BREAKING NEWS
Country News – 31
October 2018 with Shannon McCombs
This week, Nashville celebrated with their most hallowed
event, The Songwriters Hall of Fame inductions. Shannon takes you on the Red
Carpet with Ronnie Dunn, Reba McEntire, (and the rarely heard from) K.T. Oslin!
Plus, you'll hear from Randy Houser too!
UK Country Radio Song of the Week
Thank You Gary Perkins
Previously shared Gary Perkins (from band Gary Perkins and The Breeze) has been
diagnosed with pancreatic cancer & was advised he only has a few months to
live. (Source Andy Mottram on Facebook).
The track “Thank
You” has been sent to radio to honour Gary.
Lee Williams on CMR Nashville played out the track sending best wishes to Gary and his fans.
Lee Williams on CMR Nashville played out the track sending best wishes to Gary and his fans.
If you want to
know a little history of how Gary &
the Breeze formed & being with Gary for 25 years Andy Mottram from the band spoke to Jim Duncan on Wolverhampton Country on 101.8 WCR FM on Thursday
25th October at 7pm. Jim Duncan also played Thank You & Angel
On My Shoulder as part of the interview.
The script for
Thank You - Gary’s track is available for free download via this link.
It’s a free track
ideal for both “free” dancers and line dancers to get their teeth into.
Cross Country
magazine has sent out a request that any artist wanting to sing Gary’s poignant
new song “Thank You” should do that at the end of each show they do
To send cards and
good wishes, it is: C/o Gary Perkins, Cross Country, PO Box 4257, Sheffield S25
9DA.
GARY PERKINS (believed
to be in his early 50s) remembers playing harmonica in his junior school
assemblies and learning to play guitar (albeit out of tune) when he was just
eight years old. Ten years later, he made his debut stage appearance to sing
three songs at the Ivanhoe Hotel in the South Yorkshire pit village of
Thurcroft. That led to his first paid gig at the same venue, for the princely
sum of £5 and Gary's music career was born.
Gary Perkins and The Breeze are widely acknowledged as one of the best
live bands in British country music. In fact, they won the British Country Music Band Of The Year Award in 2009 and 2011, with
Gary adding the trophy to the Award he won in 2008 as Best British Male Solo Artist Of The Year and Male Vocalist of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
They won UK Country Group Of The Year:
(sponsored by Graham L.Hall's Country Spirit Website “Feel The Experience”) at
the UK Country Awards in September retaining the title with a third successive
win. The band were not present playing at a festival in the North East. They
celebrated their 25th anniversary
this year.
On Sunday (Sept 2)
UKCountryRadio.com were in Nottingham to present the award to Gary Perkins with
their UK Country Group Of The Year Award trophy (Facebook photo).
Gary Perkins &
The Breeze - Thankyou Published on May 27, 2018 at The Pentney Country Music
Festival.
Their London
listener figures have gone up massively in the last 3 months, and across the UK
more people are listening online and on smart
speakers.
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UK NEWS
On the BBC Radio 2 Playlist
for the week commencing Saturday 27 October 2018
A Playlist
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow
C Playlist
Ward Thomas – Never Know added to the “C” Playlist
UK TOUR & GIG
UPDATES:
C2C Country To Country Festival 2019 (March Click Here), Kathy Mattea (Jan) Celtic
Connections Events (Jan-Feb)
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UK CHART NEWS
Official UK Top
100 Singles Chart (Week Ending
1 November 2018)
26 October 2018 - 1 November October 2018
As A STAR IS BORN returned to No.1 on the album chart,
the Motion Picture Cast Recording’s breakout hit Shallow jumped three
places to become Lady Gaga’s fifth No.1 single and Bradley Cooper’s first.
Cooper is also the first chart-topper whose primary occupation is as a film
actor to reach No.1 since Nicole Kidman paired with Robbie Williams for 2001
chart-topper Somethin’ Stupid.
Gaga’s first No.1 since Beyonce pairing Telephone in
2010, Shallow (47,830 sales, including 34,406 from sales-equivalent streams + 13,424 paid-for sales) is one of three
tracks from the film allowed to chart under primary artist rules, although the
others – Gaga solo Always Remember Us This Way (31-25, 16,815 sales) and
Gaga/Cooper track I’ll Never Love Again (34-27, 15,674 sales) - also continue
to grow.
