The Immediate Family Rolls Out ‘The Toughest Girl In Town’

The Immediate Family roll out “The Toughest Girl In Town” from their forthcoming album, Skin In The Game out early 2023 on Quarto Valley Records.

The Immediate Family is Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, and Steve Postell.

“The Toughest Girl In Town” finds a new life with The Immediate Family. Departing from Sparks’ original synth-heavy version, TIF makes the song a guitar pop masterpiece rendered with brand-new colors and textures that give it an entirely new identity. Leland Sklar plays a loping, brilliantly minimal bass groove that defines the tune’s motion while Steve Postell croons it out with his high, clear, tenor voice. A great song can work its magic in a variety of arrangements and this particular great song proves it. Don’t miss out on what’s arguably The Immediate Family’s finest release to date.

Considering the breadth of their illustrious careers, it’s fair to say that The Immediate Family can accomplish anything by drawing on their invention and ingenuity. Not surprisingly, their new single, a compelling cover of the Sparks song, “The Toughest Girl in Town,” demonstrates that fact. These legendary musicians put their own spin on the tune, giving it a unique drive and demonstrative delivery, set against a dynamic backdrop that spotlights the song’s resilient chorus.

“The Toughest Girl In Town”

 
The Immediate Family Documentary by director Denny Tedesco (The Wrecking Crew) will be featured at DOC NYC on November 15 and 16. 2022 Audience Winner (Woodstock and Tallgrass Film Festivals.)

Watch a sneak preview of the film HERE

The documentary Immediate Family, directed by Denny Tedesco (The Wrecking Crew), was recently featured in select film festivals, including Woodstock, Nashville, and Tallgrass, where it won the 2022 Audience Award at both Woodstock and Tallgrass. The film will next be shown at the DOC NYC Film Festival on November 15 & 16. For more information on DOC NYC, please visit HERE.

The film tracks the rise and collaborations of this group of legendary studio musicians through the 1970s and onward, spotlighting their esteemed partnerships and their indelible mark that helped define the sound of a generation.

Featuring intimate interviews with the players themselves, as well as the memories of some of music’s most iconic voices, Immediate Family is a backstage tour of rock history.

The Immediate Family 2022 Tour Dates
2022 Tour Dates
11/12: Santa Clarita, CA @ The Canyon
11/18: Agoura Hills, CA @ The Canyon
11/19: Montclair, CA @ The Canyon
11/20: Santa Barbara, CA @ The Lobero Theater
12/3: Aspen, CO @ Wheeler Opera House
12/8: San Juan Capistrano, CA @ The Coach House
1/13/23: Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Center for the Arts
1/14/23: Ridgefield, CT @ Ridgefield Playhouse
1/15/23: New York, NY @ Iridium

About The Immediate Family
The Immediate Family (the modern iteration of a legendary studio ensemble known as “The Section”) is a unique group of iconic musicians composed of four of the most recorded, respected, and sought-after players in modern music: Danny Kortchmar (guitar and vocals), Waddy Wachtel (guitar and vocals), Leland Sklar (bass), Russ Kunkel(drums) and the addition of prominent touring, session guitarist and songwriter Steve Postell (guitar and vocals).

Frequent collaborators both in the studio and on stage, their work can be heard on albums from Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Stevie Nicks, Keith Richards, Warren Zevon, Graham Nash, Neil Young, David Crosby, and many, many, many more. Kortchmar, Sklar, and Kunkel have worked together since the early 70s and made up three-quarters of The Section, best known for both their studio and live work in support of some of the top-selling singer/songwriters and solo singers in the history of music, as well as their acclaimed instrumental albums. (By the mid-70s, they were later joined by Wachtel).
The Toughest Girl In Town

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