Legendary sportswriter and ESPN broadcast journalist Peter Gammons transferred his journalistic acumen from the sports page to the musical charts July 4 with the release of his debut album, Never Slow Down, Never Grow Old. In his first foray as a recording artist, Gammons utilizes the talents of music and baseball friends to present an assorted compilation of classic blues and rock ‘n’ roll covers, as well as his own “She Fell From Heaven.”
Special guests on the album include Red Sox players Jonathan Papelbon, Kevin Youkilis, Trot Nixon and Gabe Kapler, Sox play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo, acoustic guitar and vocals by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo and Red Sox pitcher Lenny DiNardo, as well as vocals by Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield. Additionally, Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein makes a special guest appearance playing electric guitar.
“I was flabbergasted when I was asked to undertake this project,” said Gammons. “Life is good when one can continue with a lifelong philosophy that you can only be young once but you can always be immature, while being able to turn that into the avocation of helping the underprivileged. Warren Zevon would smile if he knew he contributed to Paul and Theo Epstein's Foundation To Be Named Later."
I don’t think that I will rush out and buy this album unless I find out that Gammons is doing an in-depth analysis of the St. Louis Cardinals while playing a Metallica cover. Of course, we are all thinking of Gammons and pushing for his full recovery after his brain aneurysm. The man is a genius and perhaps he is a lyrical genius. If anyone has heard his album please let me know what you think of it.
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