I was unaware of the background behind “Everlasting Love,” but that’s pretty awesome and makes him that much more impressive in my mind. When I referred to “Soldier of Love” as the biggest hit I meant more along the lines of the biggest hit with the audience in attendance that night, I probably should have been more clear about that.

One very minor correction: while “Soldiers of Love” was definitely a huge hit (after all, how many times to the Beatles cover you!), technically Buzz’s final song of the night has had a larger impact on the world: Everlasting Love, recorded by dozens including U2 and Gloria Estefan. And yep, Buzz wrote that too.

I feel so lucky to be working with such fine and talented folks, and I’m glad you were able to share the night with us — thanks for coming out.

Chris

I didn’t discover Trent until the release of his Horseshoes & Hand Grenades album, so I haven’t gone back and listened to old stuff, yet, but he’s got a manic cover of George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today” on that one…old habits must die hard. I think he calls his distinctive sound “farm rock.”

I discovered the musical vision of Trent Summar years ago when I picked up the “Hank Flamingo” CD in a bargain bin for $ 1. Trent then moved on to form the New Row Mob but all his music has had a distinctive Trent Summar sound to it that is unmistakable. Unfortunately many of Trent’s songs in the past tended to sound a little bit too much alike, but he is not alone in that regard as a singer/songwriter. (Heck a lot of Hag’s filler songs on his early albums all sounded alike.) Its good to see he’s written some Top 40 mainstream hit songs. If you like Trent, its worth your while to track down a copy of “Hank Flamingo” just for his manic cover of the George Jones’ classic “White Lightning”. Great stuff…….