Steve Martin Talks About New Album

Steve Martin Talks About New Album

"I'm ready to talk music," Martin said recently between a raft of promotional interviews for "The Pink Panther 2," which opens next week.

The music in question is his debut album as a musician, "The Crow," subtitled, "New Songs for the Five-String Banjo." He may once have relied on his banjo as one of the signature props in his stand-up comedy act, along with the fake arrow through the head and a set of fluffy bunny ears, but now that he's working it back into his life again, it's not for laughs.

Need proof? Just check the list of guests he's rounded up: country and bluegrass heavyweights Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Earl Scruggs, Tim O'Brien and Tony Trischka are there, along with Irish singer Mary Black, helping out on 15 tunes that Martin wrote or co-wrote.

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