00:00 As one of the most influential rock bands of all time, The Rolling Stones, mark 60 years
00:07 in the biz, country music's biggest stars are paying homage with a star-studded, newly
00:13 released documentary about the making of Stone Cold Country, the 60th anniversary tribute
00:19 album that cements the band's impact on the country music scene.
00:23 Created by country music powerhouse, producer and director Robert Deaton, it includes performances
00:28 by country greats Eric Church, Laney Wilson, Zac Brown Band, Brooks and Dunn, Little Big
00:34 Town, Marcus King, and more.
00:36 We caught up with Deaton, who ensembled the talent, produced the album, and the documentary
00:41 to hear all about it.
00:42 We got the blessing, you know, from Mick and Keith.
00:45 And then once we got the blessing, I just kept periodic phone calls with management,
00:51 just giving them an update.
00:54 And I was sending them rough mixes, making sure you guys are good and feel like this
00:59 is worthy of the Stones.
01:00 I mean, these are their songs.
01:02 And so I wanted to make sure that they were happy with everything.
01:05 I got introduced to Marcus, and I was like, "Hey, you want to be on a Stones tribute record?"
01:11 And I knew immediately that it would be Can't You Hear Me Knockin'.
01:15 How I decided who was going to be on the record was, I just, you know, I worked for two full
01:21 weeks or more just listening to the Stones' music.
01:24 In the beginning, it's frightening, because you start taking their entire body of work.
01:30 And you go, "Okay, I've got to narrow this down to 14 tracks."
01:35 It's like, how did you go about doing that?
01:38 So I just started listening and listening, and then I would start hearing artists with
01:42 certain songs.
01:44 Some of them are very fast, like Wild Horses.
01:47 The minute I started listening to Wild Horses, I just knew Little Big Town would be perfect
01:51 for that, with their harmonies and the chorus.
01:59 For like, I Can't Get No Satisfaction, you know, I thought, you know, let's...
02:03 And I didn't know at the time that was going to be the first track on the album.
02:06 But I thought, how great would this be to kick off a Stones tribute record with a female
02:12 singing that incredibly awesome, famous song of the Stones?
02:19 How great would it be for Ashley McBride, for her to...
02:23 First of all, Ashley can sing anything.
02:24 I thought she was a unique choice for that.
02:27 Some of this stuff was like, it's a group effort, you know what I'm saying?
02:30 So it's my job as the producer to be listening and to hear people.
02:37 I love the documentary because I think it's a peek into Nashville, a peek into the behind
02:41 the scenes, you know?
02:42 You don't normally get to see how these artists work behind the scenes.
02:46 You don't see Eric Church in the studio, you know, without glasses and just the energy
02:52 level that he brings to the recording process.
02:57 Or, you know, you could sit there and look at Zac Brown and you see in his brain, that
03:01 genius level brain, music brain, just thinking, you know what I'm saying?
03:07 Every single one of these artists on here, they are who they are, you know?
03:10 And they're unapologetic about it.
03:13 And that's how The Stones work.
03:14 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:17 (upbeat music)
03:20 (gunshots)
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