Released October 17, 1989 Artist The Kentucky Headhunters Label PolyGram | Length 34:21 Release date 17 October 1989 | |
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Producer The Kentucky Headhunters Similar The Kentucky Headhunters albums, Southern rock albums |
Pickin' on Nashville is the debut album from the American country rock/southern rock band The Kentucky Headhunters. It features the singles "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine", "Oh Lonesome Me", "Dumas Walker", and "Rock 'n' Roll Angel", all of which charted in the Top 40 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "Oh Lonesome Me" was also the highest charting, at #8. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for the band in 1991.
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"Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" is a cover of a Bill Monroe song, "Skip a Rope" a cover of a Henson Cargill song, and "Oh Lonesome Me" a cover of a Don Gibson song. After brothers Ricky Lee and Doug Phelps left the band in 1992 to form the duo Brother Phelps, they recorded "Ragtop" on their second album (1994's Any Way the Wind Blows). Doug rejoined the band in 1997.
The kentucky headhunters walk softly on this heart of mine
Personnel
Songs
1Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine3:47
2Dumas Walker2:52
3Rag Top3:14