Wynonna Judd hailed Lainey Wilson “the next generation of greatness.”
Judd and Wilson teamed up on a reimagined rendition of “Refugee,” a classic late 70s rock anthem by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The duet is one of 20 tracks to appear on a historic tribute album to Tom Petty with covers by some of country’s biggest artists. Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty captured the late rocker’s iconic career with curation by many of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s friends and collaborators, and with oversight from Petty’s daughter, Adria Petty.
“When they said you were coming here, I’ll be honest. I thought, ‘what am I gonna do?’” Judd said in a Behind The Song video with Wilson that premiered earlier this week. “Because I get really nervous and I go through this whole thing and I put on my extra lashes — which, I never put on lashes to come down here — because I felt like you’re the next generation of greatness.”
The reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year previously shared a video of the moment her parents “REALLY started to think I was cool.” Wilson called them on FaceTime to introduce them to Judd, and show that they were working on their duet together.
Find the full Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty album on iHeartRadio here. See the track list below.
1. “I Should Have Known It” by Chris Stapleton
2. “Wildflowers” by Thomas Rhett
3. “Runnin’ Down A Dream” by Luke Combs
4. “Southern Accents” by Dolly Parton
5. “Here Comes My Girl” by Justin Moore
6. “American Girl” by Dierks Bentley
7. “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” by Lady A
8. “I Forgive It All” by Jamey Johnson
9. “I Won’t Back Down” by Brothers Osborne
10. “Refugee” by Wynonna Judd & Lainey Wilson
11. “Angel Dream No.2” by Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson
12. “Learning To Fly” by Eli Young Band
13. “Breakdown” by Ryan Hurd feat. Carly Pearce
14. “Yer So Bad” by Steve Earle
15. “Ways To Be Wicked” by Margo Price feat. Mike Campbell
16. “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” by Midland
17. “Free Fallin’” by The Cadillac Three feat. Breland
18. “I Need To Know” by Marty Stuart And His The Fabulous Superlatives
19. “Don’t Come Around Here No More” by Rhiannon Giddens feat. Silkraod Ensemble and Benmont Tench
20. “You Wreck Me (Live)” by George Strait