Kirchen Taps Costello, Lowe & Hicks For New Duets Album 'Word To The Wise'

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Guitar pioneer Bill Kirchen's new all-star duet album Word to the Wise will be released May 25 (Proper American). Kirchen, who has been hailed as the original "Dieselbilly" guitarist and a standout songwriter, is headed for a breakout with this new collection.

Full of humor, Telecaster twang, and serving up heaping portions of rock'n'roll, country, boogie-woogie and Western swing, Word to the Wise features duets with guest artists he's met over the years, including Norton Buffalo, Paul Carrack, Commander Cody, Elvis Costello, Blackie Farrell, Dan Hicks, Maria Muldaur and Chris O'Connell.

"I wanted to do an album with people I share a musical connection with," Bill says. "I've worked with all of these people: I recorded with Nick Lowe, I've gigged with Elvis Costello, and with Maria Muldaur and Dan Hicks back in the day."

Justly famous for his indelible Telecaster sound on "Hot Rod Lincoln," his 1972 Top 10 hit with Commander Cody, Bill Kirchen has been everywhere over the span of a 40-plus-year career: he was a founding member of the legendary Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen; he released eight critically acclaimed solo albums; he toured internationally with Nick Lowe and has performed with the likes of Doug Sahm, Gene Vincent, Elvis Costello, Dan Hicks, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Hornsby and Link Wray.
For those of you in New York, Bill Kirchen will preview material for the album at the Rodeo Bar, 375 Third Avenue (at 27th Street) on April 14 at 7:00 pm.