Neil Young Almost Made the Pistol Annies "Pee Their Pants"! LOL!!

It's always nice to get props . . . but it means a hell of a lot more when it comes from someone you respect!
That happened to the PISTOL ANNIES when they found out NEIL YOUNG wrote about them in his book "Waging Heavy Peace:  A Hippie Dream".  In one passage, Neil quoted the lyrics to their song "Hell On Heels". He wrote, quote, "I heard the Pistol Annies sing about reasons why they're broke and so who would invest in their future? One's drinkin', one's smokin', one's taking pills. Well, they are writing their asses off. I know that." ANGALEENA PRESLEY fired off a big thank you to Neil on her Twitter page. She wrote, quote, "@Neil Young. You are one of the greats who taught me how to 'write my ass off.'  I kindly and humbly thank you." The rest of the Annies added this Tweet, quote, "Thank You @neilyoung for publicly appreciating our lyrics. We about peed our pants when we read your compliment. Your art inspires our art."

Pistol Annies Plan Vinyl Release for Record Store Day!

Miranda Lambert, Ashlee Monroe and Angaleena Presley will celebrate Record Store Day by releasing a vinyl version of their debut Pistol Annies CD. April 21 is the fifth annual day set aside to celebrate independently owned music stores. You can locate participating stores at the Record Store Day website. You can also download a widget here that lets you listen to the Hell on Heels project with the added "fuzz and crackle" feel of a well-worn vinyl record. Fans who share the widget will have a chance to win a copy of the record. Hell on Heels debuted at the top of the country album chart, and yielded a gold single with the title track. The trio contributed a song to the Hunger Games soundtrack, and plan to start work on their second album in the fall.

The Pistol Annies Have the Number One Country Album!

The PISTOL ANNIES debut album, "Hell on Heels", sold over 44,000 copies in its debut week, which was enough for it to land at Number One on the "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart. It's also #5 on the magazine's Top 200 pop chart. Part of the press release on the band's Facebook page includes quotes from each of the girls. MIRANDA LAMBERT said, quote, "I cannot believe how much the fans have embraced us."