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Hayes Carll plays songs from 'What It Is' live in the studio

Hayes Carll performs in the Radio Heartland studio.
Hayes Carll performs in the Radio Heartland studio.Nate Ryan | MPR
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by Mike Pengra

April 03, 2019

Hayes Carll - None'ya (Live at Radio Heartland)
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Hayes Carll - Be There (Live at Radio Heartland)
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Hayes Carll - Jesus and Elvis (Live at Radio Heartland)
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None'ya. Tend'ya. Mind'ya … these were new words in Hayes Carll's vocabulary when he met Allison Moorer. Alison grew up saying these phrases (slang for "none of your business," "tend your business," and "mind your business," respectively) in southern Alabama. Carll says his literary and artistic collaboration with his partner has been a great influence on his new record, What It Is — and especially the single, "None'ya." This record has an entirely different feel than Carll's last few, and he says it's largely because he's in a better place now emotionally, adding that bouncing ideas off of Moorer has been spurring his creativity.

Hayes Carll says his personal Mount Rushmore of songwriters has always been Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson and John Prine, but having the sound advice of this album's co-producers — Allison Moorer and Brad Jones (who produced two earlier records for Carll) — has given this record a fresh sound.

Hayes Carll and his band pulled into the Radio Heartland studio recently to set up and play some songs from the new album.

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Songs Performed


"None'ya"
"Be There"
"Jesus and Elvis"
All songs from Hayes Carll's 2019 album, What It Is, released on the Dualtone Music Group label.

Personnel


Hayes Carll - acoustic guitar, vocals
Travis Linville - electric guitar, slide resonator, vocals
Mike Meadows - drums, vocals
Geena Spigarelli - bass and vocals
Cory Younts - piano and vocals

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