Hard Working Americans - Hard Working Americans - Rock - CD

2014 debut album from this super group consisting of Todd Snider (vox), Dave Schools of Widespread Panic (bass), Neal Casal of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood (guitars/vox), Chad Staehly of Great American Taxi (keys) and Duane Trucks of King Lincoln and of the Trucks family lineage (drums). Hard Working Americans features 11 tracks written by a range of artists that include Randy Newman, Lucinda Williams, Kevin Gordon, Hayes Carll, Kevn Kinney (Drivin N Cryin'), Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, Brian Henneman (The Bottle Rockets), Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack, Kieran Kane, Chuck Mead (BR5-49), Don Herron and Frankie Miller (Elizabeth Cook). The album was produced by Dave Schools and Todd Snider. Special guests include John Popper and John Keane. The album was recorded at Bob Weirs TRI Studios is San Rafael, CA, mastered by Bob Ludwig and mixed by John Keane.

While Todd Snider is best known as a witty and insightful songwriter, in 2013 he gathered together a handful of friends who are also gifted musicians and let some of his favorite songwriters do the talking for a change. Hard Working Americans is a new band that features Snider on vocals and guitar, along with guitarist Neal Casal (of the Chris Robinson Brotherhood), bassist Dave Schools (from Widespread Panic), keyboardist Chad Staehly (Great American Taxi), and drummer Duane Trucks (King Lincoln). For their self-titled debut album, Hard Working Americans picked 11 cover tunes which deal with the hard truths of life among the working class, some recent compositions, and other, older songs that have remained relevant with the passage of time. Songs include "Welfare Music," "Blackland Farmer," "Mr. President, Have Pity on the Working Man," "Down to the Well," "Wrecking Ball," and six others. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Performer	Hard Working Americans
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	CD - ROCK
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2014
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	N
Number of tracks	11
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Hard Working Americans - Hard Working Americans [CD]
Track listing	Blackland Farmer, Another Train, Down to the Well, Mountain Song, Stomp and Holler, Straight to Hell, Welfare Music, Mr. President Have Pity on the Working Man, Run a Mile, I Don't Have a Gun, Wrecking Ball
Record label	Thirty Tigers
Composer	HARD WORKING AMERICANS
Songwriter	Randy Newman, Lucinda Williams, Kevin Gordon, Hayes Carll, Kevn Kinney, Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Brian Henneman, Will Kimbrough, Tommy Womack, Kieran Kane, Chuck Mead, Don Herron, Frankie Miller
Music producer	Dave Schools, Todd Snider
Track name	Blackland Farmer, Another Train, Down to the Well, The Mountain Song, Stomp and Holler, Straight to Hell, Welfare Music, Mr. President Have Pity on the Working Man, Run a Mile, I Don't Have a Gun
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N