A Tribute CD of Chris Gaffney's songs

Dave Alvin asked me to play on Joe Ely's track which is included on MAN OF SOMEBODY'S DREAMS - A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS GAFFNEY. This is a wonderful production, in honor of my favorite singer. You may have heard Chris with The Hacienda Brothers, who I counted as one of my favorite bands. He was a sweet dear friend, whom I met when I played bass on his CD "Loser's Paradise." I had the pleasure of playing with him many times since then, and I tried to hear his fabulous voice whenever could. His songs are gems, and manyof the best are collected here. Here's what Dave Alvin has to say on his web site. "VIVA GAFFNEY! In March Yep Roc Records will be releasing the Chris Gaffney tribute CD , that Dave executive produced. It's titled: MAN OF SOMEBODY'S DREAMS - A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS GAFFNEY. Besides Dave's version of Chris's bittersweet ARTESIA, the CD features recordings of Chris's timeless songs by Joe Ely, Boz Skaggs, Los Lobos, Peter Case, Tom Russell, Calexico, James McMurtry, Freddie Fender with The Texas Tornadoes, Jim Lauderdale with Ollabelle, The Iguanas, Alejandro Escovedo, Robbie Fulks, John Doe, Dave Gonzales, Big Sandy with Los Straitjackets and Bill Kirchen, Dan Penn and, sadly, Chris Gaffney's last vocal performance, THE GUITARS OF MY DEAD FRIENDS. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the tribute album goes to Hungry For Music, a non-profit group that Chris supported, that gives musical instruments to underprivileged children. " Buy this CD - you won't be disappointed, and you'll help put the joy of making music within range of kids who might not otherwise have the chance.