Good Luck Charm follows The Mastersons critically acclaimed first effort Birds Fly South. The Mastersons are Eleanor Whitmore and Chris Masterson. They are part of the Dukes and Duchesses who are the awesome band that supports the great Steve Earl. That tells you that they are highly accomplished musicians. Eleanor is the daughter of an opera singer and folk singer/airline pilot and a student of the Texas fiddle legend, Johnny Gimble. She has backed Diana Ross and Kelly Willis. Chris is a guitar prodigy who has played with Son Volt, Jack Ingram and Bobby Bare Jr. They met in 2005 , have performed together for 5 years working on each other solo efforts and are now married
Good Luck Charm is so co-written by the duo where as Birds Fly South were songs they brought to the table by each of them. The production valued of this effort is amazing. Jim Scott brings his magic mixing/production allows the sweet spot of all the talent to shine through. He has worked with Wilco, Tom Petty, Sting and The Rolling Stones. John Ginty on keys, but especially on the Hammond organ, brings depth and the soul. George Reiff's bass is splendid. It throbs and pushes the sound of the record without dominating it.…show more content… Both Eleanor and Chris have fine voices, however, together their harmony is special. Don and Phil, Marvin and Tammy and The Righteous Brothers had that third voice. Most performers don't the Mastersons do! Just listen to “If I Wanted To” or “Uniform” and I think you'll
