![]() With 14 songs brimming with hot licks, classic songcraft, even some boundary-stretching electric guitar, and once again, Del’s matchless vocal delivery, the Del McCoury Band moves up the gold bar standard of bluegrass yet another notch. On Friday, Rolling Stone Country debuted the single “To Make Love Sweeter For You” calling it a “tempting taste” of the forthcoming LP noting “…McCoury’s high lonesome vocal is accompanied by rolling piano and weepy fiddle, turning the romantic tune into one that could easily pivot toward unrelenting regret.” Also last week, Garden & Gun debuted Del McCoury’s Back Porch Session featuring 3 songs, one of which (“Letters Have No Arms”) is on the new record. On May 25th (the same weekend as the 11th annual all-star DelFest event) Del McCoury continues with the release of his new album Del McCoury Still Sings Bluegrass (the album title is a nod to his 1968 record, Del McCoury Sings Bluegrass). Where audiences number in the tens of thousands, and admirers as diverse as country-rock icon Steve Earle and jamband royalty Phish count as two among hundreds, there is Del. From headlining sold-out concerts to music festivals of all genres, including one carrying his namesake, there is Del. ![]() ![]() ![]() From the nascent sound of bluegrass that charmed hardscrabble hillbilly honkytonks, rural schoolhouse stages, and the crowning glory of the Grand Ole Opry to the present-day culture-buzz of viral videos and digital streams, Del is the living link. Even among the pantheon of music’s finest artists, Del McCoury stands alone. ![]()
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