BOTTLES,
BOTTLES, PERFECT FOR STOCKING 4@ STUFFERS. >>> FIRST TONIGHT, KIM 4@OWES O
A BRAND-NEW AWARD-WINNING
MUSICIAN KNOWN FOR 4@HIS BLUES
AND AMERICANA SOUND.
>> YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO
HEAR THAT DESPITE HIS EXTENSIVE
CAREER, AND MANY ALBANS, THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME HE HAS
RELEASED A COLLECTION OF
HOLIDAY MUSIC.
WE SAT DOWN WITH 4@4@KEVIN KNOW
THE NEWSROOM AHEAD OF THE SHOW
HE'S PLAYING IN PORTLAND.
>>4@ ♪ PEOPLE WERE GUIDING ME O
THE NEWSROOM AHEAD OF THE SHOW HE'S PLAYING IN PORTLAND. >>4@ ♪ PEOPLE WERE GUIDING ME O@
THE PATH, CALLING ME.
PULLED IN ALL 4@THE TIME. 4@
SO I DIDN'T GET 4@MY OWN
MOTIVATION UNTIL I WAS IN MY
LATE 30s.
WHEN I GOT 4@MY OWN, I'VE BEEN
DOING THIS A LONG TIME SO I
CAN'T QUIT NOW.
I HAVE TO KEEP GOING.
>> TOO LATE TO QUIT.
>> YOU HAVE TO PUSH AHEAD.
>> SO 4@I JUST WILL PUSH AHEAD.
>> ♪4@ [ SINGING ]
>> YOU HAVE THIS CAREER THAT IS
REALLY REMARKABLE, MA4@NY DECAD
AND YOUR SECOND ALBUM EARNED A
GRAMMY AND4@ SINCE EARNED SEVER
MORE GRAMMIES.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR ALBUM THAT
DROPPED THIS YEAR4@ 4@IS ALSO U
FOR A GRAMMY.
>> NOMINATED.
>> AS I WAS READING ABOUT YOU I
WAS FASCINATED BY THE 4@FACT TH
YOU COLLABORATE WITH SO MANY
DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC AND
MUSICIANS AND A LOT OF
DIFFERENT VENUES. AND
FILMMAKING AND TELEVISION
SHOWS.
DO 4@YOU THINK THAT HAS HELPED
HER TO GIVE YOU FRESH?
A
>> YES, THE OPPORTUNITIES I
HAVE HAD4@ AND ARE HAVING AN4@ @
REALLY HELPED ME KEEP MY MIND 4@
OPEN AND KEEP THINGS FRESH FOR
ME.
AS FAR AS LIKE PEOPLE TALKING
ABOUT VARIETY AND THE DIFFERENT
STYLES, I REALLY DON'T SEE
STYLES, I JUST THE MUSIC.
>> [ SINGING ]4@4@4@
>> DO YOU ENJOY COLLABORATING
WITH YOUNGER ARTISTS?
AND SORT OF PICKING UP ON THEIR
STYLE?
>> I COLLABORATED WITH SOME 4@
YOUNGER ARTISTS.
MORE SO, I JUST LIKE TO STAY IN
>> I COLLABORATED WITH SOME 4@ YOUNGER ARTISTS. MORE SO, I JUST LIKE TO STAY IN@
MY LANE.
YOU KNOW, NOT TRY 4@TO BE OR YO
KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS A CREATIVE
CHOICE.
IS NOT LIKE TO FRESHEN 4@UP,
SOMETHING IF I HAVE ENOUGH
IDEAS TO 4@KEEP MYSELF FRESH.
SO A 4@LOT OF PEOPLE WILL GO,
WELL, I WANT TO APPEAL TO
YOUNGER ARTIST ORA1 A
COLLABORATE WITH THIS HOT
PERSON RIGHT NOW.
BUT FOR ME I FIND THAT CAN BE
MORE IN GENUINE.
SO,4@ I JUST DO WHAT I DO.
