John McEuen - 'The Newsman' Is Back & Better Than Ever With New Tour, Album, Children's Book & More After Double Heart Attack!
Legenda Country, bluegrass, lan Americana John McEuen seneng dadi balik lan luwih apik saka sadurunge panggilan sing ketat karo serangan jantung ganda sing menehi operasi triple bypass tanggal 5 April, uga album anyar, The Newsman: A Man of Record, bakal diwenehi. Sawisé luwih saka dua minggu ing Unit Perawatan Intensif lan tiga bulan terapi fisik, McEuen senang kanggo nyatakake tagihan sehat bersih saka dokter. Dheweke uga ngirim buku anak anyar, The Mountain Whippoorwill: (Ou, How Hill-Billy Jim Won the Great Fiddlers' Prize), and is embarking on a new tour starting Agustus 3 in Stony Plain, Canada, at the 2024 Blueberry Music Festival, continuing throughout next year. He will also be receiving the Musicians Lifetime Achievement Award on Oktober 27 at The Josie Awards in Nashville, Tennessee at the Grand Ole Opry House. McEuen’s captivating story is now featured on PEOPLE and can be viewed ke kene.
To read McEuen's feature in Cowboys & Indians, kunjungi ke kene.
"Selain nglakoni "Whippoorwill" kanggo 30 taun karo Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, aku mung bisa ngubah menyang buku anak-anak," ndadekake McEuen. "Sampunipun sawetara penggemar sing suka ing taun '70-an lan '80-an bakal ninggalake salinan kanggo dibaca kanggo cucu-cucane, utawa ndhuwur kanggo dhewe. Temanku Steve Martin lan aku nglakoni iki sawetara kali ing dina awal (saya nglakoni banjo, lan dheweke nglakoni puisi) nalika kita kedhaftar ngajarake ing SMA! Kanthi bantuan seniman Buddy Finehy lan Jas Ingram, kita nglakoni gagasan ing nyata. Steve ngetikake kalebu, sing aku banget kaget.
Album sing ditunggu-tunggu, The Newsman: A Man Of Record, wis sadurunge ing Compass Records. Ing proyèk iki kanggo McEuen, album iki duwe sepuluh lagu ngandika lan siji karya instrumental. Masing-masing nyatakake cerita khusus ing cara sing minangka drama, karo gaya musik John dhewe ing latar belakang. Album iki dimulai karo cerita babagan penjual koran sing duwe dampak gedhe ing John nalika dheweke dimulai ing Los Angeles lan diakhiri karo "Jules' Theme," lagu sing diinspirasi dening Jules Verne ing kuburan Perancis ngobrol babagan istriné kang cilik, sing sadurunge wis mati (piano, bass, gitar dening John McEuen). saben bagian album wis nyusun kanthi hati-hati kanggo nggawe iku unforgettable. Outlets kalebu The Bluegrass Situation, Cowboys & Indians, M Music & Musi
To listen/download The Newsman: A Man Of Record, kunjungi found.ee/newsman
"Itu waktos kanggo ngembangake seni ngobrol, ing ngendi storytelling ndhuwur karo musik," ndhuwur McEuen. "Musik ora kudu nyusul melodi, nanging ndhuwur mbantu tembung. Aku milih sawetara potongan sing ora asli ngobrol basa karo musik lan ngadaptasi, lan sawetara sing ora ngobrol basa lan ngembangake. lagu iki ngluwihi liwat 150 taun, kalebu sawetara anyar sing ndadekake aku.
Pangkalan iki nyedhiyakake tema-tema sastra saka Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Civil War-era poem "Killed at the Ford" kanggo Robert Service's "The Cremation of Sam McGee" babagan prospector Yukon. Pangkalan liyane kalebu Stephen Vincent Benét's "The Mountain Whippoorwill," Hank Williams Sr.'s "Fly Trouble," lan Walter Brennan's "Old Rivers." Thomas Monroe's Vietnam War reflection "Nui BaPF Denpoorwill_1__ kontras karo komposisi luwih anyar kayata John Carter Cash's "
John McEuen was recently featured in Forbes, where he rode with journalist Jim Clash in a Nascar at The Daytona Speedway at over 170MPH for six laps. This was a highlight of McEuen’s life, getting to be inside the car and this speed. To read the full article, visit ke kene.
