Audio | Warren Haynes Shares Another New Single
By Andy Kahn Jun 15, 2015 • 12:30 pm PDT
Warren Haynes has shared an additional track from his upcoming solo album recorded with Railroad Earth, premiering “Company Man” at Billboard. It’s the second single issued from Ashes & Dust which will be released July 24 on Concord Records.
Here’s what Billboard reported regarding “Company Man”:
It’s a song about Haynes’ father, which he wrote several years ago and then revised after “kind of interviewing him to make sure that all the facts were accurate” during a trip to New Orleans. “My dad grew up working in a grocery store for 23 years and then the company was gonna close down in the southeast,” Haynes recalls. “They said they could relocate him to the West Coast or Northeast or Midwest or something, but he wasn’t into it. That’s not where his roots were. He didn’t want to move his whole family. So he said no and started over and got a job in a factory where kids had more seniority than him. To me it’s just a true Southern tale of someone who lived their life by his own standards. He has a lot of conviction, and I’ve always admired him for it.”
Last week Haynes added several concerts to his touring schedule, including his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He also previously shared the Ashes & Dust lead single, “Spots of Time” which you can stream along with “Company Man” below:
Here’s what Billboard reported regarding “Company Man”:
It’s a song about Haynes’ father, which he wrote several years ago and then revised after “kind of interviewing him to make sure that all the facts were accurate” during a trip to New Orleans. “My dad grew up working in a grocery store for 23 years and then the company was gonna close down in the southeast,” Haynes recalls. “They said they could relocate him to the West Coast or Northeast or Midwest or something, but he wasn’t into it. That’s not where his roots were. He didn’t want to move his whole family. So he said no and started over and got a job in a factory where kids had more seniority than him. To me it’s just a true Southern tale of someone who lived their life by his own standards. He has a lot of conviction, and I’ve always admired him for it.”
Last week Haynes added several concerts to his touring schedule, including his first appearance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He also previously shared the Ashes & Dust lead single, “Spots of Time” which you can stream along with “Company Man” below:
