A familiar favorite ESPN
theme song is about to get a WestVirginia
twist.
Starting at 7 p.m. Sept. 16, "Baseball
Tonight," will open with a brand new song recorded by The Davisson Brothers
Band and John Kruk, former Major League Baseball star and Baseball Tonight
analyst.
Kruk approached Chris
Davisson and Donnie Davisson about writing a new song for the show he had been
on for eight years. The Davissons brought in the help of Phil O'Donnell, a
Nashville songwriter who has No. 1 hits like Montgomery Gentry's single "Back
When I Knew It All" under his belt.
According to a news release
from the band, when Kruk arrived in the studio, he stunned everyone with his
vocal ability, which caused the final version of the new theme song to be a
duet.
The Davisson Brothers Band
has been signed with William Morris Endeavor, and on top of hitting nearly
every West Virginia stage, the band has performed with the Charlie
Daniels Band and at major musical events such as DelFest and Jamboree in the
Hills.
The band, which blends country, blues, bluegrass and
southern rock, also is responsible for the song West Virginia University plays
before every home game kickoff. That song, "Here Come the Mountaineers," was a collaboration
with Oakland Raiders fullback and former WVU player Owen Schmitt. And a twist
on the band's hit song "Big City Hillbilly," is played at West Virginia Power
baseball games in Charleston when the team's mascot, Chuck, rides onto the
field.
Kruk began his MLB career with the San Diego Padres, and
during his time with the Philadelphia Phillies, he was named an All-Star in
1991, 1992 and 1993. He has been an ESPN analyst since 2004.
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