Jimmy Rankin - Harvest Highway - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Jimmy Rankin - Handmade [COMPACT DISCS] date 07/20/2018

2018 from the Canadian singer/songwriter. Jimmy Rankin's Moving East is pure East Coast, a homecoming album featuring true stories, tall tales and bittersweet ballads, and the classic folk-rock sound that Rankin helped pioneer. Just at a time when people are searching out authentic cultural voices, strong stories and well-crafted songs, Rankin has made an unapologetically East Coast folk-rock record, with a raw, unsentimental and current edge. It's called Moving East because that's exactly what Jimmy's done. He's moved back to Nova Scotia after seven years living and working in Nashville. Hooking up with fellow Nova Scotian Joel Plaskett as producer, he's made an album appealing to young and old alike, with songs running the gamut from gritty pub tunes to soulful ballads all featuring great storytelling, and fine songwriting.

High Roller Records, When the late great Rhett Forrester left New York's Riot after their well received 1983 »Born In America« album, it did not take too long for him to start work on his first solo record. »Gone With The Wind« was originally issued on French tag Bernett Records in 1984. »Even The Score« from 1988 was the second and last official solo album by Rhett Forrester as the legendary singer was shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 22nd 1994 at the age of 37. Although »Even The Score« was not followed by another studio album, Rhett did not stop recording new music, collaborating with various musicians in different bands and projects over a period of six years until his untimely death in 1994. Two of them can be heard on »The Canadian Years«. Dr. Dirty (the group was initially called Mr. Dirty but the name was changed to Dr. Dirty because of the use of two D's for a logo) was the brainchild of guitarist Rob Robins. He explains InchScot Gaines on bass and myself had been writing for almost a year when we ran into Rhett Forrester in Calgary. He had just finished his time with Rick Plester's Black Symphony. We were looking for a singer to do some gigs with. Rhett's name was brought up and we had a meeting with him, and it seemed like a great fit! We immediately played him the songs we had been working on. Rhett was always great in the studio getting his parts down. Totally pro. No matter what we would throw at him, Rhett always delivered a great performance.Inch The actual demo sessions for Dr. Dirty took place from 1992 through to early 1993. Rob Robins InchWe did four songs in Calgary 'Red Bone Rock', 'Smoking Gun', 'In And Out' and 'Coming Home'. In LA we did 'Rescue Me', 'Hold On', 'Love Song' and 'Too Little Too Late'. Originally we had some interest from a tag just when the project split up.Inch Probably one of Rhett Forrester's most unusual co