This is a great country tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd. These songs sound different than the Skynyrd versions, but they are very good. It's nice to have this variety of sound, available on these Skynyd Classics. All of these artists on this cd have a lot of backing musicians, which makes the sound quality very good. Plus, this one includes a Skynyrd rarity, "Four Walls of Raiford". This song was written by the late/great Ronnie Van Zant and Jeff Carlisi. This CD is well worth the price, just for that one song alone. It's a great "prison" song. Plus, you get a female singer (Ashley Ray) performing "Sweet Home Alabama", which is nice.
Don Ray Band, Kickstands Up is a Best Of album compiled of the bands best Biker themed songs. Kickstands Up also features three brand new tracks. The title track salutes the generous nature of the Biker community, The Ride is the sentiment of all Bikers after a long Winter and Eagles and Buffalo is the bands Sturgis Bike Rally anthem. Motorcycle enthusiasts everywhere are rallying around this album…
What do Keith Anderson, Rodney Atkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Winter, Delbert McClinton, Buddy Guy, Van Zant, George Thorogood, Hank Williams, Jr., Montgomery Gentry, Susan Tedeschi, and Shemekia Copeland all have in common?Triple threat, two-time Grammy®-nominated Songwriter,Singer, Producer & Drummer:TOM HAMBRIDGE!
A native son of Buffalo, New York, Tom started playing drums at the the age of 5. Tom's formal education began with a scholarship at Boston's Berklee School of Music, where he frequently returns as a guest lecturer. After years of touring and performances with many of the biggest names in the business (Chuck Berry, Roy Buchanan and many more), Tom set his sights on Nashville where he lives and works today as a producer, songwriter, and performer.Since arriving in Nashville, Hambridge has enjoyed remarkable success with countless songs being used in major motion pictures, television and by many legendary recording stars including: Buddy Guy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Montgomery Gentry and Johnny Winter……