Most have heard of the expression, The Apple Don’t Fall Far From The Tree. In 2013, a certain artist moved that expression to an album title releasing a collaborative work with her dad, Peter Head. Fast-forward to 2017, she has released her sixth album while coming up with a most creative idea, mixing lyrical personifications with melodies. Continue reading Lo Carmen, “Lovers Dreamers Fighters”
What happens when a computer savvy well-seasoned guitar player teams up with a producer who is a two-time Grammy Award winner? Continue reading Jim Allchin, “Decisions”
As parents, we love to tend to our children’s wants and needs. It is what we do. For one recording artist, it was his children who persuaded him to record his first album in over fifteen years. For Greg Wickham, Continue reading Greg Wickham, “IF I Left This World”
With so many new and re-released Christmas albums coming out each year, covering a Christmas album is something I would shy away from doing. Continue reading Marlena, “May All Your Christmases Be White”
Grief can take us to uncertain places. With the death of her father, singer/songwriter Tami Neilson teaches us a thing or two with her new release, Don’t Be Afraid. Continue reading Tami Neilson, “Don’t Be Afraid”
Occasionally, I hear a recording artist that pulls me into their heart. One artist, Becky Warren did that with her new release, War Surplus. With much depth and emotion, Becky uncovers the realities of our military veterans. Continue reading Becky Warren, “War Surplus”
Being a history nut, I would love to go back in time to meet, watch, and listen to the great blues artists of the 30’s 40’s and 50’s. But recently, I found a band releasing their debut album, The Long Road Home. Continue reading Rootbone, “The Long Road Home”
It’s hard to imagine anything of value coming from death. With one blues musician, the “King of the Delta,” the events are blurry as he joined the 27 club on August 16, 1938. Continue reading The Mike Eldred Trio,”Baptist Town”
A few years ago, I got the opportunity to interview and write about an artist who resides outside Memphis, Tennessee. Her album, Unnaturally Blonde, Continue reading Sandy Carroll, “Last Southern Belle”
She does 30’s, she does 40’s. She does 50’s, she does 60’s. She can even do the 80’s. She can do pop rock, ballads, and the blues. She can cover songs with finesse and masterful polish. Her name is Marlena. Her new album From My Heart to Yours, takes me down memory lane with some cool standards. Continue reading Marlena, “From My Heart To Yours”