All-star musicians and superb songwriting collide with Cyrus family tradition on the debut, self-titled, album from Bobby & Teddi Cyrus.
Bobby is no stranger to the many facets of the music industry, having quite literally grown up with it all around him in the little town of Louisa, Kentucky.
His father, Bobby “Bob” Glenn Cyrus, is his biggest influence. “Music was a dream my dad aspired to, but never got to chase,” Cyrus reveals. “He chose to work and raise his four kids, and that in itself showed me what’s required of a man if he’s going to call himself a man. He encouraged and influenced me to do what I do, as well as to take care of my responsibilities. I learned to write songs by listening to his songs.”
He also pays Waylon Jennings, Ricky Skaggs, Larry Cordle, Kris Kristofferson and Keith Whitley, his respect among his professional influences.
Teddi Leigh, Bobby’s talented vocalist wife, also has firm bluegrass roots and the couple are looking forward to sharing their ‘labour of love’: “We are so blessed and excited to share our music with everyone. Thank you, Pinecastle Records for this opportunity. Thank you, to everyone involved in making this possible. To God be the glory!”
Bobby is, of course, more than aware how his famous surname raises eyebrows. Cyrus is the younger cousin to Billy Ray, and second cousin to Miley Cyrus.
Due to an age difference Cyrus never made a musical connection with his cousin until after Billy Ray had recorded his hit Achy Breaky Heart.
“Billy is nine years older than me,” said Cyrus. “As a kid I saw him at reunions and I always knew him but we never really connected. We did when I started performing. In the early 1990s, I was playing nightclubs and anywhere I could get a gig, and he was shooting to the top. I was proud and tickled to death for him.”
Billy Ray contributes a songwriting credit to Bobby & Teddi Cyrus with Roll That Rock.
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EAN:
755757125420
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Discs:
1
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Artist:
Bobby & Teddi Cyrus
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Brand:
CD
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Product Code:
PRC1254
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Weight:
0.1kg
