Working with Big and Rich

(June 16)

From The Boot:

Big and Rich has partnered with two parts of legendary band Bon Jovi for collaborations on their upcoming album. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora have been writing songs with Big Kenny and John Rich, as well as playing on the recording sessions, and even helping give the new project its title.

"It came out in a writing session we were doing with Richie Sambora and [Jon] Bon Jovi we were doing the other week," Big Kenny told Nashville newspaper The Tennessean. "They are going to record the song on our new album and a line in the song was 'hillbilly jedis with attitude.' All of a sudden, Bon Jovi stops and says, 'Hillbilly Jedis? That's it. I'd buy that shirt.' We were like, 'Hey, that's about a descriptive as you can get of what we are.'"

Hillbilly Jedis doesn't have a release date yet, but its first single, "That's Why I Pray," is currently climbing the charts.

Finally, in May, Big & Rich posted a sneak preview of a song they'd written with the rocker and Jon Bon Jovi, entitled "Born Again." 

These guys are crazy :)

~ Hath