Rodger Collins Talks About New Album, Buck Owens, Jerry Garcia and More with Entertainment Reporter Roy Gray

Hit-maker Rodger Collins took time to talk about other great artists like Hank Williams Jr., Buck Owens, Jerry Garcia and more, as Collins gets set to introduce a new musical genre with the September 2 release of the album "Through My Eyes" .

(PRWEB) August 26, 2008 -- As singer Rodger Collins gets set to introduce a new musical genre with the September 2, 2008 release of the album "Through My Eyes," the hit-maker took time to talk about other great artists like Hank Williams Jr., Buck Owens, Jerry Garcia and more. When the man with the big smile walked with a sense-of-purpose into the Costa Mesa, California restaurant for a press interview, customers and waitresses seemed pleased to see him.

It's no wonder. Collins lit up radio station request lines back in the day with oldies-but-goodies like the hits "She's Lookin' Good," "Foxy Girls In Oakland," and "Sexy Sugar Plum."

On September 2, Collins will likely create request-line magic once again.

Meanwhile, Collins took his hat off to a few other artists, who have also had a major impact on the recording industry. People like Bosefus. "Hank Williams Jr. is too tough!" exclaimed Collins.

Collins has country music fans slow-dancing again with the new album, which is bound to attract fans of just about every musical genre.

"The song is called 'Plaything' and it's a belt-buckle shiner (country slow-dancing while rubbing belt buckles)!" beamed Collins. "...But the thing that makes me love Hank is, with all the skill that he has, he never tried to copy his (equally talented) dad," added Collins.

Collins burst into song briefly as he remembered Buck Owens. "He was a good song writer and a good performer and a very nice man. My bass player, Doyle Cursinger, used to play bass for Buck," Collins explained. "I remember one night when I was looking for Doyle at the Bakersfield Auditorium. And Buck went all over the Bakersfield Auditorium with me, looking for Doyle!"

The love Collins has for his own country-music roots, as well as, the entire Rodger Collins "new genre" concept, is evident as Collins describes a particularly catchy tune from the album called "The Drivin' Two Step: Featuring Mystery Train."

"This track is very sentimental to me," Collins went on, revealing, "Jerry Garcia from The Grateful Dead and Tom Fogerty from the great Creedence Clearwater Revival band... they were big fans of mine... and, before Jerry passed away, they did the recording session -- and they appear as sidemen on the new album."

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