I TRUST WHAT4@ I DO. 4@
>> [ SINGING ]4@
>>4@4@4@ I 4@WAS TALKING WITH O
THE FELLOWS ON YOUR CREW, HE
WAS TALKING ABOUT LEGENDS SUCH
AS4@ YOURSELF.
AND HOW YOU COME IN THIS STAGE
OF YOUR CAREER ARE STILL SO
BUSY.
THAT IS NOT TRUE FOR A LOT 4@OF
FOLKS.
AND YOU HAVE NO PLANS TO SLOW
DOWN.
[ LAUGHTER ] 4@
>> AND RIGHT NOW I'M DOING IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> AND YOU MADE IT TO 207.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW 4@
CHRISTMAS ALBUM. IT IS TAKING 4@
YOU ALL THESE YEARS TO PUT OUT
A CHRISTMAS ALBUM.
>> WOW, YOU REALLY DID YOUR
HOMEWORK.
>> I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO MEET
YOU.
>> THERE'S ONE CALLED
BLUELIGHT, MISTLETOE IN YOU.
>>4@ [ SINGING ]4@4@
>>4@ I HAVE WAITED A LONG TIME
BECAUSE ALL THE MATERIAL CAME
TOGETHER REALLY WELL.
I LISTENED TO IT AND I'M REALLY
PROUD OF THE WAY IT LAID OUT.4@
I STAND BY IT.
>> THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO FEEL
ABOUT ANY PROJECT.4@
AND THERE'S SOME COVERS AS 4@WE
SOME ORIGINAL MUSIC. 4@
>> THERE IS COVER OF CHARLES
BROWN'S, THERE'S A COCO TAYLOR
CALLED MARY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
AND THERE'S AN OLD SOLD SONG
CALLED SANTA CLAUS BLUES.
BY CHARLIE JORDAN.4@
>> AND YOUR ALBUM OKLAHOMA4@ IS
UP FOR A GRAMMY.
>> YES IT IS.
>> I HAVE A BIG YEAR.
AND IT IS 4@NOT OVER.
>> 4@AFTER THIS TOUR AROUND
MOSTLY THE EAST COAST, 4@THEN Y
ARE GOING TO EU4@ROPE.
>> I WILL GO UP THERE TO GET A @
SENSE OF HOW GOOD A TIME I'M
HAVING BY TALKING TO YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>>4@ I MUST BE HAVING A REALLY
GOOD TIME AND MUST BE REALLY
BUSY.
I NEVER THINK ABOUT OF BEING
BUSY.
>> 4@BUT YOU SOUND BUSY TO MAKE
>> I AM BUSY, MY DAY 4@IS BUSY.
I'M PACKING MORE THINGS INTO MY
DAY.
AND THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME
WHAT A 4@GREAT LIFE I AM HAVING
AND HOW MANY THINGS 4@I AM DOIN
I AM SO IN THE NOW.
I AM SO 4@LIKE RED IN THE MOMEN
ALL THE TIME. 4@
>>4@ AGAIN THE NAME OF4@4@ KIM
NEW ALBUM IS MOONLIGHT AND
MISTLETOE AND YOU.
I GOTTA TELL YA WHEN HE 4@WAS I
THE NEWSROOM, WE DID THAT
INTERVIEW THE NEWSROOM AND
THERE WERE PEOPLE JUST
GATHERING 4@AROUND.
WHEN HE STARTED ACTUALLY
PLAYING MUSIC.
>> WE DON'T REALLY DO MUSICIANS
IN THE NEWSROOM.
WE INVITE THEM ON THE SET. IT
WAS OUT OF COMMISSION SO WE HAD
TO DO THE NEWSROOM.
>>4@ IT WAS COOL TO SEE EVERYON
CLAPPING AFTER HE WAS DONE.
AND HE SAID OH, 4@THANKS
EVERYONE.
>> WE WOULD LOVE 4@TO 4@MAKE TH
REGULAR FEATURE.
BUT YOU WILL