Stokes Nielson, frontman for country music's The Lost Trailers, has combined his love of hip-hop, pop, and country on the anthemic party hit dubbed "Gravy (All The Bad Girls)."
Recorded in Los Angeles and U.K.'s Abbey Road Studios with producer Brian Kennedy, the track also features Latin hip-hop star Baby Bash. Moreover, the single recently entered the Pop 100 radio chart and earlier this month Yahoo! Music exclusively premiered the video on its front page.
As for the video in honor of "Gravy," it was directed by Stokes' buddy, Harrison Tobin. The tongue-in-cheek, vintage MTV-inspired clip was shot in Tokyo, London, Los Angeles and New York, report PR reps.
"After last year's ACM Awards, I was introduced to pop producer Brian Kennedy and we immediately hit it off," Nielson says. "On The Lost Trailers previous album, Holler Back, we did a song I wrote (also called "Gravy") that straddled country and hip-hop, but Brian and I thought that it would be great to take it a step further and try out a collaboration on the tune."
Consequently, Nielson said he"rewrote the verses to be even more hip-hop influenced, added some international elements, and we called up our label mate and friend Baby Bash to record a verse."
As for the number's pop-chart success, "No one is more surprised about the success of this song than me," Nielson said, laughing. "I just did it out of pure love for music. I like and listen to all kinds of music. When I was growing up my friends and I would blast Jay-Z right next to Hank Jr."
In related news, The Lost Trailers will soon head out on one of biggest tours of the year opening up for Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum. At this writing, they have confirmed 17 dates in the U.S. and Canada beginning this month and continuing through early April 2010.
Currently in the studio in L.A. working on a new CD for BNA Records, The Lost Trailers' upcoming dates with headliner McGraw are as follows:
2/11 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
2/12 - Madison, WI - Alliant Energy Center
2/13 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
2/19 - Roanoke, VA - Roanoke Civic Center
2/20 - Huntington, WV - Big Sandy Superstore Arena
2/21 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center Arena
2/25 - Columbia, MO - Mizzou Arena
2/26 - Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena
2/27 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
3/6 - Hidalgo, TX - Dodge Arena
3/25 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
3/27 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
3/28 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre 3
3/30 - Winnipeg, MB - MB MTS Centre
4/8 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
4/9 - Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena
4/10 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Arena
For more info: Official Web site of The Lost Trailers, Rage against the recession: The Lost Trailers' new tour gives back to communities, Focus of The Lost Trailers' new tour lands band on AP Television and CNN, The Lost Trailers on Twitter and The Lost Trailers break attendance record in Michigan, promote new single
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