Roger Knox aka The Koori King of Country and “the Black Elvis”, has signed with US music label Bloodshot Records.
Roger Knox in the studio
Roger’s US debut is ‘Stranger In My Land’, a collection of songs written by Aborigine artists who Knox calls his peers and Predecessors.
‘Stranger In My Land’ will feature guest vocals and performances from Bonnie Prince Billy, Kelly Hogan, Dave Alvin from X, Sally Timms and Jon Langford form Mekons, the Sadies, Andrew Williams and what is also thought to be the last known recording from Charlie Louvin, who passed away in January 2011.
The album is describes as stories about “a man and a people’s struggles with their own place of origin”.
‘Stranger In My Land’ will be released through Bloodshot Records in February 2013.
