Jolie Goodnight debuts her first self-penned songs with the release of First Time Again. From the passing of her father (iconic radio pioneer Joe Gracey) through helping her mother (legendary singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes) archive over four decades of family country music history and then grieving the sudden loss of her husband (Jason Musick) Goodnight emerges triumphantly to offer a refreshingly upbeat mélange of tunes that exemplifies her honestly-come-by Americana roots and transformative life experiences.
First Time Again, produced by Gabriel Rhodes and recorded live at Sunbird Studios in Austin, Texas with her self-described “cosmicbilly” Jolie & The Jackalopes band features Jorge Harada: guitars, Paul Vezelis: drums, Dylan Cavaliere: bass. She also enlists the help of veteran musicians; Sam Rich: percussion (Black Books, Del-Vipers) Jeff Plankenhorn: steel guitar (Joe Ely, Ray Wylie Hubbard) Floyd Domino: piano (George Strait, Asleep at The Wheel, Merle Haggard) John Mills: horns (Lyle Lovett, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin) and Gabriel Rhodes: vocals, guitars, piano (Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, Waylon Jennings, James Burton) and Kimmie Rhodes: backing vocals.