What a glorious morning to wake up to!
Urban camping in our mobile crib is downright criminal fun…
Vernon feels complete. “We need a lot more Jesus” has finally been recorded.
And believe me when I say it is STELLAR!!! We haven’t even heard the master mix yet and we’re still stoked!!!!!!
I feel as though the whole spirituality behind this production really started the day of recording at Tony Buenger’s studio in Eclectic, Alabama.
Vernon and I came down here with just $20 in our pockets.
We left an icy cold, rainy Nashville in the middle of the night and crawled down to Montgomery to meet up with Curt.
Something just felt right about where this path was leading us. Especially the artists that were waiting for us to come together for Vernon’s song.
Only it’s not just a song, it’s a message…
Now the story behind how he & Vernon had met should be completely a whole other blog…
But, then all the chapters in Vernon’s life are stories, blogs…what ever you wanna call ‘em…that was one of my initial thoughts when I met him a year ago, almost to this very day…’there’s a book to be written here…’
So that first day of the recording started with a visit to the Hank Williams museum. We had run in to Beth Petty and her husband, Jeff…the night before at the ‘It’ll do’ bar and she invited us down there.
It’s a marvellous collection of Hank history, memorabilia and respect for such a musical legend. http://www.thehankwilliamsmuseum.com/
Curt invited Vernon and I to stay with him and his beautiful mother, Lela in Montgomery, Alabama. and what a welcome we received…
Curt Brewer has known Vernon for about 2 years but has been familiar with his awesome songwriting ability for much longer.
This is an amazing little story in the fact that Curt & a friend found a beat up old CD in a dumpster behind a studio on Music Row, Nashville…
On that CD was a song that Vernon & Keith Urban wrote.
Ironically, it included a song that Keith refused to do, titled ‘ That was Him, this is now’. It cost him his record deal at Warner Bro’s and almost cost him his career.
Curt recorded the song, minus vocals, but it was that wrinkle in time that sealed their friendship forever. They were getting ready to lay it down the road with ‘we need a lot more Jesus’…
We were pleased to learn that Curt’s Mom, was an accomplished performer, originally as ‘Lela Brewer and the Country Class’ and later as ‘The girl with the guitar’ and that she loved to sing Vernon’s song ‘Sacred ground’. Such a huge compliment and it was wonderful that the two should meet…
Anyway, so started this amazing experience…
Curt introduced Vernon to his friend Tony Buenger who owns, and quite obviously loves the Guest House studio, a place so full of love and music making…the vibe is absolutely palpable as soon as you arrive…
On the wall next to the mixing room is a great painting of Hank Williams.
Something told me it was supposed to be and when I saw my photo’s I really knew…
The studio was not only filled with awesome music, the kind that hits you right in the chest, or brings a tear to stinging eyes…
But beautiful, spherical energies that are impossible to explain. They are not dust particles, reflections…phenomena that I have tried to wrap my skeptical mind around and want to explain…
There is only one rationale…
We were all filled with the spirit…
Tony opened up the studio doors so that ‘A lot more Jesus’ could become a reality and…
the brightest orbs of all were on every photo of Vernon Rust….
