The official YouTube channel of The Ed Sullivan Show has crossed more than 250 million views. The long-running variety show expanded its reach exponentially via a global digital rights agreement between UMe and SOFA Entertainment Inc. with more than 200 million views since June 2020. The library encompasses the show’s historic 23-year primetime run on CBS. Scores of rarities … Continue reading
Harmonica. Breath. Truth. Texas blues artist Randy McAllister‘s latest album — Power Without Power — is much more than just a collection of mostly unplugged blues. It is a study of that which is essential in true blues… and nothing extra, or unnecessary. With the superb delivery of his expressive vocals, McAllister offers as much … Continue reading
With eleven original songs, representing the best of contemporary Blues, Johnny Sansone returns to the music that inspired him to become a blues artist. The songs on Into Your Blues may be new, but the album is as classic as can be. The singer/harmonica player and his band take us on a thoroughly satisfying journey … Continue reading
Brett Eldredge — Songs About You Label: Warner Music Nashville Songs About You, the latest album from Brett Eldredge reflects all of us — the highs, the lows, the craziness, the moments of sanity. The highly-anticipated collection of songs released this week covers it all, so take a journey from track number one through track number … Continue reading
I’ve been following this sibling country-pop duo for a few years now, so it is rewarding to witness the continued success of Juna N Joey. They have just released a catchy new track, “More Than A Maybe,” and it’s available on all streaming platforms today. Written by Juna N Joey, Bill DiLuigi, and Kayliann Lowe, “More Than A Maybe” … Continue reading
Sass Jordan — Bitches Blues Label: Stony Plain Records “Still Alive and Well,” the opener on her new album, tells you everything you need to know about Sass Jordan. Nothing, apparently, can diminish her generous spirit, nor convince her to sing strictly desperate blues. She delivers blues with the explosive surprises of a July 4th … Continue reading
If there’s any artist who is consistent, it’s Carrie Underwood. Overproduced tracks smothering meager vocals. That’s great news if you like to hear the same old stuff again and again (or, as she describes them, “throwback-type songs”), even if it’s on another new album. Does country music really need yet another collection of catchy anthems, … Continue reading
The Bennett Matteo Band — Shake the Roots Label: Gulf Coast Records Let’s just start by noting the exceptional talents who really make this album by The Bennett Matteo Band soar: Jade Bennett (lead vocals); Gino Matteo and Kid Andersen (guitars); Michael Burnham (bass); Carson Ford (drums); Jim Pugh and Kid Andersen (keyboards); Nic Clark … Continue reading
Courtney Hale-Revia — Growing Pains Label: Courtney Hale-Revia Music Release date: June 3, 2022 “I don’t write songs, meant for drinkin’. Most of the time, it’s the result of too much thinkin’. (from “Who Are You,” by Courtney Hale-Revia) Courtney Hale-Revia’s third album, Growing Pains, is as welcome as a soft, dust-settling rain in a desert … Continue reading
Marvin Gaye had Here, My Dear, and now Frank Sinatra has Watertown. Forgotten masterpieces well worth hearing again and again. Two distinctly original, ambitious recordings that prove to be more profound with each passing year. Both are souvenirs of an artistic zenith, captured forever in recording sessions (Gaye’s in 1977 & ’78, and Sinatra’s in … Continue reading
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