Host of Veteran Artists Salute John D. Loudermilk on New Release

by VVN Music

Tobacco Road, Indian Reservation, Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye, Ebony Eyes, Talk Back Trembling Lips, Waterloo, Norman....those are just a few of the hits written by the late John D. Loudermilk.

On March 24, 2016, a host of artists came together at the Franklin Theater in Franklin, TN for an evening of music by the classic singer & songwriter including Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Doyle Lawson and many more.

That night will be chronicled on the album A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk which will be released on September 15 including 24 performances from the evening.  An edited version is also being produced for showing on PBS.

Loudermilk, who died on September 21, 2016 at the age of 82, was on hand for the show even though he was in frail condition.

A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk was produced by John Jorgenson, who was also the music director for the evening, along with Dixie Gamble.

The track list (veteran artists in bold):

• Everybody Knows – Harry Stinson
• Tobacco Road – Rodney Crowell
• Where Have They Gone – Emmylou Harris
• Blue Train – Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
• Windy and Warm – Tommy Emmanuel
• Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye – Rosanne Cash
• Midnight Bus – John Jorgenson
• Heaven Fell Last Night – The Whites with Ricky Skaggs
• It’s My Time – Herb Pedersen
• Ebony Eyes – Cory Chisel and Adriel Danae
• Bad News – Jimmy Hall
• Abilene – Mike Loudermilk
• Waterloo – Ricky Skaggs with The Whites
• Sad Movies – Deborah Allen
• Language of Love – Beth Nielsen Chapman
• Mr. Jones – Lee Roy Parnell
• Break My Mind – Bobby Braddock
• Big Daddy’s Alabama Bound – Buddy Greene
• Indian Reservation – John McFee
• Turn Me On – Beth Hooker
• Talk Back Trembling Lips – Becky Hobbs
• Sunglasses – Claudia Church
• The Great Snowman – Norro Wilson
• I Wanna Live – John Cowan