Rare Bird Alert

Rare Bird Alert
Studio album by Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers
Released	March 15, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-03-15)
Studio	Echo Mountain, Asheville, North Carolina
Genre	Bluegrass, pop, country, comedy music
Length	41:30
Label	Rounder
Producer	Tony Trischka
Steve Martin chronology
The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo (2009) Rare Bird Alert (2011) Love Has Come for You (2013)
Steep Canyon Rangers chronology
Deep in the Shade (2009) Rare Bird Alert (2011) Nobody Knows You (2012)

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Rare Bird Alert is a 2011 bluegrass album by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring guest appearances by Paul McCartney and The Chicks (then credited as the Dixie Chicks). This is Martin's second consecutive musical album, and comprises 13 songs. His first all-music album was 2009's The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo. Rare Bird Alert was first released on March 15, 2011. The album was nominated for a Grammy on November 30, 2011 (Best Bluegrass Album). "King Tut" is a new bluegrass arrangement of a song that was a Billboard top 20 hit for Martin in 1978.