Gretchen Wilson’s new single “Work Hard, Play Harder” has a couple of songbirds cawing foul.
The Black Crowes have filed a copyright-infringement suit against Wilson, accusing her of stealing parts from their 1991 hit “Jealous Again” on her new single.
The Crowes have also filed a suit against her label, Sony BMG, her publishing company, J Money Music, and TNT, a cable T.V. network that uses Wilson’s sing in promotional videos for the new season of Saving Grace.
Gretchen Wilson first made a splash in the country music scene in 2004 with her hit “Red Neck Woman.” And according to the Black Crowes, she’s more than just a red neck woman. She’s a thief.
“We find the musical verses of Wilson’s song to be such an obvious example of copyright infringement that I expect all parties to reach a relatively quick resolution to avoid legalization,” said The Crowes manager.
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Black Crowes Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by
Eva Lam
The Black Crowes will swoop through nine Canadian cities when they set off this summer for a massive North American tour, dubbed “Euphoria or Bust.”
The veteran blues-rock band is hitting the road in support of its first studio album in seven years, “Warpaint.”
The album debuted earlier this year at No. 5 on Billboard’s Top 200 and No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Chart.
The tour, which is divided into three legs, starts June 27 in Hershey, Pa., and wraps up Dec. 20 in San Francisco.
The band will play two special all-acoustic shows at New York’s famed Town Hall on Nov. 3 and 4.
Tickets for most of the first-leg shows go on sale May 2 and 3 at 10 a.m. (EST); more details are available on the band’s website.
Here are the Crowes’ Canadian dates:
• July 8 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
• July 10 Ottawa, ON @ Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
• July 11 Sarnia, ON @ Sarnia Bayfest Festival
• July 12 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
• July 15 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
• July 17 Edmonton, AB @ North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
• July 18 Calgary, AB @ Jack Singer Theatre
• Sept. 3 Victoria, BC @ Royal Theatre
• Sept. 4 Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
