Jeff White - "Blue Trail of Sorrow"

Jeff White - "Blue Trail of Sorrow"
Songwriter: Jeff White
Publishing: Shiroisan Music, BMG Chrysalis Rights Management BMI

The song Blue Trail of Sorrow was one of the first songs that I had recorded by another artist. Alison Krauss and Union Station recorded this song on their CD So Long So Wrong and it featured the lead singing of Dan Tyminski. I worked with Alison in the late 80’s and recorded two albums with her while in her group. I was living in Japan at the time the song was written and started trying to write more original songs at the urging of my friend Pete Wernick of the group Hot Rize. Pete it told me bluegrass music needs new songs and it prompted me to work harder at songwriting. I wrote a lot of my first record ’The White Album’ while in Japan in 1991. My new version of Blue Trail of sorrow features the fine twin fiddling of Mike Cleveland and Laura Cash and the powerful tenor singing of my friend Vince Gill. -Jeff White