Can’t Steal My Fire Listening Party
Join us on Saturday, October 19th, at 4:30 for a special edition of our weekly BEER:30 event. In addition to sipping on free cold ones, courtesy of Tennessee Brew Works, we'll be spinning the brand new tribute album to Nashville songwriting great Dave Olney. It's called Can't Steal My Fire: The Songs of Dave Olney and was lovingly produced by our longtime friend and associate Gwil Owen, a fine songwriter in his own right. The record is out on Friday, October 18th, on New West Records and features new versions of David Olney songs recorded by Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Willis Alan Ramsey, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Mary Gauthier, Jim Lauderdale, and Buddy Miller among others. The tracklist is also highlighted by a never-before released live recording by Townes Van Zandt!
“Anytime anyone asks me who my favorite music writers are, I say Mozart, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Bob Dylan and Dave Olney. Dave Olney is one of the best songwriters I’ve ever heard.” – Townes Van Zandt
Originally from Rhode Island, Olney moved to Nashville in the early ‘70s and fell in with a group of songwriters including Townes Van Zandt, John Hiatt, Steve Earle, Guy Clark, and Rodney Crowell. With his rock band David Olney and the X-Rays he toured tirelessly. He went on to release a string of brilliant albums and his songs were recorded by Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Del McCoury, Linda Ronstadt, and many others. But the bright lights of stardom never shone on David, and he died the way he lived: onstage in a club, far from home, singing a song.
This event is free to attend and we'll have some cool stuff for you if you do, plus free beer for those 21+! You can preorder a copy of Can't Steal My Fire now in the record shop and in the Grimey's webstore.
