Carter's Chord in Concert
ARCHIVE: April 10
Carter's Chord is a musical triad of singing and songwriting sisters who were literally born into and raised on music. Becky, Emily and Joanna Robertson were blessed with music by their parents, Barny and Carter Robertson, who toured and recorded with Waylon Jennings during the height of the Outlaw movement.
The sisters bring their modern musical flair to a tradition that includes Southern rock and the blues as well as Outlaw country to create a distinctive new rocking country that's all their own, citing myriad influences like Patty Griffin, Counting Crows, Emmylou Harris, Marc Cohn, Black Crowes and a host of others.
Carter's Chord caught the ear of Toby Keith, who signed them to Show Dog Nashville after a triumphant showcase - with Keith sitting in the front row - on Valentine's Day, 2006 at the Nashville club Two Doors Down.
"The harmonies of Carter's Chord are so magical because they're sibling harmonies with that family blend." Toby Keith.
"As soon as I saw these girls perform, I knew they had to be on Show Dog," says Keith. "I could see and hear that they not only have the talent but also the combination of musical roots and contemporary artistry to take them all the way."
He also signed on as their producer. "We were totally thrilled to have Toby's fingerprints on there," says Becky. "He also offered to have our father co-produce on the vocal part of things, which was perfect, because he's been producing us our entire lives. It was so much fun to be working in the studio, and there's Toby and there's our Dad, and everybody is working collectively to make this album what it is. It was just such an amazing experience for us."
"We've always just kind of known that this is what we are going to do," says Emily. And it seems almost fated from the first that these true daughters of the Outlaw movement that changed the face of country music are destined to now make their indelible mark on popular music.
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"I really loved this song when I first heard it, we all three did," says Emily Robertson. "It really made me think of my high school experience: sneaking out at night and running through fields and driving around in people's trucks on summer nights. It's a cool coming of age song, kind of like 'Strawberry Wine,' and it brought back some really cool memories. We all like the feel of it, and at the end we added some real powerful harmony parts that had some drama to them."
"Young Love" was written by Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo and Scooter Carusoe.
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The Album
Carter's Chord's self-titled debut album will be released early this summer, and they will be opening shows for Toby Keith on his tour.
With all three sisters trading lead vocals as well as unifying in delectable harmony, Carter's Chord is one of those albums that captivates the ears from its first notes. With the debut single "Young Love" leading the charge with its imagery of love running like wild horses through the night, the CD's 10 tracks - with songs written by all three sisters individually and collectively as well as a number penned by their mother ("Summer, Early 60's") and tunes from some of Nashville's best songwriters - display both veteran assurance and youthful Èlan and innovation.
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