Search - Alan Laney :: Livin' On the Edge

Alan Laney is no stranger to the Bluegrass music community. Most people knowhim as a singer/songwriter. He has had his songs recorded by both Country and Bluegrass artists such as Charlie Louvin, Joe Diffie, Kix Brooks, Shania Twain, Brad Martin, Rosie Flores, Chad Austin, Seldom Scene, Tim Graves and Cherokee, James Monroe, Andy Griggs, Larry Sparks, The Special Consensus,and others, as well as his own performances in 3 made for TV movies. His roots, however, trace back to the hills of East Tennessee, where during and after his high school years he sang and played with Bluegrass pickers Johnny Davis, Clyde Blaylock, John Graven, and others. He eventually headed off to college, then the US Army, and spent a few years in the cattle business with brief stints in and out of bands and studios in between, until eventually settling down in Nashville to focus on his love for songwriting. It was on a songwriting excursion to East Kentucky for a week in 1998, that Alan realized how much he missed playing and singing Bluegrass music. Upon returning to Nashville, he discussed his ambition with old friends working in Bluegrass and former band member/co-writer Billy Graham, who eventually suggested calling their old friend and co-writer/picker/producer Carl Jackson. Then the process of going through their songs and writing more material for the project began. It took a couple of years of getting back out and playing while the writing process evolved, but Alan says, "it was all worth the wait, for an album of great songs, great playing, and vocals that will make you want to hear these songs over and over again.