Official UK Top
100 Albums Chart
(Week Ending
1 November 2018)
26 October 2018 - 1 November October 2018
Lady Gaga & Bradley
Cooper’s Motion Picture
Cast Recording of A Star Is Born bounced 2-1
on sales of 24,982 copies (including 6,645 from sales-equivalent streams + 18,337 paid-for sales) to record its
own second week at the apex, and the 28th (out of 43) for soundtrack albums
this year.
The album’s return to pole position reflects the
growing popularity of its key tracks, most notably Shallow, which topped the
singles chart this frame.
Foster &
Allen with PUTTING
ON THE STYLE fell 58-69 in their fourth frame (estimated 1,500 sales),
Official UK
Country Album Top 20 (Week Ending
1 November 2018)
26 October 2018 - 1 November October 2018
Nathan Carter with BORN FOR THE ROAD climbed 2-1 (2
weeks; #1 peak)
Carrie Underwood with CRY PRETTY rose 3-2 (6 weeks; #1
peak)
Kacey Musgraves with GOLDEN HOUR rose 5-3 (30 weeks; #1
peak)
Eric Church with DESPERATE MAN fell 1-4 (3 weeks; #1
peak)
Ashley McBryde with GIRL GOING NOWHERE fell 3-4 (15
weeks; #3 peak)
Chris Stapleton with TRAVELLER held at #6 (58 weeks; #1
peak)
Darius Rucker with WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME rose 11-7 (24
weeks; #3 peak)
Chris Stapleton with FROM A ROOM - VOL 2 rose 10-8 (47
weeks; #1 peak)
Catherine McGrath with TALK OF THIS TOWN fell 8-9 (13 weeks;
#1 peak)
Chris Stapleton with FROM A ROOM - VOL 1 rose 14-10 (77
weeks; #1 peak)
Outside the Top 10
Brothers Osborne with PAWN SHOP rose 13-11 (67 weeks; #4 peak)
Clare Bowen with CLARE BOWEN fell 9-12 (8 weeks; #1
peak)
Luke Combs with THIS ONE'S FOR YOU TOO fell 7-13 (21
weeks; #5 peak)
Official
Americana Albums Chart Top 40 (Week Ending
1 November 2018)
26 October 2018 - 1 November October 2018)
Jason Isbell & The 400
Unit Southeastern with LIVE
FROM THE RYMAN debuted at No.1 and Elle
King with SHAKE THE SPIRIT made a bow at No.2. Previous week No.1 John Hiatt with THE ECLIPSE SESSIONS (New
West) fell 1-14.
CHRISTMAS STORE
Christmas Countdown 2018 - CLOCK
Visit our Christmas Store Page for details on this year’s Christmas Country releases, Christmas
Tours, 2019 Calendars and music,
merch from UK artists Saskia Vese
& Sabrina Maria.
COUNTRY ALBUM
& SINGLES RELEASES
(25 Oct 2018) Whitey
Morgan and the 78's - Hard Times and White Lines | Debut #10 UK Country
iTunes Album Chart (#360 UK iTunes all-genre) | Debut #1 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#10 US iTunes all-genres)
10 Tracks/ Time: 42:05 Amazon
UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
(25 Oct 2018) Carson
McHone - Carousel (Nine Mile Records)
11 Tracks/ Time: 43:00 Amazon
UK - Amazon.com Country/
Alt-Country & Americana/ Folk
(26 Oct 2018) Josh
Turner - I Serve A Savior (MCA Nashville
12 Tracks/ Time: 41:51 Amazon
UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #6 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#229 UK
iTunes all-genre) | Debut #2 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#18 US iTunes
all-genres)
(26 Oct 2018) Blackberry
Smoke - The Southern Ground Sessions (3 Legged Records)
6 Tracks Southern Rock Amazon
UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #4 UK Rock iTunes Album Chart (#28 UK
iTunes all-genres) | Mon Oct 29: #62 (#369 UK iTunes all-genres)
(26 Oct 2018) Kelsea
Ballerini - Unapologetically (Deluxe Edition) (Black River)
16 Tracks/ Time: 53:38 Amazon UK - UK iTunes
16 Tracks/ Time: 53:38 Amazon UK - UK iTunes
The deluxe album features four new songs, including
“Fun and Games,” “I Think I Fell in Love Today,” an acoustic cover of Fleetwood
Mac’s “Landslide” and Kelsea’s new collaboration with The Chainsmokers, “This
Feeling.” In addition, Kelsea shipped new single, “Miss Me More,” to country
radio on Oct. 15.
