broken dreams in a voice that 's pleasant , if not terribly distinct . In faded jeans and a toffee-colored cashmere sweater , he commands the stage with the same understated sex appeal he has on the big screen . At 53 , Costner is the soft-spoken , heroic everyman we 've seen time and again in such movies as `` Dances With Wolves , '' `` The Bodyguard '' and `` Field of Dreams '' -- except today he 's wielding an acoustic guitar instead of a baseball bat . The mission statement from `` Field of Dreams '' seems to apply to his philosophy as a recording artist : `` If you build it , they will come . '' Plenty of fans did come to his show that night , but earlier in the day , we caught up with the busy superstar during his rehearsal -- which he had opened up to a group of local college students in a Grammy-sponsored `` SoundCheck '' session . Listen to Costner kick it with his band '' CNN : Even though your album , `` Untold Truths , '' is being marketed as a country album , your
NASHVILLE , Tennessee -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A singer took center stage at a Nashville honky-tonk to promote his new album . He had the good looks and easy charm of a movie star . Kevin Costner is putting his energies into music . His new record is '' Untold Truths . '' Only in this case , he was a movie star . Kevin Costner recently celebrated the release of `` Untold Truths '' -- his debut country record -- with a free show at The Stage on Broadway . He was backed by his band , Modern West , which also features guitarist John Coinman and bassist Blair Forward -- two men he met 20 years ago in an acting class . The three have been making music on and off since then , with Costner on lead vocals and rhythm guitar . Back in the day , they called themselves Roving Boy . Truth be told , the 2008 incarnation -- Kevin Costner and Modern West -- does not sound like a movie star 's vanity project . It 's contemporary Americana set against a Western backdrop . Costner sings about freight trains , dusty avenues and