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Bluegrass star Rhonda Vincent adds her stellar vocals to "All Through Crying Over
You.” A solid shuffle song, it marks Jeannie's only songwriting contribution to this
album.

Sisters Cheryl and Sharon White of the group The Whites lend their vocals to "So
Far So Good,” a fantastic swing-themed tune that breezes along very smoothly.

"Old Flames" has been covered by greats Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton and is
a wonderful waltz that is perfect for dancers to sway with. This cut is a duet with
Waylon Payne, who is the son of two renown people in the country music realm.
Waylon's dad is Jody Payne, long time side man for Willie Nelson, and his mom,
Sammi Smith, had a smash number one hit with "Help Me Make It Through The
Night," which has become a standard.

One of country music's most dynamic performers, Ray Stevens, contributes his
vocals and piano skills on a duet of the Paul McCartney song, "Dance Tonight.”
Producer Don Cusic suggested the song for the project. Though it may seem out
of place for Jeannie, her fans may remember she also cut McCartney's "Yesterday"
on her first album, "The Seely Style," in 1966. Ray Stevens would also play another
role in the making of this album. There were 12 songs budgeted for this album, but
Ray had found the song "To Make A Dream Come True" and wanted Jeannie to
cut the song. After discussing it with Don Cusic, who explained that the album had
been completed, and pitching it to Jeannie, Ray said, "I have my own studio and I
will cut the track myself." That's exactly what he did! He recorded all the
instruments and backing vocals himself, and then brought Jeannie in to add her
vocal part. So, the song was then added to the album, thanks to the musical genius
and generosity of another American classic, Ray Stevens.

The album’s Executive Producer is Jim Ed Norman, who has arranged best-selling
albums for The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Hank Williams Jr., Crystal Gayle, Kenny
Rogers, and dozens more.

Jeannie Seely remains so vibrant and current, while keeping the tradition of real
country music alive and well. She is an absolute treasure and one of the nicest
people in the business. She continuously has an encouraging word for young
artists and continues to write with both seasoned and upcoming songwriters.
Jeannie has always been so gracious in her support of my radio show and
generously gave her time to me to record a track by track discussion on this new
project. Not only that, she honored me with the exclusive worldwide radio debut of
this project. You can hear that entire feature via this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYz4jM8D8EM

Order an autographed copy of American Classic or download at the following site:
http://www.jeannieseely.com/merchandise.cfm

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