NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 3, 2016) – Grammy®, Emmy® and Tony®-winning singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper is taking a country DETOUR May 6 with her highly-anticipated new album (available
for pre-order now) featuring a collection of country covers from the
40’s, 50’s and 60’s. In support of the album and her upcoming tour,
Lauper will be making pit stops on television, radio and across digital
platforms, including NPR,
CMT Online on May 4, “CBS This Morning” May 7, “Late Night with Seth
Meyers” May 5, CMT’s Hot Twenty Countdown May 7 and 8, and GAC May 10
and 19 with additional features in Associated Press, USA Today, Rolling
Stone Country, Maverick Magazine, NASH Country Weekly, Billboard and
syndicated radio programs “Big D & Bubba,” “Kickin’ It with Kix,”
“America’s Morning Show,” “Nash Nights Live,” CMT Radio and more.
While the 19-city first leg of her “Detour Tour” will kick off May 9
at the “Mother Church of Country Music,” Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium,
the 16-city second leg will return Sept. 10 at Austin’s ACL Live and
traverse the west coast before wrapping up October 8 at the The Joint in
Las Vegas. Click here to purchase tickets.
DETOUR is Lauper’s first for Sire Records and executive
produced by legendary Sire founder, Seymour Stein. DETOUR will be
available May 6 on CD ($18.98), LP ($24.98), and digitally.
For the album, Lauper duets with several special guests, including
country music royalty: Emmylou Harris (on the title track), Willie
Nelson (“Night Life,” a song he wrote over 50 years ago), Vince Gill
(Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty’s “You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly”)
and Alison Krauss (Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas.” Jewel also
makes an appearance on DETOUR, showcasing her prodigious yodeling skills
on “I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart,” which was the first country
song by a woman to sell one million copies.
DETOUR Track Listing:
1.“Funnel Of Love”
2.“Detour” – Featuring Emmylou Harris
3.“Misty Blue”
4.“Walkin’ After Midnight”
5.“Heartaches By The Number”
6.“The End Of The World”
7.“Night Life” – Featuring Willie Nelson
8.“Begging To You”
9.“You’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly” – Featuring Vince Gill
10.“I Fall To Pieces”
11.“I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart” – Featuring Jewel
12.“Hard Candy Christmas” – Featuring Alison Krauss
DETOUR Tour:
*denotes dates with Boy George
May 9 Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tenn.
May 11 Palace Theatre – Louisville, Ky.
May 13 Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall – Pittsburgh, Pa.
May 14 Michigan Theater – Ann Arbor, Mich.
May 16 Chicago Theater – Chicago, Ill.
May 17 Hard Rock Live – Cleveland, Ohio
May 20 Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, Conn.*
May 21 Wang Theater – Boston, Mass.*
May 25 Beacon Theater – New York, Ny.*
May 28 Sands Bethlehem Event Center – Bethlehem, Pa.*
May 29 Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Atlantic City, N.J.*
June 1 Wolf Trap – Vienna, Va.*
June 2 Charleston Music Hall Charleston, S.C.
June 4 Duke Energy Center Raleigh, N.C.
June 5 Symphony Hall – Atlanta, Ga.
June 8 Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, Fla.
June 9 Dr. Phillips Center – Orlando, Fla.
June 11 Mizner Park Amphitheatre – Boca Raton, Fla.
June 12 St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, Fla.
Sept. 10 ACL Live at Moody Theater – Austin, Texas
Sept. 11 Revention Music Center – Houston, Texas
Sept. 13 Civic Center Music Hall – Oklahoma City, Okla.
Sept. 15 Uptown Theatre – Kansas City, Mo.
Sept. 18 Paramount Theatre – Denver, Colo.
Sept. 20 The Depot – Salt Lake City, Utah
Sept. 21 Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical – Boise, Idaho
Sept. 23 Thunder Valley Casino Resort – Lincoln, Calif.
Sept. 24 Agua Caliente Casino – Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Sept. 27 Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, Calif.
Sept. 28 Arlington Theatre – Santa Barbara, Calif.
Sept. 30 The Mountain Winery – Saratoga, Calif.
Oct. 3 Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay – San Diego, Calif.
Oct. 5 Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, Calif.
Oct. 7 Talking Stick Resort Ballroom – Scottsdale, Ariz.
Oct. 8 The Joint – Las Vegas, Nev.
Photo by Chapman Baehler