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John Prine Releasing New Album, “For Better, For Worse”

John Prine Album John Prine is releasing a new album of duets called For Better, For Worse (2016).  On the upcoming album, Prine covers a number of country classics with some help from female singers like Iris DeMent, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Kathy Mattea, Kacey Musgraves, Fiona Prine, Amanda Shires, Morgane Stapleton, Susan Tedeschi, Holly Williams, and Lee Ann Womack.

The Album

For Better, For Worse is a follow-up of sorts to Prine’s 1999 album of similar duets, In Spite of Ourselves.   Jim Rooney helped produce the 1999 CD, and he is on board again for the new album.

Prine explained to NPR that he was “kinda tricked” into recording his first full-length CD in five years.  His wife and his son-manager suggested he record a handful of songs to fill the last side of a vinyl version of In Spite of Ourselves.  Once he got started, they encouraged him to round out a new album.

Although we long for a new album of original material from Prine, this one sounds pretty good so far. He chooses some great songs originally performed by artists like Hank Williams, George Jones, Ernest Tubb, and Buck Owens.

“Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out”

On the new album, Iris DeMent joins Prine on “Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out,” which you may hear below.

Johnny Tillotson and Teddy Wilburn wrote “Who’s Gonna Take the Garbage Out.” The song was originally recorded by Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb in 1969. Check out their version below.

For Better, Or Worse hits the Internet on September 30, 2016.

What is your favorite John Prine album? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    Don Henley and Dolly Parton: “When I Stop Dreaming”

    Don Henley pays tribute to the music he grew up listening to on the radio in Texas with “When I Stop Dreaming,” joined by Dolly Parton.

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    On Don Henley’s upcoming deluxe album Cass Country, he pays tribute to his years growing up in Cass County, Texas and listening to the radio with his father. On one of the tracks from the album, Dolly Parton joins him on “When I Stop Dreaming.”

    The song is a classic that was recorded by the Louvin Brothers. Check out the former member of the Eagles and the legendary Dolly Parton singing “When I Stop Dreaming.”

    Henley’s album Cass County, which features covers and Henley originals, will be released on September 25. Several of the songs feature guest artists like Mick Jagger, Miranda Lambert, Merle Haggard, and Martina McBride.

    Finally, below is the Louvin Brothers version of “When I Stop Dreaming.” Check it out.

    What do you think of Henley and Parton’s version of the Louvin Brothers song? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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    Why Did God Make Oklahoma?

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    On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state in the Union. Oklahoma has more than its fair share of songs about the state, and one of the great songs about Oklahoma is “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma.”

    Writing and First Success

    Larry Collins and Sandy Pinkard wrote the song, which was recorded by David Frizzell (brother of Lefty) and Shelly West (daughter of Dottie) and released in 1981. Surprisingly, after the song was recorded, every major label declined the song.

    But fortunately, Clint Eastwood heard “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” and recognized it for the new classic it was. He added the song to the soundtrack of his movie Any Which Way You Can, and the song became a hit.

    Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton Version

    In 2005, CMT put together a 100 Greatest Duets Concert, and the show teamed up Miranda Lambert with Oklahoman Blake Shelton on the song. The two singers first met at the concert.

    You can see Shelton falling in love as they sing on stage in the video above. The two soon began dating, and they married in 2011. Lambert, who was born in Texas, moved to Oklahoma with Shelton.  But the two divorced in 2015, and Lambert bought property in Tennessee.

    “Rocky Top” Controversy

    The song, however, was not without a controversy. Songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant sued the “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” songwriters, claiming the song sounded a lot like the Bryants’ classic song about Tennessee, “Rocky Top.” The Bryants’ won the lawsuit.

    Here is “Rocky Top” performed by the Osborne Brothers, who first released the song in 1967. Can you hear any similarities to “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma?”

    And that is the story of how a song about Oklahoma caused a legal battle, brought together country royalty (for a time), and connects to another great state song.

    Screengrab via YouTube. Do you think “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” is similar to “Rocky Top”? Leave your two cents in the comments.

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