Recently Kelsea was ranked at #194 Globally on iTunes
(behind Carrie Underwood at #162) which was fuelled by the The Chainsmokers
collab (#8 United States, #11 Canada, #64 Australia, #138 United Kingdom) with
high Spotify & Apple Music streams and I Hate Love Songs Charting at #129
on iTunes in United States.
(26 Oct 2018) Charlie
Daniels Beau Weevils - Songs in the Key of E (Blue Hat Records/The Orchard) 14 Tracks/Time: 37:48 Amazon.com
-
(26 Oct 2018) Levi
Hummon - Patient (Iconic Records)
6 Tracks/Time: 18:03 Amazon
UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #15 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#503 UK
iTunes all-genre)
(26 Oct 2018) Jessie
James Decker - On This Holiday (Epic) CHRISTMAS
10 Tracks/ Time: 33:39 Amazon
UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #3 US Holiday iTunes Album Chart (#45 US
iTunes all-genre)
(26 Oct 2018) Ana
Cristina Cash - My Christmas Collection (Avondale Records) CHRISTMAS 12 Tracks/Time: 41:30 Amazon
UK - UK iTunes
Debut #91 US Holiday iTunes Album Chart
(26 Oct 2018) William
Shatner - Shatner Claus (Cleopatra Records) CHRISTMAS
14 Tracks/ Time: 45:21 Amazon
UK -
UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #10 US Holiday iTunes Album Chart (#348 US
iTunes all-genre)
(28 Oct 2018) Brett
Eldredge - Glow (Deluxe) (Atlantic Records) CHRISTMAS
18 Tracks/ Time: 59:34 Amazon
UK
Debut #2 US Holiday iTunes Album Chart (#24 US
iTunes all-genre)
(26 Oct 2018) Bethany
Dyson - Do What You Want (EP; Big Help Music)
4 Tracks/ Time: 12:53 Country/ Pop Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
4 Tracks/ Time: 12:53 Country/ Pop Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #3 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#161 UK
iTunes all-genre)
(26 Oct 2018) Johnny
Brady - Hard to Lose (2018 Johnny Brady) IRE
Debut #4 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#167 UK
iTunes all-genre), then #8 (#386)
(26 Oct 2018) Dillon
Carmichael - Hell on an Angel (Riser House Records)
11 Tracks/ Time: 43:15 Amazon
UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #9 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#359 UK
iTunes all-genre)
(26 Oct 2018) Marcella
and Her Lovers - Got You Found (EP; 2018 Swamp Soul Music)
(26 Oct 2018) Martha
Spencer - Martha Spencer (2018 Martha Spencer)
14 Tracks/ Time: 41:26 Amazon
UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #78 UK Country iTunes Album Chart
(26 Oct 2018) Jamie
Lin Wilson - Jumping over Rocks (Jamie Lin Wilson)
10 Tracks/ Time: 39:43 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
10 Tracks/ Time: 39:43 Amazon UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #10 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#84 US
iTunes all-genres)
(26 Oct 2018) Chad
Cooke Band - Risk It All (King Hall Music)
9 Tracks/ Time: 34:30 Amazon
UK - UK iTunes - Amazon.com
Debut #22 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#203 US
iTunes all-genres)
(26 Oct 2018) David
Benedict - The Golden Angle (Self release)
Debut #135 US Country iTunes Album Chart (#1300
US iTunes all-genres)
(26 Oct 2018) Frankie
Davies - Wherever I Go (2018 Frankie Davies) UK
/ JERSEY
11 Tracks/ Time: 39:07 Amazon UK - UK iTunes
11 Tracks/ Time: 39:07 Amazon UK - UK iTunes
Debut #5 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (#177 UK
iTunes all-genres), then #3 (#275), then #2
(#235) | Sat Oct 27: #4 (#267) | Mon Oct 29: off the top 200
(26 Oct 2018) Kaylee
Starr - Shine (Heartland Records Nashville / Ohana Music Group)
Kaylee Starr is a 23-year old
singer/songwriter/performer, taking on the stages of western California.
A powerful female voice, with a modern country sound.
