Rudy Parris Makin' My Way features Hank Williams III, Little Joe (Y La Familia), Michael Madsen, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Pete Anderson (Dwight Yoakam), and a host of Nashville’s finest musicians. Rudy's down-home country style was influenced by the Bakersfield sound, due to a longstanding residency playing alongside Buck Owens at his Crystal Palace. Citing Owens & Merle Haggard as his greatest influences, Parris feels fortunate to have been mentored by the masters. “I learned from Buck that I just need to be me,” Parris says. “Buck instilled in me that sense of freedom to be myself!