The third album in the Billboard Top 10 and multiple award-winning AMERICAN STORIES series of theme albums is more than an hour of music spanning 16 songs that explore the truth and mythos of America's most famous river, from top to bottom. Grant performs with the legendary Janis Ian on the song "Memphis," and top players from Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans.
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MEMPHIS (feat. Janis Ian)
Grant teamed up with folk legend Janis Ian on a song that she wrote with Deanna Carter. Janis played the piano and acoustic guitar. The song is an emotional recounting of the rise and fall of this great city on the river, told from the heart.
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“I love Grant's voice. It sits in that ground between Willie Nelson and George Jones, for my money, two of the greatest singers of my era. His vocals do the song (“Memphis”) justice, and I was thrilled when he invited me to play on the track.”
~Janis Ian
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Lord knows i cried
Grant wrote this Blues-infused song to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was cruelly cut down in 1968 just blocks from the Mississippi River. The horns were recorded at the famed Sun Studio in Memphis, where Elvis made his first records, and countless other legends have recorded over the decades.
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"The morning before we went into the studio, I visited the Lorrain Motel where Dr. King was shot. It was sobering to look upon the balcony outside his favorite room, number 306."
~ GMS
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HEAR THE ALBUM
The album is 16 songs and more than an hour of music.
The Book
Grant has written and designed a large hardcover coffee table book to accompany the album. He describes the backstories behind the songs, putting them into context with history, and describing parts of the writing and recording process. It is filled with amazing photographs and artwork for all of songs. Those who order the book also receive a CD and digital downloads of the music.
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