Ronnie McDowell Collaborates
With Legendary Righteous Brothers and John Schneider
NASHVILLE, TN — Entertainer extraordinaire Ronnie McDowell is stirring a hot new buzz with his latest single, “Country Heaven.” Fans can tune-in to hear the song and stories behind the project, this afternoon, Monday, October 14th at 4 p.m. central time on the Real Deal Country Show with Woody Adkins at 89.5 FM on the dial in Columbia, Missouri or online at www.kopn.org. Another opportunity to catch Ronnie McDowell on the radio comes up Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. central time with Panama Jack on 102.5 WOW Country on the FM radio dial in Crossville, Tennessee and online at 1025WowCountry.com.
This new collaboration is an updated version of the iconic Righteous Brothers hit, “Rock and Roll Heaven,” appropriately titled, “Country Heaven.” McDowell worked a new arrangement on the classic which he says, “I am so proud of this recording. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”
Along with Ronnie McDowell, actor, film maker, singer and songwriter John Schneider belts out the soulful lyrics, “If theres a Country Heaven, then you know they have a hell of a band.” Added to the mix are Bill Medley and Bucky Heard of The Righteous Brothers bringing back the authenticity from the original hit.
“Country Heaven” is the first single and title track from Ronnie McDowell’s new album. The project features Ronnie McDowell on duets with some of music’s biggest hitmakers, from Conway Twitty to Wayne Newton, Jerry Lee Lewis, T. Graham Brown, Dolly Parton, The Oak Ridge Boys and The Righteous Brothers. A special song recorded by John Schneider honoring the two stars’ favorite restaurant, during an important anniversary year for the establishment, is an added bonus, The Cracker Barrel Song.
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Country Heaven Tracks:
1. Country Heaven with Bill Medley and John Schneider (new)
2. It’s Only Make Believe with Conway Twitty (slow)
3. Heartache By The Numbers with Jerry Lee Lewis
4. She’s My Saturday Night Special with Wayne Newton
5. Blue Velvet with Bobby Vinton
6. Never Too Old Too Rock & Roll with Jerry Lee Lewis (slow)
7. Boardwalk Girl with Bill Pinkney and The Drifters
8. Shame On Me with T Graham Brown
9. Rocket 88 with Bill Medley
10. It’s Only Make Believe (uptempo) with Conway Twitty
11. Bring Back Rock & Roll with Bill Medley, Billy Swan and Steve Geppi (video available)
12. Never Too Old To Rock & Roll with Jerry Lee Lewis (fast)
13. Lost In Dirty Dancing with Bill Medley (studio version)
14. Burning Bridges with Jack Scott
15. I Dreamed About ELVIS with Dolly Parton
16. Make America Great Again with The Oak Ridge Boys
17. Lost In Dirty Dancing with Bill Medley (remix)
18. One Big Family with Roy Acuff, Rex Allen Jr., Lynn Anderson, Eddy Arnold, Chet Atkins, Bobby Bare, Lane Brody, T. Graham Brown, Jimmy Dickens, Karen Taylor-Good, Dobie Gray, Sonny James, George Jones, the Kendalls, Dave Kirby, The Jordanaires, Kathy Mattea, O.B. McClinton, Lorrie Morgan, Colleen Peterson, Boots Randolph, Jerry Reed, Jeannie C. Riley, Ronny Robbins, Ray Sawyer, Troy Seals, Jeannie Seely, Rick Schulman, Tanya Tucker, Mack Vickery, Porter Wagoner, Leona Williams, Bergen White and Faron Young
19. Oh How Happy with Willie Nelson, The Oak Ridge Boys, T.G. Sheppard Billy Joel Royal and John Conlee***Bonus Track – Cracker Barrel Song by John Schneider