The Drifters Girl – the brand new musical which tells the remarkable story of one of the world's greatest vocal groups and the woman who made them – is to extend its run at Garrick Theatre in London to Saturday 2 July 2022.
Ahead of the release of The Grief We Gave Our Mother, American Songwriter premiered “Been A Lover,” saying that it “sounds as honest and fervent as the song’s origin story,” adding, “the track hums along with a vibe similar to that of balladeer Ben Howard.”
From the highs of hit records and sell out tours to the lows of legal battles and personal tragedy, The Drifters Girl charts the trailblazing efforts of the world's first African American, female music manager and how she refused to ever give up on the group she loved. Thirty years, and hundreds of hit songs later, there is no doubt that Faye Treadwell was and always will be, The Drifters Girl.
Jesse JP Johnson is debuting his new single LIVE, Sweet Sweet Lovin', that is now available on Spotify, iTunes and wherever you listen to music at The Greenroom 42, July 23rd @7pm. In addition to his new tune he will also be performing a number of original songs as well as covers you'll want to get up out of your seats and dance to.
Somewhere, Jack White is busy looking for new amp settings.” The track was met with similar acclaim from American Songwriter, Wonderland, Clash Magazine, Live for Live Music, and more.
Co-produced by Ethan Johns and Mark Woodward, Surrounded By Time marks out new territory with a sonic landscape of outstanding musicianship and a vocal delivery that re-imagines a diverse set of songs of personal importance that have impacted Jones throughout a long, unpredictable but undeniably impressive career.
When it came time to record, the band planned on working once again with legendary producer Ethan Johns (Ray LaMontagne, Laura Marling, Kings of Leon), who’d helmed Chasing Lights back in England.
Cleverly constructed imagery illustrating the song’s narrative accompanies the track, presenting another piece of the aural landscape of Surrounded By Time.
The husband-wife duo Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean has also shared the title track from the record, which features a blistering guitar performance from Marcus King.
he two EPs mark the musician embarking on his solo adventure following his work with the band Dream the Electric Sleep, The Wild Jays, and one half of the duo Neon Rain.
Today, Virginia based quintet Kendall Street Company releases their debut live album The Stories We Write For Ourselves (Live at FESTY) available now on all service providers.
Folk singer-songwriter Anna Elizabeth Laube releases her new single “Jardim da Estrela” today, with a lyric video that premiered via Americana Highways.
Tickets are now on sale for acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “One Night Lonely,” a one-of-a-kind livestream concert broadcast from her favorite venue, Virginia’s legendary Wolf Trap, on Friday, November 27 at 8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT.
Nashville- based singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, film composer, and visual artist Grant-Lee Phillips’ tenth solo album, Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff, is out today.
A true son of the new, progressive South, Warren Givens has spent the last half of his life on the move, chasing a muse—from Mississippi to Nashville to New Orleans to Austin—but it wasn't until he returned to Asheville, North Carolina, that Givens saw the clearer, bigger, balanced picture.
A true son of the new, progressive South, Warren Givens has spent the last half of his life on the move, chasing a muse—from Mississippi to Nashville to New Orleans to Austin—but it wasn’t until he returned to Asheville, North Carolina, that Givens saw the clearer, bigger, balanced picture.