Not only would legendary, comedienne Minnie Pearl have celebrated her 100th birthday in 2012, but the year also marks the 25th Anniversary of The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation (MPCF). To celebrate, MPCF has recruited many of her Opry family and friends to share their "Minnie Moments".
Country California spoke with Jason Eady on the thrill of singing with Patty on his recent record:
A standout is “Man on a Mountain,” the bluegrass song with Patty Loveless. How’d that collaboration come about? What did Patty bring to the track?
Five minutes after we wrote that song, we said that it would be perfect if Patty Loveless would sing it. We never even thought of anyone else. I took the song to [my producer] Kevin Welch and told him that and he took it from there. I never in a million years thought that would actually happen. For the rest of my life, I will consider that one of the coolest things I have ever had happen.
She brought that song to life. She interpreted it exactly the way it was meant to be and she sang the hell out of it. There is no way that song could have gone any better. She absolutely nailed it.
Jason Eady's new record AM Country Heaven is available now on itunes - which features a duet with Patty called "Man on a Mountain". You can click here to hear and purchase it!
