| Rare Bird Alert | ||||
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| Released | March 15, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Echo Mountain, Asheville, North Carolina | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass, pop, country, comedy music | |||
| Length | 41:30 | |||
| Label | Rounder | |||
| Producer | Tony Trischka | |||
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Rare Bird Alert is a 2011 bluegrass album by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, featuring guest appearances by Paul McCartney and The Chicks. This is Martin's second consecutive musical album, and comprises 13 songs. His first all-music album was 2009's The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo. Rare Bird Alert was first released on March 15, 2011. The album was nominated for a Grammy on November 30, 2011 (Best Bluegrass Album). "King Tut" is a new bluegrass arrangement of a song that was a Billboard top 20 hit for Martin in 1978.