Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges aims to put people to sleep with his new album, which he launched with a commercial during the Super Bowl.

Last weekend's episode of 'Austin City Limts' on PBS starred Miranda Lambert and actor turned singer-songwriter Jeff Bridges. While the two didn't collaborate, the audience appreciated both artist's unique talents during the 60-minute episode.

Academy Award winning actor Jeff Bridges is anticipating a first in his 60-plus year career in the entertainment business. On Tuesday, August 16, the 61-year-old actor's self-titled debut album will be available for purchase. Bridges signed with Blue Note Records/EMI Music Group earlier this year, following his role as a grizzled former country music legend in the 2009 award-winning movie, 'Crazy

Jeff Bridges is capitalizing on his 2009 Best Actor Oscar win for his believable, gut-wrenching portrayal of grizzled country singer Bad Blake in 'Crazy Heart' with his first album, a self-titled affair, due out August 16 via Blue Note Records. Bridges debuted the album cover today over at the Boot.

Jeff Bridges has set the date for the release of his highly-anticipated debut album on EMI's Blue Note Records. On August 16, the self-titled project from the Oscar-winning actor will hit stores, giving his fans more of what they grew to love when he portrayed a grizzled former country music legend in the 2009 film 'Crazy Heart.'

Actor Jeff Bridges turned country when he took on the role of Otis "Bad" Blake, a grizzled former country music legend, in the 2009 film 'Crazy Heart.' His part in the movie earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor, and now has scored him his first record deal with EMI's Blue Note Records.