HereвЂ™s the Dirt Band, in one of its incarnations, singing вЂњFishinвЂ™ in the Dark. вЂњItвЂ™s been an enormous blessing,вЂќ Photoglo said. Waldman read a list of country songs that reference вЂњFishinвЂ™ in the DarkвЂќ in their lyrics. вЂњHe used to play it in the clubs, and his live act after he became famous.вЂќ вЂњItвЂ™s influenced all of these up-and-coming country acts or even people like Kenny Chesney,вЂќ he said. He mentions Brooks, who recorded and released the song three times. People talk about the song, but that record that the Dirt Band made, it so impressed so many people,вЂќ Photoglo said. вЂњI was standing in the right place when they captured lightning in a bottle. He went, вЂMan, the Dirt Band, this is perfect for them.вЂ™ Actually, Josh and Wendy and I all lived in the same place over on 10th Avenue (in Nashville). вЂњBack in the early days, weвЂ™d all get together, and Wendy and I would cook. вЂњHe heard the song at a party one night,вЂќ he said. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's second album is a masterpiece.From the opening bars of Jackson Browne's 'Shadow Dream Song,' the high spirits overflow the grooves (or ones and zeros, on the CD) of the record. Photoglo said, вЂњJosh Leo came from Los Angeles to Nashville at the same time Wendy and I did, and he had just gotten the job to produce the Dirt Band. Well, the song became a hit thanks to some fortunate circumstances. Kenny Chesney Was Influenced By вЂFishinвЂ™ in the DarkвЂ™ We werenвЂ™t trying to be like any other song.вЂќ вЂњBut she said, вЂNo, fishing in the dark.вЂ™ We started messing around with it, and it just happened, you know? We did it for fun. вЂњAnd the first thing I thought was, вЂI want to run away screaming because I love my song.'вЂќ Photoglo said. She just finished listening to вЂњA Prairie Home CompanionвЂќ and said to him, вЂњLetвЂ™s write a song about fishing.вЂќ Once Photoglo returned back to Los Angeles, he met up with Waldman. Photoglo ended up taking that one to Waldman, which ended up being вЂњYou CanвЂ™t Run Away From Your HeartвЂќ and a hit for Lacy J. вЂњBoth of them had that same chordal thing, but one of them had the minor mode and one had the major mode.вЂќ вЂњOne morning I woke up and I turned on my tape recorder, sat up and played these two pieces of music. вЂњI was experimenting with this one particular chording on the guitar that only played the first and fifth tones of the chord, so you could sing either a major or a minor over it,вЂќ he said. ItвЂ™s a lot of foot-stomping.вЂќ Nashville Plays Role In Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Hit SongДuring one of PhotogloвЂ™s first visits to Nashville from Los Angeles, which were sponsored and supported by Waldman, he came up with an idea. вЂњThe stories I hear from the (Nitty Gritty) Dirt Band are how their audience react, and itвЂ™s like that. вЂњWell, for me, just the fact that people are still listening to it after all these years,вЂќ Photoglo said in an interview.

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