In the last decade, he’s produced the majority of tracks for Tuskegee, one of 2012’s highest grossing albums, with award-winning artist Lionel Richie featuring duets with Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, Tim McGraw, Jimmy Buffett, Little Big Town, Kenny Rogers and Willie Nelson. In 2016, Tony produced Cyndi Lauper’s country album, Detour. Tony remains a heavy hitter in the music industry, with his latest projects spanning an album for Gary Allan, singles for Reba McEntire, and releases for rising talent EmiSunshine and Broken Bow Records Drake Milligan. Some of the artists he has signed include Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Joe Ely, Lyle Lovett, Kelly Willis, Todd Snider, Allison Moorer, The Mavericks, Shooter Jennings and more. Tony has yielded over 100 #1 singles and record levels of sales exceeding the $100 million mark, while simultaneously building a pantheon of stars unparalleled in music history. Throughout his career, he has earned numerous Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum album credits, a Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, and AMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a Grammy Award winner and has also won numerous Academy of Country Music Awards including the ACM Producer of the Year Award. Often credited as the founding father of the Americana country movement, Tony’s power for bending genres, establishing careers and tirelessly pushing the envelope has earned him numerous awards and recognitions. To purchase a copy and discover all things Tony Brown visit: About Tony Brown To learn more about Tony’s incredible, more-than-50-year career in the music industry, pick up his book Elvis, Strait, to Jesus. He was able to do that with ‘In the Ghetto’ and also with the lesser known ‘If I Can Dream’” He loved black music and certainly you can hear that in his own musical style, but what was most important was that he participated in shining a light on the strife of blacks. “Elvis was very conscious about how blacks were being treated. “Priscilla took a deep dive into Elvis’ activism and support of the Civil Rights Movement in her documentary for HBO titled ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher,’” recalls Tony. Artists ranging from Dolly Parton to Marilyn Manson and Three Six Mafia have all covered the tune. Recorded and released in 1969, Davis put a spotlight on the cycle of poverty and violence in Chicago.
“In the Ghetto” is a powerful story that unfortunately still plays out in a society plagued with systemic racism and poverty levels that were exasperated by the worldwide pandemic. “He had just cut the albums with Chip Moman and there I was hiding behind a table listening to Elvis perform ‘In the Ghetto’ and ‘Suspicious Minds’ before I got kicked out of the room.”
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“Fortunately, Reba got the opportunity to play a rough cut for Mac before he passed.”įor Reba and Darius’ thoughts on the single and Mac Davis, visit the Billboard exclusive interview with them about the tribute by clicking here.īrown, who performed with Elvis’ TCB Band starting in 1975, was first introduced to the Mac Davis penned tune when he snuck into a rehearsal for an Elvis’ show at Las Vegas’ International Hotel in 1969.
“It’s always hard to cover such an iconic hit, but if anyone could do it, it’s Reba and Darius,” says Tony.
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