If you enjoy old-skool country music, with fiddles, steel guitar, meaningful lyrics, and delivered by a heartfelt vocalist, then you need to add this album to your collection. Tony Barge has opened shows for and worked in the bands of many country legends, including: Merle Haggard, Hank Thompson, Jack Greene, Billy Walker, Brad Paisley, Faron Young, Freddy Fender, Kitty Wells, Darrell McCall, Tommy Cash, and countless others. This album includes an American patriotic song penned by Barge titled "That September Day". This song was written following the tragic 9-1-1 terror strike on USA soil on September 11th, 2001. It mentions many terror attacks and conflicts from pearl harbor to WWII. This song is a must have for your collection, and serves as a special selection for veterans. This album's title cut "Empty Places" touches the heart of anyone who feels the emptiness from losing a parent. There are 2 versions of the same song -- one cut is geared towards those who have lost mother, the other is towards those who lost their father. The album also includes some cover songs, such as "Saginaw Michigan" lefty frizzell, "Cold Hard Truth" g. jones, "One Day At A Time" willie nelson, "Talk Back Trembling Lips" ernie ashworth/j.d. loudermilk, along with original songs written by some of Tony's friends: "I Only Wish I Knew" charlie McVay sr., "That's How It Sounds" chuck Kaper, "Cut The Rope" Tony Cozzucoli, and others... all music on this album is licensed
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