The 78-year-old recorded an album when he was younger with his close friend and producer Frank Morris.
On Feb. 14, Rusty will see his 13-track albumGrand Manreleased for the first time.
I dont expect anything, and Im too old to be famous, he said in a statement.
Hayley Williams' grandfather Rusty Williams will release his lost album ‘Grand Man’ via Zac Farro’s Congrats Records.Xavi Torrent/TAS24/Getty Images/TAS Rights Management ; Courtesy of Grandstand Media
I want people to see how it felt when things were real.
Theres a crackling warmth to Knocking (At Your Door), the first single from the record.
Jazz horns and sweet guitar melodies intertwine as a lovelorn Rusty tells a tender tale of lost connection.
Why should we be apart?/You are mine from the start/Wont you tell me, tell me now.
And Grandat has a way of cutting to the core of a feeling, and not overcomplicating it.
Which we tend to do, because the world is hard.
I thought that it was a crime that these songs were sitting there on the shelf, Farro shared.
You write stuff, and you want somebody to get something out of it, Rusty said.
I just had to wait for a granddaughter and a band with her to really do anything with mine.
She credits Rusty with pulling back the veil on gospel music for her.
I dont remember a lot of my childhood, but I remember the drums, Hayley said.
I got an education because of him, and learned to love really great singers.
He wants to hear melodies and harmonies, and thats the foundational education I got from him.
Theres just something about a great singer that he taught me, and thats how he sings.
