Marty Raybon Back Into Country With New Album
Shenandoah's former lead singer, Marty
Raybon, who detoured to the bluegrass music of his youth in his last album, is solidly back in the country realm with
his latest collection, At His Best. Raybon rolled out the new music Tuesday (March 2) at a listening party held at
the offices of his Nashville label, GrandVista Music. "It's kind of like a male Alison
Krauss with a Dixie Chicks feel," he said in describing the sound
of the project. (Krauss collaborated with Shenandoah on the 1995 hit, "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart," which won
a Grammy for best country vocal collaboration.) Raybon said he hopes his first single from the new album, "Daddy
Phone," will fuel the movement to award both parents in a divorce equal custody of their children. Raybon co-produced
the album with Paul Carroll Binkley and co-wrote five of the 11 songs, including "Still My Little Man (Matty's Song)," dedicated
to his son who's now serving in Mosul, Iraq.
