Deluxe re-release features two new tracks! Features Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Pam Tillis, Exene Cervenka, and more! Blackie and the Rodeo Kings has organically evolved into one of the finest roots-oriented bands in North America, releasing six CDs and remaining one of Canada’s greatest musical treasures. Now, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings are proud to announce their upcoming release, an impressive collaboration by the name of Kings and Queens. This release pairs the band with some of their favorite female singers and friends—and some of the biggest names in roots, blues, and jazz—Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Pam Tillis, Serena Ryder, Lucinda Williams, Cassandra Wilson, Amy Helm, Janiva Magness, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Sam Phillips, Sara Watkins, Exene Cervenka, Patti Scialfa, and Holly Cole. Grammy- and Juno Award-winning producer Colin Linden (Bruce Cockburn, Tom Wilson, Stephen Fearing, Colin James) took the helm for the album, and the new recordings have taken the Kings from Nashville to Toronto. The idea for Kings and Queens was hatched in a rental van at the end of a Rodeo Kings tour. Late one night, on a long drive, the band began talking about the various female artists they had worked with over the years. What began with a page torn out of a notebook and a lot of interjections like “Hey, what about…” transformed into a whole album featuring these legendary and iconic female voices—one on each of 14 stellar tracks.