Steve Martin to make Opry debut
He’s “played” a lot of stages, but on May 30, 2009, Steve Martin will set foot on the stage at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry to perform songs from his new CD, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo.
This will be Martin’s debut appearance on the Opry stage. After a lifetime of stand up comedy, Martin is beginning to be taken seriously as a musician.
“The Opry audience will find out when Steve picks, that he’s a musician disguised as an actor,” said [John] McEuen
Martin will be joined on the Opry stage by John McEuen, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Stuart Duncan, Tim O’Brien, and more.
Martin will not only play, but he will also sing. He plans to sing.
Martin will sing his song “Late for School”– the second time he will have sung in public since the 1978 pop culture phenomenon King Tut, the first being on an appearance on Saturday Night Live earlier this year, when he hosted for the fifteenth time.
Email This Post
| Print | Top | 1 Comment
Reuters reported last night that Steve Martin has landed on the Billboard 200 this week. Martin has not had an album chart since his 1981 LP The Steve Martin Brothers. That LP featured comedy cuts on side one, with banjo tracks on side two. This time around though, Martin has charted with a purely music...
Speaking of Steve Martin (see previous post), here's another in our series of 2009 Red Carpet videos. These were filmed immediately prior to the IBMA Award Show.
This particular video features Doug McKelway interviewing John McEueun, who was instrumental in the production of Steve Martin's newest...
I had to rub my eyes after first reading this press release!
Steve Martin will be performing with his banjo tonight on the American Idol finale program. He'll be doing one of his songs from The Crow, officially released today (5/20) on Rounder Records.
The show airs at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Fox...
Yesterday's (2/4) edition of All Things Considered on National Public Radio included a lengthy interview with Steve Martin. The entire interview was dedicated to his love of the banjo, his serious passion for the instrument and, of course, his newly released album of original banjo music, The Crow.
Unlike...
Steve Martin is featured in a cover profile in this weeeknd's (1/25) issue of Parade Magazine.
The story, Even in tough times you can afford to laugh, is primarily about the importance of humor in a well-balanced life. Martin discusses how his approach to comedy has changed as he has gotten older,...
After supporting one bluegrass music veteran on several dates recently, Rebel recording artists Steep Canyon Rangers will be appearing with banjo player-cum-actor Steve Martin on the west coast at Club Nokia in Los Angeles next Monday, May 11.
The show to benefit Los Angeles Public Library begins...
Jacket Copy, the Los Angeles Times books blog, carried a review today on Steve Martin's show last night (5/11) with Steep Canyon Rangers in L.A.
Why the books blog, you may ask? Well, the show was a benefit for the L.A. Library, and part of their ALOUD series of lectures and arts presentations. The...
Video has been posted of Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers performing last night (10/5) on The Late Show with David Letterman.
The song is Saga Of The Old West, one Martin wrote, which is included on his current banjo CD, The Crow. He also performed it with the Rangers on the IBMA Awards Show...
Leave a comment
Comments are open and unmoderated for our registered users, only your first comment will require approval before publication. Comments do not necessarily reflect the views of The Bluegrass Blog. Obscene, abusive, silly, or annoying remarks may be deleted, but the fact that particular comments remain on the site in no way constitutes an endorsement of their content by The Bluegrass Blog.
Actually, Steve sang on stage, in public, in front of 100’s of people at the Mountain Song Festival in Brevard, NC, hosted by the Steep Canyon Rangers in September, 2008.
You must