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Country Studio Legend Dann Huff Lets His Guitar Do the Talking on New Album

Dann Huff's new instrumental album, When Words Aren't Enough, shows off his production and guitar playing skills.

In spring 1980, a makeshift group of students at what was then Nashville’s Belmont College performed a version of Boz Scaggs ‘ driving “Breakdown Dead Ahead,” with the 19-year-old guitarist ripping through Steve Lukather ‘s original solo like he did it in his sleep. He would also become the frontman for rock band Giant, but ultimately returned to his native Nashville, where he emerged as one of the most significant country producers of the last 25 years, playing a key role in the careers of Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett and Kane Brown, to name just a few. Initially, he planned to record them with a large cadre of session musicians he works with regularly, but drummer Jerry Roe and bassist Mark Hill connected with the material so deeply that they knocked out the core tracks in just a few days.

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