The Newsman: A Man of Record Album Track Listing:
"The Newsman" Premied by My Kind Of Country
"Fly Trouble" Premied By Bluegrass Today
PF___1__The Cremation of Sam McGee" Premied by The Bluegrass Situation
"Old Rivers" Premied by The Hollywood Times
"The Guitar of Pineapple John" Premied by Americana Highways
"Killed at the Ford" Premied by The Music Universe
"Nui Ba Den" Premiered by Center Stage Magazine
"Red Clay" Premied by My Kind Of Country
"I'll Be Glad (When They Run Out of Gas)" Premya dening M Music & Musicians Magazine
"The Mountain Whippoorwill" Premied by Nashville.com
"Jules' Theme" Premiered by Center Stage Magazine
John McEuen On Tour:
AUG 03 - 2024 Blueberry Music Festival / Stony Plain, Alberta, Kanada
AUG 04 - 2024 Blueberry Music Festival / Stony Plain, Alberta, Kanada
AUG 09 - Caffe Lena / Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
AUG 10 - Podunk Bluegrass Festival / Goshen, Conn.
AUG 15 - Blue Note Grill / Durham, N.C.
AUG 16 - White Horse Black Mountain / Black Mountain, N.C.
AUG 17 - Big Mouth Bluegrass Festival / Pelham, Tenn.
AUG 25 - Newell Farm Concert / Berthoud, Colo.
SEP 06 - 20th Annual Watermelon Pickers Festival / Berryville, Pa.
SEP 11 - Ponce De Leon Center / Hot Springs Village, Ark.
SEP 20 - Red Clay Music Foundry / Duluth, Ga.
OCT 27 - The Josie Awards / Nashville, Tenn.
OCT 29 - State Theatre / Zumbrota, Minn.
OCT 30 - The West Theatre / Duluth, Minn.
NOV 01 - The Cedar Cultural Center / Minneapolis, Minn.
NOV 02 - Thrasher Opera House / Green Lake, Wis.
NOV 09 - Foxview / Nashville, Mich.
NOV 16 - Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center / Bartlett, Tenn.
NOV 17 - The Franklin Theatre / Franklin, Tenn.
Born in Oakland, California, in 1945, John McEuen relocated to Orange County for high school, where he began his musical journey at sixteen while working in a magic shop alongside Steve Martin. Co-founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, McEuen’s departure after fifty years marked a shift towards solo endeavors and new creative paths. Notably, he orchestrated the groundbreaking Will The Circle Be Unbroken Kanthi luwih saka empat puluh album (six solo) sing wis njaluk empat platinum lan lima pengakuan emas, akeh Grammy, CMA, lan ACM penghargaan, IBMA Record of the Year, lan tampil ing dua puluh lima album liyane minangka artis tamu lan karir prolifik sing nyebarake hampir enam dekade ing hiburan langsung kalebu konser, televisi, lan produksi, John ndadekake ora tanda ngurangi.
John's Steve Martin – The Crow produksi menang Grammy 2010 Best Bluegrass Album. The Music of the Wild West CD - diprodhuksi dening McEuen, dianugerahi Western Heritage Award. Nominasi Grammy kanggo String Wizards II Sampunaké Award Uncle Dave Macon 1994 - kanggo kepuasan ing konservasi lan kinerja saka musik historis. John's Popular Acoustic Traveller The show is now in its 16th year on Sirius/XM's The Bridge. McEuen diprodhuksi lan diarahake film dokumenter taun 1990 The Dillards – A Night In the Ozarks, kang njaluk mentors awake ing paling apik. usaha sadurunge produksi album, penulisan buku, lan eksplorasi proyek-proyek spoken-word, epitomizing gairah langgeng kanggo storytelling lan eksplorasi musik. McEuen wis album anyar, proyek spoken-word brilliant kang wis kerja ing taun, The Newsman: A Man of Record, sing kasedhiya saiki. Iki proyèk sing brilian kanthi basa-basi kanthi musik kanthi cerita-cerita lan puisi sing nyenengake luwih saka 150 taun. Kanggo informasi liyane, ndeleng johnmceuen.com.
Itu njupuk akeh profesional kanggo nglumpukake wheel iki kita ngandika bisnis musik: personalitas radio, manajer tur, insider label, spesialis ing program TV, direktur acara langsung lan publicist sing nyedhiyakake artis karo eksposur sing dibutuhake kanggo mbantu wheel ing gerak. Pengetahuan iku daya, lan eksekutif / entrepreneur Jeremy Westby minangka daya ing mbukak 2911 Enterprises. Westby iku individu langka kang 25 taun pengalaman ing industri musik ngluwihi saben arena - ing tingkat multi genre ing kabeh jinis. Sawise, sawetara wong bisa ngandika yen padha wis nglakoni side by side karo Megadeth, Meat Loaf, Michael W. Smith lan Dolly Parton? Westby bisa.</pegf>
