The 78 year old grandfather will release his debut album, GRAND MAN, on Valentines Day.
You may have first heard about Rusty on Hayley Williams’ solo album ‘Petals for Armor.’ Paramore bandmate Taylor York helped sample Rusty’s ‘Friends or Lovers’ on the track ‘Crystal Clear.’ Now, with the help of drummer Zac Farro’s own label, ‘Congrats Records,’ the debut album will finally see the light of day after 50 years.
“So many people our age are mining these albums for tones and things you can’t even replicate. And Grandat has a way of cutting to the core of a feeling, and not overcomplicating it. Which we tend to do, because the world is hard. It’s nice when you can hear something plain and simple and know that it is true,” says Hayley Williams. Zac Farro adds, “I thought that it was a crime that these songs were sitting there on the shelf.”
“I don’t expect anything, and I’m too old to be famous,” Rusty said. “But I just want to know someone liked what I did, and to be touched by whatever the hell they are listening to. I want people to see how it felt when things were real.”
Tracklist:
Knocking (At Your Door)
Can’t Stay Away
Angel Eyes
Wanted
Fade Away
If Only For A While
Never Gonna Stop
Lovers Only Come And Go
Every Time I’m High
The Only Way For Me To Say I Love You
Riverboat Gambler
Someone Who Happened To Me
Take Me Around The World