Cowboy Boots and Levis

Cowboy Boots and Levis- this idea has literally been kicking around for over a decade and this CD seemed like the perfect time to finish the song off. In the mid-nineties, I went to Nashville for a brief writing trip and I had the pleasure of meeting and hanging out with Keith Urban. He was roommates with a music publisher friend of mine living there and we all hooked up for dinner and then a jam at the house afterwards. The next night Keith had an audition for a very powerful manager named, Miles Copeland, manager of The Police. It was in a rehearsal space and was filled with friends/colleagues of Keith. He was quite a big star in Australia at the time but nobody knew who he was in Nashville, but after that showcase, they sure did! He rocked that room! He is such an amazing guitarist and when he did his own version of Devil Went Down To Georgia, playing all of the fiddle parts on guitar- I know he was going to be a star! I was so inspired by his performance, that night I wrote out a bunch of lyrics about him and his showcase. I sat on those lyrics for almost a decade because I wanted to make sure that I did the song justice in honor of him and all of the other male country stars that it is dedicated to. We coupled the lyrics with a bluesy/funky/country groove and opened up the bridge with some sweet harmonies- I am really happy with how this song turned out!