|  LANDSLIDE
RECORDS SIGNS GARY BENNETT TO SOLO DEAL --
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 31, 2005
Contact: Mark Pucci - Mark Pucci
Media (770) 804-9555 FORMER
BR549 FOUNDING MEMBER TO RELEASE 1ST CD, HUMAN CONDITION, IN LATE FEBRUARY 2006
ATLANTA,
GA - Landslide Records President Michael Rothschild has announced the signing
of Nashville-based singer/songwriter Gary Bennett to a solo recording contract
and a late February 2006 release date for his debut CD, Human Condition, produced
by R. S. Field. Gary
Bennett co-fronted and was a founding member of the critically acclaimed country
music band BR549, who 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. "Getting back in touch with real people
in the real world gave me the inspiration to start writing again," he says.
A series of personal tragedies in 2004 helped reinforce that desire. "I know
that music was given to us to smooth the rough, bumpy road of life," he states.
"I believe that whether I'm walking down the sidewalk or on a stage, my purpose
is to try to help people. Songwriting is what I have been given to achieve that." 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, Brian Setzer) on bass. Special guests include
Marty Stuart, who plays mandolin on several tracks as well as rhythm guitar, legendary
pedal steel guitar player Lloyd Green and producer R.S. Field on several instruments. Gary
Bennett will tour extensively in support of the new CD. For more information,
visit www.garybennettmusic.com or www.landsliderecords.com. |
