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Bluegrass Radio (feat. Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Trey Hensley & Todd Phillips)

by Alison Brown & Steve Martin

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Oh Baby, you’re so curious ‘bout the new songs I’ve been writing Since I’m number one on bluegrass radio You knew I was a writer but you couldn’t name a title That I wrote before I broke on bluegrass radio Number three in California number five in Arizona didn’t seem to mean a thing to you But I went number one in Texas And now you fix me breakfast Because I am a hit on bluegrass radio 50,000 WATTS of power and they play me every hour Paul McCartney you can stand aside But the bluegrass charts have picked me Now I headline Hardly Strictly You can’t escape my song on bluegrass radio Number three in California number five in Arizona didn’t seem to mean a thing to you But I got number one in Texas And now you fix me breakfast Because I am a hit on bluegrass radio I check the charts every day What do all the critics say? Am I the guy that they all love to hate? They seem to be so choosy Just because I can’t read music But who cares? I’m number one on bluegrass radio Baby, you’re so curious ‘bout the new songs I’ve been writing Now that I’m number one on bluegrass radio Could this one be another Monster hit just like the other Another number one on bluegrass radio Number three in California number five in Arizonia They’re just truck stops on the way to number one Now that I’m a winner I have Chick Fil-A for dinner Don’t you walk away Renee I’m number one Bluegrass Today Yesterday I couldn’t function Now I’m played on Bluegrass Junction Let me straighten my toupee I’m playing at IBMA Since I’m number one on bluegrass radio You can’t escape my song on bluegrass radio

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On the heels of their national bluegrass chart-topping and Emmy-Award winning instrumental collaboration “Foggy Morning Breaking,” banjoists Alison Brown and Steve Martin return with “Bluegrass Radio.” The new single ticks all the boxes for a bluegrass favorite, including a flashy twin banjo solo from Brown and Martin, lyrics that reflect Martin’s wry sense of humor and top-flight performances from some of the most iconic players in bluegrass music.

Martin was inspired to write the lyrics after hearing “Foggy Morning Breaking” in heavy rotation across the nation’s plentiful bluegrass channels. He comments: “I think of a hit on bluegrass radio with the same exhilaration as a hit movie. It’s uplifting to hear your song on the radio, and the thrill never goes away.”

Brown set the lyrics to music and brought in a powerhouse band of bluegrass A-listers to bring the track to life: Sam Bush (mandolin), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Trey Hensley (guitar), and Todd Phillips (bass). Brown comments: “We had an amazing time in the studio recording this track. Each of the musicians brought a lifetime’s worth of bluegrass experience to bear and, from the first note, it was almost like we were reading each other’s musical minds.

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released March 15, 2024

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Alison Brown Nashville, Tennessee

As Amelia Earhart is to aviation, as Julia Child is to the culinary arts, Alison Brown is to the five-string banjo. She created a seismic shift in the instrument’s history when her wholly individual style gained her entry into the elite class of acknowledged banjo innovators. The GRAMMY Award winner, and co-founder of Compass Records, is considered among the world’s foremost banjo composers. ... more

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