NASHVILLE, TN. (Sony
Music Nashville) - Multi-platinum country singer, songwriter, performer and musician
Travis Tritt releases the most uncompromising album of his career, and he's set up the 12-song project with an equally aggressive schedule of media appearances.
My Honky Tonk History, produced by Tritt and Billy Joe Walker, Jr., is the most explosive album of the acclaimed performer's career. Having spent his entire career defying those who would pigeonhole him, earning respect as an accomplished talent in genres ranging from bluegrass to soul, Tritt is confounding predictions again with his most singularly southern rock and country release yet, his ninth album and third for Columbia Records Nashville.
After a chart-climbing first single, "The Girl's Gone Wild," Tritt releases the timely follow-up, "What Say You," a politically-slanted duet with John Mellencamp. Grammy Award winning instrumentalist Bela Fleck plays mandolin on the song.
Other media on the docket include an Aug. 24 performance on "Late Night with Craig Kilborn," a spot on entertainment news magazine "Extra," and an interview for an upcoming ESPN documentary about the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. Travis will also perform at the Republican National Convention on August 30th.
Travis is also the only country artist invited to perform at the prestigious Ray Charles benefit concert in Los Angeles on September 29. Other notable performers include James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Stevie Wonder and host Bill Cosby. The All-Star Tribute Gala announces the unveiling of the future Ray Charles Performing Arts Center, to be built on the Morehouse College campus in Atlanta, Ga.
With the 1990 release of his debut album Country Club, Travis Tritt quickly established himself as one of country music's most popular, acclaimed and diverse artists. Despite attempts to peg him as a country-rocker, he has repeatedly shown an aptitude for defying convention. Whether it's picking up a banjo with the likes of the late Bill Monroe or Earl Scruggs, or breathing R&B fire with Patti Labelle or Ray Charles, Tritt has earned his acceptance as a musician's musician.
"Travis Tritt's History is full of memorable songs." - USA Today (3 out of 4 stars)
"'History' just might go down as his best work to date." - MSNBC.com
