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    • CD copy ofThe Hard Way Blues
    • LP copy ofThe Hard Way Blues pressed in Pearl White or Huntsville Prison Orange
      • Pearl White is a Hardcharger Records & Blue Élan Records exclusive pressing, limited to only 300 copies.
    • Digital copy of The Hard Way Blues upon release date
    • Longhorn Skull Triblend T-Shirt
      • Unisex t-shirt in Asphalt
      • 50% polyester, 25% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 25% rayon, 40 single
    • The Hard Way Blues guitar pick
    • Instant digital download of the following singles:
      • The Hard Way
      • Night Brain
      • Baby's Long Gone
      • Talkin' Company Man Blues

    Pre-order Disclaimer: This item is part of the Jesse Dayton - Hard Way Blues pre-order collection and has an estimated arrival date of May 31, 2024 (exclusions apply).

    Jesse Dayton isn't just an unsung hero of modern-day American music. He's a larger-than-life- storyteller who blurs the boundaries between genre and discipline, with a multi-decade career highlighting his work as a chart-topping songwriter, guitar hero, author, movie director, screenwriter, frontman, sideman, producer, and road warrior. Dayton redefines himself once again with The Hard Way Blues, a blues-based rock record produced by Grammy winner Shooter Jennings. Inspired by longtime influences like '70s-era Bob Dylan, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Mance Lipscomb, the album balances some of the sharpest songwriting of Dayton's career with loud guitar riffs and amplified attitude.

    "People might have expected us to make an outlaw record, but I've already done that," says Dayton. "I wanted to make something that reflected where I'm at right now, so we turned a musical corner and embraced a big rock sound with a lot of ripping, bluesy guitar leads. Sometimes, it sounds like Freddie King. Sometimes, it sounds like Jimmy Page. This record was completely liberating for me because it goes back to so many of my longtime influences. I don't care about genres, trends, or buzz words — I just care about being truthful to my own vision, and that's what The Hard Way Blues allowed me to do."

    CD Track Listing:

    1. The Hard Way
    2. Night Brain
    3. Talkin' Company Man Blues
    4. Baby's Long Gone
    5. Navasota
    6. Ballad of Boyd Elder
    7. Angel In My Pocket
    8. Huntsville Prison Rodeo
    9. Esther Pearl
    10. God Ain't Makin' No More of It

    Vinyl Track Listing

    SIDE A

    1. The Hard Way
    2. Night Brain
    3. Talkin' Company Man Blues
    4. Baby's Long Gone
    5. Navasota

    SIDE B

    1. Ballad of Boyd Elder
    2. Angel In My Pocket
    3. Huntsville Prison Rodeo
    4. Esther Pearl
    5. God Ain't Makin' No More of It
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