Mike Younger started recording Burning The Bigtop Down on January 15, 2001, cutting the first few tracks with two of the biggest legends in roots music, Luther Dickinson and Levin Helm. But shortly after, as the album progressed, Younger’s label eventually, inexplicably pulled the plug on the project. In the years since, Dickinson passed away in 2009; Helms died in 2012, and lawyers for Younger and the label fought it out over broken contracts and a decent helping off fuck the artist and fuck his art, while you’re at it. But, after hearing that the owner of the studio where the record was made had passed away as well, Younger tracked down the analog tape that housed the nine songs from his legacy, brought in the head of his musicians’ union to negotiate a deal, and the music was finally ba...
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