Songs from Lyon County
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By: Connie Breeden, Sr. Editor
I can remember a time at my grandmother’s house when all I heard was the sweet sound of mandolins, banjos, fiddles, guitars while growing up in Virginia. She would put a record on her old record player or turn the dial on the radio to bluegrass and would be in the kitchen cooking up something special, usually it would be homemade chocolate syrup and buttered toast. Yummy!
The album has such a charm and uniqueness, the grounded roots of Kentucky shine through on this album. All the songs were written by Dennis Duff and he has six guest artists that include Paul Brewster (Ricky Skaggs band), Josh Shilling (Mountain Heart), Bradley Walker (Gaither Music), Holly Pitney (Mo Pitney band), and Darin and Brooke Aldridge (Mountain Home Music).
I can remember a time at my grandmother’s house when all I heard was the sweet sound of mandolins, banjos, fiddles, guitars while growing up in Virginia. She would put a record on her old record player or turn the dial on the radio to bluegrass and would be in the kitchen cooking up something special, usually it would be homemade chocolate syrup and buttered toast. Yummy!
The album has such a charm and uniqueness, the grounded roots of Kentucky shine through on this album. All the songs were written by Dennis Duff and he has six guest artists that include Paul Brewster (Ricky Skaggs band), Josh Shilling (Mountain Heart), Bradley Walker (Gaither Music), Holly Pitney (Mo Pitney band), and Darin and Brooke Aldridge (Mountain Home Music).
Sylvia - Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined
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by: Connie Breeden, Sr. Editor
I am going to tell on myself when I admit that I have almost all the songs from this album in my vinyl collection. I don't deny it, I was a huge fan of Sylvia's beautiful voice from the first time I heard it back in 1979. So sitting down to review “Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined” was a little frightening because I couldn't imagine how you bring perfection to something you feel is already perfect.
I am going to tell on myself when I admit that I have almost all the songs from this album in my vinyl collection. I don't deny it, I was a huge fan of Sylvia's beautiful voice from the first time I heard it back in 1979. So sitting down to review “Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined” was a little frightening because I couldn't imagine how you bring perfection to something you feel is already perfect.
Thomas Rhett - Life Changes
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Lauren Akins with Ada James and Willa Gray.
With eight chart-topping singles and headlining at massive venues across the country, it's funny how life can change so much in such a short period of time. That is exactly what inspired Thomas Rhett's song but it is bound to strike a chord with a LOT of people. Although the lyrics were inspired by his own beautiful family as they toured across the country with him, this song is about everybody and we've made it easy for you to see for yourself, and/or sing along, by providing the lyric video (on the upper right).
Anyone who has ever wondered what life is like on the road with Thomas Rhett, can see for themselves in his new video for “Life Changes.”Filmed by director Shaun Silva over a series of shows in May, the video highlights intimate family moments behind the scenes on the road with Rhett and his girls, wife Lauren Akins and their daughters Willa Gray and Ada James.
“Having the girls out on tour has changed what being on the road looks like for me,” Rhett says. “It just seems to keep getting more and more fun. And, I think the fans might even cheer louder for them than me! I named the album Life Changes because my life has never changed this much in a short span of time," he says. "From seeing the success of a song like 'Die a Happy Man' to putting out my third album to going on my first headlining tour to having two children, both under two years old… I thought the title of the album was a good representation of what is happening in my life right now."
Anyone who has ever wondered what life is like on the road with Thomas Rhett, can see for themselves in his new video for “Life Changes.”Filmed by director Shaun Silva over a series of shows in May, the video highlights intimate family moments behind the scenes on the road with Rhett and his girls, wife Lauren Akins and their daughters Willa Gray and Ada James.
“Having the girls out on tour has changed what being on the road looks like for me,” Rhett says. “It just seems to keep getting more and more fun. And, I think the fans might even cheer louder for them than me! I named the album Life Changes because my life has never changed this much in a short span of time," he says. "From seeing the success of a song like 'Die a Happy Man' to putting out my third album to going on my first headlining tour to having two children, both under two years old… I thought the title of the album was a good representation of what is happening in my life right now."
john Arthur martinez - San Antonio Woman
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By: Cheryl Harvey Hill, Sr. Staff Journalist
In his newest album john Arthur martinez (affectionately referred to as jAm by his fans) sets our lives to music and comes up with a most unique and soothing musical cocktail that effortlessly keeps us entertained over fourteen tracks. He has certainly mastered the art of songwriting and is one of the most articulate lyricists in any genre of music. He wrote five of the songs on this album by himself and co-wrote on eight others.
Not surprisingly, all of the songs on the album are lyrically strong, making it impossible to select a favorite and throughout the album you can detect what may have inspired a song by listening closely to the lyrics. Most country artists stay pretty close to whatever the current trend may be, but not jAm, he's a leader, not a follower, and you never know what will inspire him to write the next song. Creative is his middle name. Get the album, you won't be disappointed.
In his newest album john Arthur martinez (affectionately referred to as jAm by his fans) sets our lives to music and comes up with a most unique and soothing musical cocktail that effortlessly keeps us entertained over fourteen tracks. He has certainly mastered the art of songwriting and is one of the most articulate lyricists in any genre of music. He wrote five of the songs on this album by himself and co-wrote on eight others.
Not surprisingly, all of the songs on the album are lyrically strong, making it impossible to select a favorite and throughout the album you can detect what may have inspired a song by listening closely to the lyrics. Most country artists stay pretty close to whatever the current trend may be, but not jAm, he's a leader, not a follower, and you never know what will inspire him to write the next song. Creative is his middle name. Get the album, you won't be disappointed.
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