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Please view our most up-to-date COVID-19 guidelines before entering the show: http://www.tractortavern.com/tractor-covid-guidelines In a career spanning 15 years, Morgan has released five studio albums and a live recording from hishometown of Flint, Michigan. Additionally, he has toured relentlessly averaging over 125 shows annually.Rolling Stone has described him as a Waylon Jennings acolyte.. modern day outlaw [with a] hard hittingblue-collar brand of music while NPR Music hailed, Staying close to the sound and subject matter ofclassic outlaw artists like Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and David Allan Coe, Morgan is poised to leadthis hand-worn brand of country to the next generation. His most recent LP, Sonic Ranch (2015), wasreleased to critical acclaim and praised by Detroit Free Press as, a bold well-crafted album that doesnt forsake the gritty undercurrent running through Morgans stuff.Whitey Morgan and the 78s anticipated new album, self-produced by Morgan, was recorded in the NeveRoom at famed Sonic Ranch Studios in Tornillo, Texas. Featured on the record are collaborations withacclaimed songwriters Travis Meadows and Ward Davis plus a cover of ZZ Tops Just Got Paid.Alongside Morgan, the 78s consist of Brett Robinson (pedal steel guitar), Joey Spina (guitar), Alex Lyon(bass) and Eric Savage (drums).Of the recording, Morgan shares, Its not like my vision happened overnight. Ive been chipping away at itforever. Its slowly evolving and its going in a little bit different direction. Its not so straightforwardanymore. This record definitely has a wider path, its broader, but it still sounds like a Whitey Morganrecord. With grandparents from Tennessee and Kentucky and hometown roots in Flint, Michigan,Morgans family geography has factored into his approach to music.
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