k.d. lang poses with the Juno after being inducted to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the 2013 Juno Gala, Dinner and Awards in Regina on Sunday, April 21, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
TORONTO – k.d. lang is getting back together with the Reclines for a special performance at the CCMA Awards.
Organizers of the country awards show say the Edmonton-raised singer will sing with the band for the first time in 35 years as part of a celebration tied to lang’s induction into the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame.
k.d. lang and the Reclines formed when the then 21-year-old singer-songwriter answered a classified ad in the local newspaper seeking members for a country-swing band.
They released their first EP in 1983 and their full-length debut “A Truly Western Experience” the year that followed. As lang’s star rose, they continued to work together with their most recent album being “Absolute Torch and Twang” in 1989.
In a statement on the reunion, lang called the experience a full-circle moment.
The CCMA Awards will be held in Edmonton on Sept. 14.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 4, 2024.
