Kelly Lang and TG Sheppard - Iconic Duets
by: Cheryl Harvey Hill, Sr. Staff Journalist
Although TG Sheppard is the bonafide country music legend of this dynamic duo, the first time I heard Kelly Lang sing, I wrote that she displayed “a depth of passion that is most often associated with only legendary singers.” There is no doubt in my mind that if the beautiful, brilliant, Lang hadn't put her career on hold for a decade or so, to devote full time to being a mother to her two daughters, she too would have already earned the title of legend.
When you put two legends on the same album, you set the bar high, very high. Luckily for music lovers, TG and his incredibly gifted wife don't disappoint. Further proof of their legend status is how effortlessly they are able to take some of the most iconic songs of all time, recorded by some of the most recognizable artists in music history, and make them sound like you are hearing them for the first time.
The entire album is enjoyable from start to finish and because all of the songs are sung so well, choosing a favorite wasn't possible. However, I will confess to hitting the replay button several times on “Every Time Two Fools Collide”, “After The Fire Is Gone”, and “Just You And I”.
This album was made at the urging of the fans, ultimately for the fans. On the liner notes they say, “Hope you enjoy the songs herein as much a we've enjoyed recording them.” Well now, I'd say that's a given, so let's start urging for an encore. Since they are both prolific songwriters perhaps the next album should be of songs only they've written. And if they ever decide to do a boxed set they could include all twenty-one of the number one hits Sheppard has had during the course of his career, to date. Yep, that ol' bar was high, but it turns out that Sheppard and Lang, together, eased on over it with plenty of room to spare. That kind of talent is a step beyond legend, it falls under the title of genius.
www.kellylang.com
www.TGSheppard.com
Although TG Sheppard is the bonafide country music legend of this dynamic duo, the first time I heard Kelly Lang sing, I wrote that she displayed “a depth of passion that is most often associated with only legendary singers.” There is no doubt in my mind that if the beautiful, brilliant, Lang hadn't put her career on hold for a decade or so, to devote full time to being a mother to her two daughters, she too would have already earned the title of legend.
When you put two legends on the same album, you set the bar high, very high. Luckily for music lovers, TG and his incredibly gifted wife don't disappoint. Further proof of their legend status is how effortlessly they are able to take some of the most iconic songs of all time, recorded by some of the most recognizable artists in music history, and make them sound like you are hearing them for the first time.
The entire album is enjoyable from start to finish and because all of the songs are sung so well, choosing a favorite wasn't possible. However, I will confess to hitting the replay button several times on “Every Time Two Fools Collide”, “After The Fire Is Gone”, and “Just You And I”.
This album was made at the urging of the fans, ultimately for the fans. On the liner notes they say, “Hope you enjoy the songs herein as much a we've enjoyed recording them.” Well now, I'd say that's a given, so let's start urging for an encore. Since they are both prolific songwriters perhaps the next album should be of songs only they've written. And if they ever decide to do a boxed set they could include all twenty-one of the number one hits Sheppard has had during the course of his career, to date. Yep, that ol' bar was high, but it turns out that Sheppard and Lang, together, eased on over it with plenty of room to spare. That kind of talent is a step beyond legend, it falls under the title of genius.
www.kellylang.com
www.TGSheppard.com
