“CASS COUNTY TOUR 2015” TO LAUNCH OCTOBER 3
Don Henley’s First Solo Album in 15 Years – CASS COUNTY – to be Released September 25, 2015
Tickets on sale beginning Friday, August 7 at 10 AM
(Photo credit: Danny Clinch)
Don Henley will launch the “CASS COUNTY TOUR 2015” on October 3 in Phoenix, Arizona, following the September 25 release of CASS COUNTY, his fifth studio album and first solo album in 15 years. Each ticket ordered online through the primary ticket outlet will receive a CASS COUNTY deluxe CD. Ticket buyers will receive an email notification to confirm the delivery details for their album. Singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin will open on all the dates. A full listing of all the tour dates can be found below.
Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, August 7 at 10 AM for the concerts in Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA Phoenix, AZ; Port Chester, NY; San Francisco, CA; Toronto, ON; Washington D.C. Tickets will go on sale to the public Saturday, August 8 at 10 AM for the concerts in Detroit, MI; Grand Prairie, TX; and Santa Barbara, CA. Tickets for the Los Angeles concert at the fabulous Forum go on sale Saturday, August 14 at 10 AM. Advanced tickets will go on sale to American Express® Cardmembers beginning Monday, August 3 at 10 AM.
CASS COUNTY, named for the northeastern Texas county in which Henley was raised, will be available as a 12-song standard CD and digital album, as well as a 16-track deluxe version, which will be available on CD, digitally, and a double disc, 180 gram Vinyl LP. The track listing can be found below and a sneak peek of the album can be seen here. The album is being released in the U.S. through Capitol Records.
A super deluxe version of the album will also be available in Don Henley’s official online store, including a 50 -page booklet with exclusive photos, collector postcards, deluxe CD album, and as a deluxe Vinyl (2-Disc 180 Gram). A limited number of bundles will also be offered, including a T-shirt and 12X12 lithograph.
Fans who preorder CASS COUNTY on iTunes will instantly receive downloads of “That Old Flame” and “Take A Picture of This.”
CASS COUNTY TRACKLISTING
Deluxe – CD, Digital & Vinyl:
1. “Bramble Rose” (featuring Mick Jagger & Miranda Lambert)
2. “The Cost of Living” (featuring Merle Haggard)
3. “No, Thank You”
4. “Waiting Tables”
5. “Take A Picture of This”
6. “Too Far Gone”
7. “That Old Flame” (featuring Martina McBride)
8. “The Brand New Tennessee Waltz”
9. “Words Can Break Your Heart”
10. “When I Stop Dreaming” (featuring Dolly Parton)
11. “Praying for Rain”
12. “Too Much Pride”
13. “She Sang Hymns Out of Tune”
14. “Train In The Distance”
15. “A Younger Man”
16. “Where I Am Now”
Standard – CD & Digital:
1. “Bramble Rose” (featuring Mick Jagger & Miranda Lambert)
2. “The Cost of Living” (featuring Merle Haggard)
3. “Take A Picture of This”
4. “Waiting Tables”
5. “No, Thank You”
6. “Praying for Rain”
7. “Words Can Break Your Heart”
8. “That Old Flame” (featuring Martina McBride)
9. “When I Stop Dreaming” (featuring Dolly Parton)
10. “A Younger Man”
11. “Train In The Distance”
12. “Where I Am Now”
CASS COUNTY was produced by Don Henley and Stan Lynch, who also co-wrote 11 of the songs on the album, and represents both Henley’s roots and the next stop on his creative journey. He says, “I was born and raised in Texas. I’m a Southerner and a Texan. So this is a natural progression for me. It’s who I am and where I come from.”
Recorded primarily in Nashville, Tennessee, and Dallas, Texas, the album includes guest appearances from Merle Haggard, Miranda Lambert, Mick Jagger, Martina McBride, Jamey Johnson, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill and Dolly Parton. When asked about making the album, Henley exclaimed, “I can truthfully say, I enjoyed making this record more than any record I’ve made in my career because of the people who participated.”
Don Henley, both as solo artist and as a member of the Eagles, has received many accolades, including eight GRAMMY Awards, numerous gold and platinum records and performed sold-out concert tours worldwide. A respected, popular and critically celebrated musical artist, Henley is a founding member, vocalist and songwriter of the Eagles that has become one of the most influential bands in America. Henley’s solo career is acclaimed with such hits as Dirty Laundry, Heart Of The Matter, Boys Of Summer, The End Of The Innocence, and All She Wants To Do Is Dance. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, and will receive the 2015 Kennedy Center honors later this year, as a member of the Eagles.
Henley’s career as a musician and activist continues to evolve. In 1990, he founded the Walden Woods Project (www.walden.org), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to protecting the historic woods in Massachusetts where author/philosopher Henry David Thoreau first championed the concept of land conservation. The Project, celebrating its 25th anniversary has protected vast tracts of Walden Woods from the threat of commercial development, has created a highly acclaimed environmental educational initiative for students (www.worldwidewaldens.org), and maintains the most important library of Thoreau-related research material in the world. In addition, Henley founded the Caddo Lake Institute in his native East Texas, a privately operating foundation to act as an “ecosystem-specific” sponsoring entity, underwriting local wetland science and conservation education including cultural and ecological research and monitoring. Henley also co-founded the Recording Artists’ Coalition, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group formed to represent the interests of recording artists.
In the decades since the release of her debut album, GRAMMY Award winner Shawn Colvin has released a string of superlative albums and established an enduring reputation as one of America’s great live performers. Her lasting appeal is due in part to her willingness to lay herself bare in song coupled with a wry wit and mesmerizing guitar playing. Her forthcoming album Uncovered (Concord Records, Sept. 25th) is the long-awaited follow-up to fan favorite Cover Girl. On Uncovered, Colvin shines with sublime sensitivity, casting new light on an exquisitely curated collection of songs from some of the most admired writers in popular music history including Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Graham Nash and Robbie Robertson. Eagles guitarist Steuart Smith (who produced Cover Girl) re-teams with Colvin to craft unhurried, rich renditions of these compositions, each one loving and heartfelt; an elegant tribute by a masterful interpreter.
(Photo credit: Danny Clinch)
CASS COUNTY TOUR 2015:
3-Oct SAT Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre
5-Oct MON San Francisco, CA The Masonic
7-Oct WED Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
9-Oct FRI Los Angeles, CA The Forum
13-Oct TUE Denver, CO Bellco Theatre
15-Oct THU Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
17-Oct SAT Atlanta, GA Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
18-Oct SUN Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
2-Nov MON New York, NY Beacon Theatre
3-Nov TUE Port Chester, NY Capitol Theatre
5-Nov THU Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
7-Nov SAT Detroit, MI Fox Theatre Detroit
8-Nov SUN Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
10-Nov TUE Toronto, ON Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
12-Nov THU Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music
Visit donhenley.com for more information.
