Grammy award-winning country and bluegrass singer-songwriter Larry Cordle has released a new single, “How Could I Love Her So Much,” from his upcoming album scheduled for release later this year. The song was first recorded by Johnny Rodriguez circa 1980 and was a huge hit for Johnny and songwriter Hugh Moffatt.
Cordle, a Kentucky Music Hall of Fame member, explains, “When picking songs for the new album, my long-time Lonesome Standard Time Dobro player, Kim Gardner, mentioned he had performed this song with another band, and he thought it would make a great Bluegrass song. So, I decided to try it and I think it makes a fantastic bluegrass song. I feel these players really outdid themselves! I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.”
Those players he references are his talented friends Val Storey on high baritone vocals, Mike Rogers on tenor vocals and drums, fiddlin’ country star Jenee Fleenor, Mike Anglin on bass, Clay Hess on guitar, Andy Leftwich on mandolin, Scott Vestal on banjo, and Rob Ickes on funky slide.
Cordle’s latest singles include hits like “November Wind,” “East Kentucky Blues,” and the unconventional comedy song “The Abduction of Antonio Villas-Boas.” His most recent albums include Where the Trees Know My Name, Tales From East Kentucky, and the Grammy Nominated Best Roots Gospel Album, Give Me Jesus, all released on his Mighty Cord Records label.
Author: World Music Central News Room
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