The Burnett Sisters Band – photo © Rex Yau
Pinecastle Records has shared another track from Easy Come, Easy Go, the current project from The Burnett Sisters Band, as a single.
This time it’s Lovesick Blues, made famous by Hank Williams in 1949. It was the first #1 hit for Hank, and surprisingly enough, the song actually came from a Broadway musical called Oh, Ernest, first performed in 1922. The story goes that Williams tried it out on the Louisiana Hayride one night, and it went over so big that he rushed into the studio to record it with his trademark yodel.
The Burnetts give it an acoustic swing treatment, with mandolinist Anneli Burnett singing the lead. Support comes from sisters Anissa Burnett on fiddle and Sophia Burnett on bass, plus Geary Allen on guitar, and John Gardner on drums.
This is one of those songs that one can never tire of hearing, and the sisters give it a solid reading.
Check it out.
Lovesick Blues, and the full Easy Come, Easy Go album, are available now from popular download and streaming services online, and to radio programmers via AirPlay Direct.
