Slate Creek Records

Slate Creek Records
Founded2012 (2012)
FounderJim Burnett
GenreCountry
Country of originU.S.
LocationFrisco, Texas
Official websiteslatecreekrecords.com

Slate Creek Records is an American independent record label based in Frisco, Texas founded in 2012 by Jim Burnett. The label's president is longtime Nashville producer Garth Fundis, who has worked with many artists including Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Keith Whitley and Sugarland.[1] The first release on the label was "Pride" by Neal McCoy. Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride was a tribute album to artist Charley Pride which featured guest performances by Darius Rucker and Trace Adkins.[2]

October 2013 saw the debut album release of Nashville songwriter Brandy Clark. Clark wrote or co-wrote all 12 of the songs and it features Vince Gill on background vocals.[3][4] Prior to releasing 12 Stories, Clark had written/cowritten several hits for other artists including "Mama's Broken Heart" for Miranda Lambert,"Better Dig Two" for The Band Perry and "Follow Your Arrow" for Kacey Musgraves.[5] In May 2014 Slate Creek announced the signing of Pistol Annies member, Angaleena Presley to the label.[6] Her debut album is set to be released in October 2014. One month later, Canadian group, The Bros. Landreth announced that their debut album would be released on Slate Creek on January 27, 2015.[7]

On February 6, 2017, it was announced that a tribute album honoring Don Williams would be released on May 26, 2017. The 11-track album includes performers and songwriters such as Pistol Annies, Garth Brooks, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Dierks Bentley, Keb' Mo', Alison Krauss, Lady Antebellum, Brandy Clark, Trisha Yearwood and John Prine.[8]

  1. ^ "Slate Creek Records Names Fundis as President/Creative Director : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City". Musicrow.com. 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  2. ^ "Peter Cooper on Music: Neal McCoy pays tribute to mentor Charley Pride | Music | The Tennessean". Blogs.tennessean.com. 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  3. ^ CMT Press Release Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2013-07-22, first published January 14, 2013
  4. ^ Shore Fire Media Press Release Retrieved on 2013-10-23, first published August 26, 2013
  5. ^ Powers, Ann (2013-12-16). "Ann Powers' Top 10 Albums And Songs Of 2013 : Best Music Of 2013". NPR. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  6. ^ Leahey, Andrew (2014-05-31). "Pistol Annies' Angaleena Presley Goes Solo". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  7. ^ "The Bros. Landreth Newest Slate Creek Signing | Shore Fire Media". Shorefire.com. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  8. ^ Crawford, Robert (2017-02-06). "Jason Isbell to appear on Don Williams tribute album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-02-12.