...
More...Ricky Skaggs has covered bluegrass heroes Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. Now, he'll cover himself.
Skaggs, who had a dozen No. 1 hits as a country singer before returning to his bluegrass roots in 1997, re-recorded his country hits to give them a bluegrass spin for a new project with Cracker Barrel restaurants.The CD, “The High Notes,” will be released exclusively through Cracker Barrel beginning July 1. Among the songs he reworks are “Crying My Heart Out Over You,” “Honey (Open That Door),” “Cajun Moon” and “Highway 40 Blues.”
Skaggs said he’s been wanting to do this for a while.
“This was the perfect time and the perfect audience for it. It's so great to sing these hit songs again. Many of these I haven't sung since the '90s,” he said in a statement. “I think many of the tracks came out better than the originals.”
Skaggs, 53, has won a slew of awards for his country and bluegrass recordings, including thirteen Grammys. His most recent album, “Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947,” is No. 4 on the Billboard chart.
Based in Lebanon, Tenn., Cracker Barrel Old Country Store operates 577 restaurants in 41 states. The chain has offered exclusive recordings from Alison Krauss & Union Station, Merle Haggard, Aaron Tippin and others.
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