Her songs cover the full spectrum of emotion
(26 Oct 2018) AJ
McLean - Night Visions (Single; ATCK Music)
Debut #8 UK Country iTunes Singles Charts (#884
UK iTunes all-genre), then #1 (#197)
Home Town: West Palm Beach, FL
In the nineteen years he's been in the industry, AJ
McLean has been known for a few things. There’s his time as the perpetually
sunglass-ed Backstreet Boy, who reached household-name-recognition status and
dizzying heights of boy-band stardom before his 18th birthday. There’s the
alter-ego “Johnny No Name,” who McLean created to manage being one-fifth of
that pop phenomenon. https://www.facebook.com/AJMcLean/
(462K Likes)
Debut #8 UK Country iTunes Singles Charts (#395
UK iTunes all-genres), then #5 (#385)
| Mon Oct 29: #3 (#532 UK iTunes all-genres)
(26 Oct 2018) Danny
McMahon - When I See You (Single; Dan Evans and Puzzlemaker Studios) UK
Debut #1
UK Country iTunes Singles Charts (#184, #209, #255 UK iTunes all-genre), then
#4 (#304), then #7 (#433) | Sat Oct 27: #33 (below #2000 UK iTunes all-genre) |
Sun Oct 28: #80 | Mon Oct 29: #179 then off the top 200
(28 Oct 2018) Helena
Mace - Hometown (Single; Self release) UK
Debut #139 UK Country iTunes Singles Charts, then
#89. then #23 (#1395 UK iTunes all-genres), then #15 (#1045 UK iTunes all-genres), then #18 (#1054), then #20 | Mon
Oct 29: #45, then #76 | Tues Oct 30: #152
AUSSIE NEWS
(21 Oct 2018) Troy Cassar-Daley with
GREATEST HITS debuted at #1 on the
Aria Country Album Chart (Website).
(21 Oct 2018) 4-1 - The Long And Short Of It with "When I'm Gone " held at No.1 on top Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart (dated
Oct 27, 2018).
CANADIAN NEWS
(21 Oct 2018) New At Radio Tenille Arts "Mad Crazy
Love" Released on iTunes Sept
7, 2018
Tenille Arts was born and raised in the small, Canadian prairie
town of Weyburn Saskatchewan. After years of hard work, Tenille began making
the long trip to Nashville to advance her songwriting skills.
Her determination and talent led to steadily increasing successes as she earned a publishing deal in Nashville and saw her 2016 debut EP peak at #1 on the iTunes Canadian Country Album Chart, as well as crack the Top 100 on the U.S. iTunes Country Album Chart!
Her determination and talent led to steadily increasing successes as she earned a publishing deal in Nashville and saw her 2016 debut EP peak at #1 on the iTunes Canadian Country Album Chart, as well as crack the Top 100 on the U.S. iTunes Country Album Chart!
She has already surpassed 3 MILLION STREAMS on Apple
Music and 4 MILLION STREAMS total.
Arts released her first full-length album, 'Rebel
Child' in October 2017, having co-written 10 of the 11 songs. It debuted at #2
on the iTunes Canadian Top Country Albums Chart, #12 on the All-Genres Chart,
and reached #17 in the United States.
(28 Oct 2018) Amy Rose “One More Sleep” (Christmas
single)
Amy Rose returns with her first endeavor into Christmas Music
titled "One More Sleep" (Release date Nov 12 Amazon
UK). With power house vocals, she brings an amazing
country sound to this Motown Christmas love song.
She has been compared to Carrie Underwood and Kelly
Clarkson. Part down-home country girl, part sophisticated music veteran. This
Redneck Princess is certainly one of Canada's best keep secrets.
Returning to the music scene after a brief hiatus to
raise her family, Amy is back to take the music industry by storm. With 3 Music
Row top 100 singles, and 4 New Music Weekly top 10 singles, including two
number ones for "Sunshine" and "Put a LIME in it", this
multi-award-winning artist is certainly on her way to take her place among
Country Music Royalty.
NEWS
(24 Oct 2018) Sarah Darling is
so excited to give fans first access to pre-order her new exclusive items and
limited editions with her new album Wonderland. The 'Access Pass' comes with
each item and gives you exclusive updates and content including the first
update – an special version of a new song of mine – 'A Little Bit of Rain. Pledges
start from £8 (Wonderland - Download Album), £33 (Music Bundle Signed CD +
vinyl) to a Signed Faith Guitar (£1,200). See BLOG POST
(25 Oct 2018) Sara Evans voiced
strong feelings about the state of country radio in a new tweet
and Facebook
post, saying she was “devastated” at what had become of the genre she had
called home for more than two decades.
