"This album is dedicated to the late Johnny Pierce - my Oklahoma brother" - Ron Rutherford, 2006.
Ron Rutherford’s release, "Lone Wolf", is a brilliant
emotional journey you have to take to its end. It is next to impossible
to stop listening to the CD before its final cut. Only then will you be
satisfied. After you have heard it all the way through once,
you’ll simply want to listen to it over and over. Ron’s
unique voice, combined with the sounds of some of the finest musicians
you’ve ever heard, make the album a continuing treat.
You’ll always hear something brand new.
The first song, “Freak Flag”, is a rollicking
introduction to Ron Rutherford – Texan, New Yorker, Country
Rockin’ rebel. He knows where he’s going and happy to have
you tag along.
“Unlucky Love”, the next one, is far from unlucky
or sad. This beautiful ballad is all about being awakened to the
reality of true, sweet, lasting love.
Ron says his music comes from his life experiences, and not
all of them have been happy. Everyone knows things don’t always
work out as planned. In “Bye Bye Baby Bye Bye”, this
down-to-the-bone singer/songwriter takes us through a lovers’
breakup, describing every feeling, every step of the way, until,
finally – it’s done.
How did you feel after the loss of that first real love? A
hole is a place where something used to be. In “Hole In My
Heart”, the relentless Ron Rutherford describes for you –
reminds you – how the bottom really feels when you finally touch
down.
“Let Love Be” brings blessed relief. This
gorgeous acoustic outing is the experienced voice of one who has been
through the worst and come out whole. Ron, accompanied by the
incomparable guitar work of John Groover McDuffie, tells us how simple,
how easy love can be, if we let it.
“This Is True” just makes you feel good.
It’s a romp with a happy man who can describe the top as well as
he can the bottom.
“Damned” is a story you have to hear. This one is
an eerie outing that brings you out the top in the end. It’s a
feature length film in five minutes.
“Tennessee Moon” is Ron’s grateful tribute to his good friend Johnny, bass player/guitarist/producer.
The title song, “Lone Wolf”, through Ron
Rutherford’s high, clear voice, paints pictures and tells a story
you’ll just have to experience again and again.
“Many Moons Ago” is the penultimate song on the
album. “Don’t I know You?” “When did we do this
before?” “Are we friend or foe? Do you remember?”
Once Ted Falcon’s supernatural fiddle introduces this one you
know you’re in for something remarkable, stimulating, that
somehow familiar trail you didn’t take ... this time.
“Dirt Road” is all country. It’s the story
of “down home boy makes good”. It is exactly what you want
to hear.
Listen to Ron Rutherford’s release, “Lone
Wolf”, all the way through. It’s a trip you’ll want
to make again and again.
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