Steve Martin "The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo" (Rounder)

Burlington, MA – Steve Martin will perform a song that he wrote from his musical debut CD, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo (Rounder), on the American Idol finale tonight, Wednesday, May 20th.

After a successful run with a limited release of The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo, multi-talented Grammy^® and Emmy^® winning actor/comedian/musician and bestselling author Steve Martin released the album on Rounder Records May 19. Originally released exclusively through Amazon.com on January 27, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo (Rounder) reached #1 on Billboard’s Top Bluegrass Albums chart, #7 on Billboard’s Top Internet Albums chart, #38 on Billboard’s Top Independent Albums chart and reached #2 on Amazon’s Top Music Sellers. All of the songs on The Crow were written by Martin.

Upcoming Steve Martin Performances

After a successful performance at Club Nokia in Los Angeles, Martin will perform music with The Steep Canyon Rangers band and John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder) for three shows at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York on May 27 and 28. Steve will be a featured guest at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on May 30 during Vince Gills’ portion of the concert/radio shows. In addition to Gill and McEuen, several of the other players who performed on The Crow will perform with him including Gary Scruggs, Tim O’Brien and Stewart Duncan. Martin will also be appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 25 and on Jimmy Fallon on June 2.

About Steve Martin

Steve Martin is a three-time Grammy^® winner, the latest for his collaboration with Earl Scruggs on Foggy Mountain Breakdown (2001) and two for comedy albums Wild and Crazy Guy (1978) and Let’s Get Small (1977.) After playing on the Grammy^® Award winning Foggy Mountain Breakdown with Earl Scruggs, Martin began writing a string of new banjo songs, some with lyrics and some as instrumentals. An album 45 years in the making, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo features special vocal appearances by Mary Black, Vince Gill, Tim O’Brien, Dolly Parton and instrumental guest spots by Earl Scruggs, McEuen, Stuart Duncan, Jerry Douglas, Pete Wernick and Tony Trischka. The Crow was recorded in Dublin, Hollywood, Nashville and New Jersey.

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