Billboard Exclusive: “The Dragon”

Billboard: Nancy Wilson has been sitting on “The Dragon” for quite a while — as far back as the ’90s, when she wrote the song for Heart. Although it didn’t come to fruition until her new band Roadcase Royale set about recording its debut, its resonance has only increased over the years. “The Dragon” — which will be on Roadcase Royale’s First Things First and is premiering exclusively here — started life as Wilson’s open letter to the late Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley while he was in the throes of addiction. And in the wake of this year’s suicides by Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, the message behind the album’s heaviest track is even stronger.

Nancy Wilson 2017 (by Jeremy Danger)

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  1. Enjoyingg the studio version RR made available on Billboard! The lyrics emerge crisp and clean from the live release of years ago . . .

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