On May 31st a country tribute album is set to be released with big, notable names doing covers of Tom Petty tracks. The album will be called “Petty Country.” Now if you’ve been to a country concert before odds are when the acts do cover songs Tom Petty is likely going to be one of them. It is fitting to have a country version of Tom’s works as he inspired so many country musicians through his rock music.
Here is a full track listing:
1. “I Should Have Known It” – Chris Stapleton
2. “Wildflowers” – Thomas Rhett
3. “Runnin’ Down a Dream” – Luke Combs
4. “Southern Accents” – Dolly Parton
5. “Here Comes My Girl” – Justin Moore
6. “American Girl” – Dierks Bentley
7. “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” – Lady A
8. “I Forgive It All” – Jamey Johnson
9. “I Won’t Back Down” – Brothers Osborne
10. “Refugee” – Wynonna Judd & Lainey Wilson
11. “Angel Dream #2” – Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson
12. “Learning to Fly” – Eli Young Band
13. “Breakdown” – Ryan Hurd feat. Carly Pearce
14. “Yer So Bad” – Steve Earle
15. “Ways to Be Wicked” – Margo Price & Mike Campbell
16. “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” – Midland
17. “Free Fallin’” – The Cadillac Three feat. Breland
18. “I Need To Know” – Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives
19. “Don’t Come Around Here No More” – Rhiannon Giddens feat. Benmont Tench
20. “You Wreck Me (Live)” – George Strait
Now I felt it was a missed oppourunity to not have Willie Nelson not be the one to record “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” given one of the theorized meanings of the song, but we all know Willie will not stop dancing with Mary Jane, so maybe it’s best Midland do it.
I cannot wait to hear the album when it comes out, but you can listen to Dierks Bentley’s bluegrass version of American Girl now:
– Everett
