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Singer/Songwriter Rusty Anderson, lead Guitarist for Paul McCartney Band Launches His Second CD

Explosive Second CD from Lead Guitarist for Paul McCartney Band Showcases the Versatility and Virtuosity that has Made Him a Long-Time Favorite of Top Grammy-Winning Artists

Los Angeles, CA, September 15, 2009 – Singer/songwriter Rusty Anderson, the lead guitarist for the Paul McCartney Band, has made beautiful music with an extensive list of top name and Grammy Award-winning artists from Elton John and Dido to Neil Diamond and Gwen Stefani.  Beginning this fall, music lovers everywhere will get a window into what has long made this standout talent the preferred choice of these and many other leading names in music.  Born on Earth, the long-awaited second full-length solo work from Mr. Anderson, makes its melodic debut with 11 original songs available on CD exclusively on Amazon.com, October 6, 2009.  The new release also will be available as a digital download.

A musical exploration of life on Planet Earth in the 21st Century, a technological age in which the human experience has accelerated to a mind-numbing pace – for better or for worse, Born on Earth gives equal weight to the personal concerns we all face as we strive to understand our place in the “big picture.”

“It just blows my mind whenever I think about living in this generation, and watching technology come of age, and the craziness that has come with it,” said Mr. Anderson.  “From the advent of the digital age to the climate shift, the likelihood of all these phenomena converging in a span of just the last couple of decades is so infinitesimal.  And yet, here we are, and each of us has to do our part to hold it all together by taking care of the relationships we’ve established with the people who mean the most to us.  Born on Earth is a documentation of what I – and likely a lot of other people – go through when they ponder what it means to be a human living on Earth in this era.”

Mr. Anderson’s songs are reminiscent of his diverse musical influences, which include Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, David Bowie, U2, The While Stripes, and The Mothers of Invention, yet also compellingly unique.  Each track highlights his outstanding guitar skills, from the captivating ballad, “Where Would We Go?” dedicated to his wife; to his eccentrically-entertaining song “Funky Birthday Cake,” written when he was just a teenager.

Mr. Anderson began playing guitar when he was 8-years-old and started his first band in his teens.  Since then, he has been part of several different groups, including, in the early ‘90s, Animal Logic, which also featured former drummer of The Police, Stewart Copeland; and legendary fusion bassist, Stanley Clarke.  He later joined Ednaswap in 1993 and played on the band’s four major label releases.  Mr. Anderson is also known for his involvement in various musical projects from a cross-section of widely celebrated artists.

His most notable gig came in 2001 when he was invited to play and sing on Paul McCartney’s Driving Rain, which led to the birth of the Paul McCartney Band with which Mr. Anderson has since played hundreds of shows all over the world.  He was featured on the band’s subsequent albums, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005) and Memory Almost Full (2007), as well as four DVD releases.

Born on Earth is Mr. Anderson’s follow up album to Undressing Underwater, which was released in 2003.

Fans can visit www.amazon.com to pre-order Born on Earth.  For further information on Rusty Anderson, tour dates and more, please visit www.rustyanderson.com
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