127 Rose Avenue Explained
127 Rose Avenue is the fifty-first studio album from American musician Hank Williams, Jr. This album was released June 16, 2009 on Curb Records, his last for the label. It includes the single "Red, White & Pink Slip Blues", which peaked at #43 on the U.S. country singles charts shortly before the album's release. The album title "127 Rose Avenue" is a reference to the boyhood home of Hank Williams Sr in Georgiana, AL. One of the co-writers Bud McGuire was inspired after a visit to the home, whose actual address is 127 Rose Street. The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard country chart.
Personnel
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Mark Catacchia – assistant engineer
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar
- Lisa Cochran – background vocals
- Perry Coleman – background vocals
- Eric Darken – jaw harp, marimba
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- Doug Johnson – background vocals, producer, engineer
- Jelly Roll Johnson – harmonica
- Troy Johnson – background vocals
- Troy Lancaster – electric guitar
- Paul Leim – drums
- Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar
- Ken Levitan – management
- Joe Martino – assistant engineer
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Patrick Murphy – engineer
- John Ozier – production coordination
- Robert Randolph – steel guitar
- Scotty Sanders – steel guitar
- Ed Seay – background vocals, engineer, mixing
- Shawn Simpson – digital editing
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar
- Bobby Terry – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar
- Steve Turner – drums
- Dennis Wage – Hammond B-3 organ
- Craig White – digital editing
- Hank Williams, Jr. – electric guitar, lead vocals, producer
- Hank Williams – mastering
Charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009. Billboard. December 9, 2020.
