Jeff Bridges
Apr 25, 2011
The great actor and musician, Jeff Bridges, who earned an Academy Award for "Best Actor" for his portrayal of a grizzled former country music legend in the 2009 film "Crazy Heart," has signed a recording deal with EMI's Blue Note Records, which will release his major-label debut album in late summer.
After collaborating on "Crazy Heart" together, Bridges selected T-Bone Burnett to record with. Burnett is a multiple Grammy Award winning producer and songwriter and has worked with artists from Johnny Cash to Elton John and Leon Russell, Robert Plant, and many more. Bridges and Burnett met more than 30 years ago when Kris Kristofferson introduced them during the filming of the 1980 motion picture "Heaven's Gate." He co-wrote several songs for the soundtrack to "Crazy Heart," including "The Weary Kind," which earned Burnett his second Oscar nomination and first win (along with songwriter Ryan Bingham) for "Best Original Song."
Burnett has assembled a number of his key players to perform on Bridges' album, including Keefus Ciancia, Mark Ribot, Dennis Crouch, and Jay Bellerose, and guest vocalists Rosanne Cash, Sam Phillips. The album will hit stores in late summer.
For more about Jeff Bridges, who graces the cover of the current Esquire Magazine, visit his personal website www.jeffbridges.com.
By Jim Asker
