EXCLUSIVE Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Haerle will release his latest single and music video “Train Down Memory Lane” on April 21. The inspiration for this song is one that everyone can relate to. “There are times when I dream of a loved one no longer here,” David explains. “Upon waking, I feel such a warmth and closeness to them. I can’t quite believe they are still gone. Or dreaming of someone dear to me from childhood not seen in many years. There’s a tremendous tug at my heart to reunite with them again. In the song ‘Train Down Memory Lane,’ I ask the listener to imagine they have been granted a ride that takes them back in time. Who do you want to see? Who would you talk to and what might be said? Is there something you’re still longing to say or words you’re longing to hear?”
David has taken a unique path that has led to where he is today. His father Martin emigrated from Germany to pursue a dream of working in the country music industry and co-founded the independent label CMH Records (Country Music Heritage). His maternal grandparents co-owned the first full time country music radio station in Nashville, WENO. The King of Country Music, Roy Acuff, took him onstage at the Grand Ole’ Opry before a full house when he was 9 years of age. After picking up the guitar at age 13, he played in rock and alternative new wave bands during the 80’s, before becoming a music agent at ICM. Then his father passed away suddenly and at just 24 years-old, David took over the family business and has served as president of CMH Records, now CMH Label Group, ever since. David’s sophomore album Death Valley (May 2020) garnered praise from several acclaimed music publications including American Songwriter, Billboard, Goldmine, Glide Magazine, Elmore Magazine and Americana Highways, among others.
There are times when I dream of a loved one no longer here. Upon waking, I feel such a warmth and closeness to them. I can’t quite believe they are still gone. Or dreaming of someone dear to me from childhood not seen in many years. There’s a tremendous tug at my heart to reunite with them again.
In the song Train Down Memory Lane, I ask the listener to imagine they have been granted a ride that takes them back in time. Who do you want to see? Who would you talk to and what might be said? Is there something you’re still longing to say or words you’re longing to hear?
For me, it is my father who died suddenly when I was 24. He’s at my childhood home in the 1970s wearing the jean jacket he so often wore.
Then there are my grandparents who lived until old age. I spent every summer of my youth with them. They’re at the airport in Tennessee, waiting for me as I get off the plane from Los Angeles. I can see them standing there, all the happiness on their faces and their open arms waiting to hug me. And how excited I was to see them. These are feelings and memories that will stay with me forever.
