{"id":19419,"date":"2026-04-16T16:11:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19419"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:11:23","slug":"hillbilly-vegas-drop-new-collaboration-with-paul-rodgers-announce-a-la-mode-lp-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=19419","title":{"rendered":"Hillbilly Vegas Drop New Collaboration With Paul Rodgers, Announce \u201cA La Mode\u201d LP Release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oklahoma Rockers Hillbilly Vegas <\/strong>have droppedtheir new single & video for \u201dMr. Midnight<\/a><\/strong>\u201d, which was written by and features Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Paul Rodgers<\/strong> (Bad Company).  The track is the 2nd single from their new album \u201cA La Mode\u201d,<\/em><\/strong> which is slated for release on May 8th via Quarto Valley Records.  It\u2019s the follow-up to the hit \u201cI Hope You Know\u201d, which is at #20 on the Rock Radio charts and still climbing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMr. Midnight\u201d is a heavy, electric blues-rock song that has a retro feel of ZZ Top \u2018Tush\u2019 mixed with the modern blues sound of Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.   The edgy and slinky guitar riffs evoke images of Beale Street late at night, whiskey in hand, while on the prowl for good trouble – buoyed by the unmistakable Paul Rodgers ethos of classic 70\u2019s rock and roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Rodgers<\/strong> says \u201cI wrote \u201cMr. Midnight\u201d a few years ago when I was writing songs – that to my surprise  – became an album ‘Midnight Rose’. I had no idea that the songs would become an album.  But when Sun Records said that they would be interested in releasing a Paul Rodgers album you would have to be mad not to accept.  I actually forgot that I had the song and that is why it was not included on the \u2018Midnight Rose\u2019 album. Bassist Todd Ronning from my solo band – who later joined Bad Company – played on the demo track for the song and was familiar with it\u201d.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He continues \u201cThe song started with the guitar riff. I had it floating around in my mind, and I built the song around that. When I was looking for lyrics I was inspired by a feline.  Cynthia, my wife, has a number of rescued cats, and there was one black cat in particular named Jasper. His coat was so sleek and black that I nicknamed him Mr. Midnight. You can let your imagination take it from there.  When I heard Hillbilly Vegas\u2019 recording of \u2018Mr. Midnight\u2019 \u2013 Steve (Harris) did such a great job, I felt they had it well covered.  I did not want to disturb the flow created in their recording, but I had made a promise to the boys in the band – so I sang some lines, and it turned out very well.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hillbilly Vegas\u2019 Steve Harris<\/strong> adds \u201cBeing part of something like this with Paul, who\u2019s had such an impact on how we all hear rock and roll, was an incredible experience that we still can\u2019t quite believe happened. His voice, his phrasing and the way he approaches a song\u2026that\u2019s the blueprint.  It raises the bar, but it also reminds you why you started doing this in the first place, because you realize you\u2019re not just making a record, you\u2019re stepping into a lineage that guys like Paul built.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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