Steve Wariner's New Chet Atkins' Tribute CD Set to be Distributed By Allegro Media Group

Posted by Lisa L. Rollins Aug 31, 2009

Country star Steve Wariner has secured Allegro Media Group, one of the largest independent distributors of music in North America, to distribute Steve Wariner, c.g.p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins on behalf of the singer's own label, SelecTone Records.

The 11-song tribute to Wariner's friend, mentor and former boss was first made available this summer as a limited-edition release through Wariner's Web site and originally slated for widespread release Aug. 25. However, the CD will now be available through brick-and-mortar and online retailers beginning Nov. 10, 2009, withAllegro also overseeing distribution on SelecTone's back-catalog.

"I'm thrilled that we're getting to work with the professional and dedicated team at Allegro," Wariner said in an Aug. 29 press release."They've established a reputation as a company that has fostered long-standing relationships with their customers by providing excellent service.That's exactly what we want to do."

Via the same Aug. 29 media statement, Forrest Faubion, distribution product manager for Allegro, noted, "We are extremely pleased to welcome to our roster one of America's most highly respected recording artists.Our new partnerships with Steve Wariner and his SelecTone Records label further illustrate Allegro's commitment to quality and expertise!

To learn more about Wariner's forthcoming CD, a project that the artist arranged as a rough timeline of Atkins' life by taking the listener on a journey through the wide variety of material that Atkins recorded, please click on the highlighted link above.