Randy Rogers Band Randy Rogers Q&A
by Michael Devers
September 2008 Yes, the Randy Rogers Band is on Mercury Nashville. Yes, their label mates include Sugarland, Billy Currington, and Bon Jovi. And yes, they will be making an appearance during the annual Nashville orgy know as Fan Fest. But if there's anyone out there yelling "sellout!" they're either not paying attention or they're just willfully ignorant. To start with, the lead track on the band's new CD, Randy Rogers Band, wasn't written by some Nashville "song doctor", or for that matter, even by Randy Rogers. Jon Richardson, the band's bass player wrote "Wicked Ways" and the only other solo-write on the album was turned in by the band's guitar player, Geoffrey Hill on "Break Even". Randy co-wrote every other track on the album with the exception of the albums swan song, "This Is Goodbye". While a great song, it's definitely more of an album track than some over-mixed, over-calculated hit jammed onto the record to give a radio promoter "something to work with". It was written by an Oklahoma songwriter and friend of Randy's (Clint Ingersoll), and Heather Morgan, who used to open for the RRB during the Like It Used To Be days. A quick perusal of the album credits reveals that the band playing on the record is the same one you'll see if you drop by Cheatham Street Warehouse for one of the group's legendary shows there. Which is another thing – they could make significantly more money playing somewhere else in the area, but they make it a point to celebrate each significant milestone in their career with a show at the birthplace of the Randy Rogers Band. Read Michael Devers' full interview with Randy Rogers Autographed Bookets
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