Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams has announced tour dates following the February 5 release of her forthcoming album The Ghosts of Highway 20 (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers). The tour will kick off in Los Angeles on March 4 and will include a special five night run at New York City’s City Winery March 13-18. See full list of tour dates below.
Recorded in the middle of arguably the most prolific period of her nearly four-decade career, The Ghosts of Highway 20 is unlike any other Williams’ album. The narratives revolve around the 1500-mile Highway 20 (aka Interstate 20) that runs in part from Georgia to Texas. Whether it is cities she has resided in (Atlanta, GA, Macon, GA), has family ties to (Shreveport, LA, Monroe, LA) or previously written about (Jackson, LA, Vicksburg, MS), Williams’ experiences and connections to these areas are the basis for one of her most uniquely personal albums yet. The press reaction to the album thus far has been fantastic, including this feature in the current issue of Garden & Gun, and the Wall Street Journal premiere of the track “If My Love Could Kill”. Click Here.
The Ghosts of Highway 20 features some of the most expansive and experimental arrangements Williams has ever recorded. Revered guitarists Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz provide incredible sonic textures and ethereal tones that enhance her brilliant writing and wise and weathered vocals on the new 14-song collection.
“Louisiana Story” and “Baton Rouge” evoke Southern imagery while “Dust” finds Williams inspired by a poem written by her late father, poet Miller Williams. She puts her signature on a new interpretation of Bruce Springsteen’s “Factory” and creates her own musical landscape with lost Woody Guthrie lyrics on “House of Earth”. View lyrics, credits and info HERE.
The Ghosts of Highway 20 was co-produced by Williams, Leisz and Tom Overby and recorded with Williams’ ace band Buick 6, who was recently named Best Backing Band of 2015 by Garden & Gun. View HERE.
Williams’ live performances are filled with passion and intimacy as she connects with her audiences on a very personal level allowing insight into the soul of her artistry.
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