The McCrary Sisters

And during Buddy's set, he was joined on stage by his fellow Band of Joy member, Robert Plant; in addition to being joined by Emmylou Harris, who is one of the many guests on this album, Buddy Miller, his first solo album in 15 years.

Those other guests include Shawn Colvin, Lee Ann Womack, Ashley Monroe, The War and Treaty, Jim Lauderdale, Elizabeth Cook, Dan Penn, Regina McCrary, Larry Campbell, and Teresa Williams.

It's an eclectic album, and Buddy himself is an affable and fascinating fellow, and I really enjoyed speaking with him a few weeks ago, shortly after the passing of Dolly Parton and Hayden Panettiere, both of whom worked very closely with Buddy.

So our conversation kinda opened there.

It's part of this long tradition.

And the people who collaborate with him, such as Regina McCrary, who performed with him on every single show that he did during his gospel era.

She grew up in the church.

Her father was a pastor.

Um, and he must've really loved the gospel era for those Queens of rhythm accompanying him.

And he made so many lifelong friends.

He was, um, the godfather of Peggy blues child and his wife, Carolyn was the godmother of, um, Regina McCrary's child as well.

So he like, What these women have spoken about in their collaborations with Bob is so different than other stories I hear from like the men that he is on the road with.

I'm your host, Craig Havikhurst.

We're here in the opening cut of Buddy Miller's new solo recording, featuring the voices of his beloved musical companions, the McCrary sisters, who are, by the way, showcasing at Americana Fest again this year.

It's not a song he wrote.

It was a hit in 1964 for soul singer Garnet Mims, credited to Bob Elgin and Jerry Ragavoy.