Even then, Vaughan says he’d sneak away many a night to pursue his real passion: country music. Writing his own songs isn’t an entirely new thing for Vaughan, though it’s been 40-plus years since he last fronted an act, a scrappy Colorado rock band that once opened for Elvis Costello. To capture the melody, Vaughan dialed his own cell phone and sang into the answering machine. The instrumental “Minuit Sur La Plage,” for instance, came to Vaughan one recent morning as he drove his kids to school. Some, like opener “Country Music Got a Hold On Me,” have been thrilling Stuart’s audiences for years others are brand new. Vaughan’s masterful album includes 10 rockabilly songs. In fact, Vaughan borrowed Stuart’s band for the entire album, and Stuart himself sat in on a couple of V tracks.
Even off-stage, this lanky, western-shirt-wearing fellow has the look of someone who carries a guitar pick in his pocket and a box of promo CDs in the trunk of his car.įor the last decade, Vaughan has worked as Marty Stuart’s guitarist - a gig that’s had him ripping into his Telecaster alongside legends like Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson - but in September, he released his first-ever solo album, V, on Sugar Hill Records.ĭoes Vaughan’s boss man have any qualms about his solo album? Not a one.
Matter of fact, if you don’t live in Nashville, you’ve probably seen him around - on a stage, on your television, in your wildest rockabilly fantasies. If you live in Nashville, you’ve probably seen guitarist Kenny Vaughan around.