Evans’ tweet was in response to comments she made on
the red carpet at CMT’s all-women Artists of the Year event, telling Billboard
that it had been extremely difficult “for my family to watch me sobbing at home
because [radio] refused to play the single I released when I’ve worked my ass
off and gone to visit every country programmer in America.”
Atlanta
deejay and Kicks 101.5 morning host Cadillac
Jack responded (also via Twitter), questioning whether it's just that
Evans' song wasn't up to par. "Dear Sara. Did it ever cross your mind
that it’s not a gender thing but a 'single' thing?" he wrote.
(29 Oct 2018) C2C
Country To Country Festival 2019 is coming to Germany.
Award-winning superstar Keith
Urban will play for the first time at the C2C Festival. Well-known
artists like CAM have already been C2C guests and are now also in Berlin, where the festival celebrates
its premiere. More artists will follow soon. In addition, a
supporting program is planned, which creates a true festival character and
creates a special atmosphere around the musical highlights.
C2C Country To Country -
Berlin, Verti Music Hall 2 to 3 March 2019
Saturday: Brett Eldredge
- Hunter Hayes
Sunday: Keith Urban -
Cam - Drake White
(29 Oct 2018) Celebrate National
Cat Day with new Taylor Swift Cat
Merch store.taylorswift.com
TOURS
(24 Oct 2018) Lady Antebellum Sets The Stage For Our Kind
Of Vegas Residency At Palms Casino Resort In 2019
15-Date Engagement in the Pearl Concert Theater
Launches in February 2019
Current CMA “Vocal Group of the Year” nominee Lady Antebellum
has announced their first-ever Las Vegas
residency, OUR KIND OF VEGAS, launching Feb. 8, 2019 at the Palms Casino
Resort’s Pearl Concert Theater. As the first Country act to headline the venue,
the seven-time GRAMMY award-winning trio will combine their chart-topping songs
with unparalleled production and multidimensional staging. Known for taking
their headlining run worldwide, Lady A will bring Nashville to Sin City with
stripped-down performances each night that will often feature the songwriters
behind the group’s fan-favorite hits. Live Nation is the official promoter for
the one-of-a-kind residency with tickets becoming available to fan club members
Monday, Oct. 29 before the public on sale Friday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. PT through www.ticketmaster.com/LadyA
“We are so excited to welcome Lady Antebellum to Palms
in 2019,” said Jon Gray, General Manager of Palms Casino Resort. “Our
residencies represent a diverse variety of musical genres and to feature such a
respected country group like Lady A is sure to be a huge hit with all their
fans around the world.”
OUR KIND OF VEGAS 2019
Feb. 8, 9, 13, 15, 16 | May 10, 11, 15, 17, 18 | •
Aug. 23, 24, 28, 30, 31
(26 Oct 2018) Current three-time CMA nominee Dierks Bentley announced that his 2019 BURNING MAN TOUR will kick off on January 17th in Hamilton,
ON, CAN with special guests Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and Hot Country Knights.
Bentley is known to "pull out all the stops, not quitting until the crowd
is whipped into a frothy frenzy” (On Milwaukee) and will continue to do so in
2019 with the run named after his "most affecting song” (Rolling Stone)
and hit single “Burning Man" feat. Brothers Osborne.
MUSIC NEWS
HMV is now the UK's leading retailer for
physical music sales, overtaking Amazon.
Based on sales over the past 12 weeks (up to September
23), HMV's market share of physical music (CD and vinyl) rose to 28%, pushing ahead of Amazon (21.1%), according to
the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel.
The landmark Now That's What I Call Music 100 and the
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again cast recording were among the best physical sellers
over the three-month period.
The news comes as it appears that supermarkets
Sainsbury's and Tesco are cutting back on their physical music offering.
PRESS RELEASES
(28 Oct 2018) Bastian Baker's American Debut Album
A New York Times survey found Switzerland to be the
“Best Country in the World” in 2017 and Swiss singer/songwriter Bastian Baker
won’t argue. His native country allowed him to go down to Montreux with “Funky
Claude,” play pro hockey, foxtrot on Dancing With The Stars (France), perform
for Hilary Clinton and earn the title of platinum-selling recording artist.
He’s shared his positive demeanor and lighthearted songs with the world,
performing over 850 shows in 40 different countries - including Shania Twain's ongoing NOW world tour -
and finding himself a little along the way. Bastian Baker is available on Amazon UK & UK iTunes.
FREE DOWNLOAD
(28 Oct 2018) Formerly of the Grammy Award-winning
folk duo The Civil Wars, Joy Williams is
releasing a solo record. Download her newest singles on Noisetrade.
Joy Williams is a singer-songwriter from Santa Cruz,
CA who now lovingly calls Nashville, TN home.
Formerly of four-time Grammy Award-winning folk,
country and Americana duo The Civil Wars, Joy recently recorded her forthcoming
solo album, Front Porch, produced by Kenneth Pattengale of The Milk Carton
Kids.
Following the recent birth of her second child, Joy is
steadily performing new music from Front Porch live in advance of the album’s
release in 2019.
WATCH
(23 Oct 2018) London-based artist Marta was awarded “Best Artist” at the 2018 Ibiza
Music Video Festival. She submitted two videos for consideration in the
festival: “I Need A Love Story” and “All About Us.” The music videos can be
watched here.
PHOTO
(26 Oct 2018) Bardcore: Singer/songwriters Chris DeStefano, Ashley Campbell, Tenille
Townes, Kassi Ashton and
guitarist James Black perform at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London Monday
(10/22) to close out the CMA Songwriters Series U.K. tour.
BIRTHDAYS
Birthdays in the week ahead
October 29: Sonny Osborne (1937)
October 30: Timothy Schmitt (Eagles - (1947), T Graham Brown (1954), the late Patsy Montana (1914; died May 3, 1996 (aged 87)), Jeannie Kendall (The Kendalls, 1954)
October 31: Kinky Friedman - (1944), the late Dale Evans (1912; died Feb 7, 2001 (aged 88)), Kate Campbell (1961), Darryl
Worley (1964)
November 1: Bill Anderson (1937), Lyle
Lovett (1956), Keith Stegall
(1954)
November 2: k d lang (1962), Beverley
Mahood (1974),
November 3: J D Souther (1945),
November 4: Delbert McClinton (1940), Kim
Forester (Forester Sisters) (1960)
R.I.P
(25 Oct 2018) Tony Joe White Passes Away at 75
Legendary singer-songwriter Tony Joe White passed away Wednesday (24 Oct) afternoon in his
home in LEIPER'S FORK, outside of NASHVILLE, he was 75. It was confirmed by his
family.
With a prolific recording and performing career
spanning more than 50 years, his songs traversed many genres, including blues,
rock, country, R&B, and Americana, which is an incredible testament to his
versatility as well as to his roots.
Known for his signature "Swamp Rock" sound,
WHITE penned hits including "Polk Salad Annie" (Lyric of the week
feature)and "Rainy Night In Georgia," which led to a 2016 nomination to
the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame.
A one-of-a-kind songwriter, his songs were covered by
Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Tim
McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Ray Charles, and countless others.
Glenn Dicker, co-founder of Yep Roc Records said,
“Tony Joe White was a true American original. In everything he did he did it
with his own unique voice. There was a gentle ease and flow that vibrated from
the man. Always a positive vibe. We have been very fortunate to have been able
to work with Tony Joe over these past few albums and years. We're grateful for
all the wonderful music...and the hangs. We love you Tony Joe!”
His newest album, BAD MOUTHIN’, was released in
September 2018, and features a blend of classics as well as five White
originals, including two of the first songs he wrote—just before penning his breakthrough
hits “Polk Salad Annie” and “A Rainy Night in Georgia” in 1967.
“If there’s anything like a line connecting everything
that I’ve done, I would say it’s realness,” said White. “Even my songs that are
sweet little love ballads —those are all real, inspired by real love and real
life. Being real, being focused on what’s really going on around you, is
something I learned early in my life.” Read More at American Songwriter
(27
Oct 2018) Singer/songwriter Freddie Hart has died
Singer/songwriter Freddie Hart died Saturday (Oct 27)
in Burbank, CA at age 91. Hart was best known for his 1971 country chart topper
and pop crossover hit, the Grammy-nominated "Easy
Loving," which won CMA Song of the Year in
1971 and 1972. Other No.1s included "My Hang-Up Is You" (1972) and
"Super Kind Of Woman" (1973).
HART's
recording career began in the 50s, but he was an accomplished songwriter, too,
with artists such as Porter Wagoner, Buck Owens, Patsy Cline, George Jones,
Waylon Jennings, and Eddy Arnold recording his music.
In
2001 Hart was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Arrangements are
pending
