Playlist & News week of 3rd May 2014

2014-05-03

3rd May 2014 – BBC Playlist

Featuring new tracks from Randy Houser, Sunny Sweeney and classics from Stella Parton and Hank Snow.

Billy Dean – Simple Things | Album: Billy Dean (1991) MP3 – UK iTunes

Eric Church - Give Me Back My Hometown | Album: The Outsiders CD - MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com (April 3, 1977) BIRTHDAY

Jessie Alexander - See You Again | Album: Down Home (Lonesome Vinyl) MP3 - UK iTunes - Amazon.com NEW “Beautifully crafted song, every lyric counts, that one I just thought WOW!” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire
Dave Dudley - Six Days On The Road (1963) | Album: Album: Simply Country Box Set (2004; Simply CD 008) CD – UK iTunes (May 3, 1928; died Dec 22, 2003 (aged 75)) BIRTHDAY

Tamara Stewart - Women In Song [featuring Sara Storer & Felicity Urquart] | Album: Appleseed CD Import UK iTunes (Felicity Urquart (May 4, 1976) BIRTHDAY Exquisite harmonies, absolutely fabulous - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Randy Travis – Old 8 x 10 | Album: Old 8 x 10 MP3 – UK iTunes (May 4, 1959) BIRTHDAY

The Shires - Nashville Grey Skies MP3 - UK iTunes  NEW Single “They're great, the talent and quality of the record is fabulous, Contemporary music at its best, very polished, nice to hear original music” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

The Tumbling Bones - I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby | Album: Loving A Fool (March 2014) MP3 – UK iTunes "Really showing off their vocal ability and how well they play their instruments as well" - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire 

Misty Rae Carson - Woke Up One Day (Released: 27 April 2014) NEW Single MP3 - UK iTunes  (written by Robert Ellis Orrall May 4, 1976) BIRTHDAY  

Misty Stevens - Where Corn Don't Grow | Album: Love Lies Bleeding (Dec 2011) MP3 - UK iTunes - CD BABY  “I really like her, I think it’s great, she’s bluegrassed it up and I LOVE IT”! - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Randy Thompson - No Future In The Blues | Album: Wearin’ Blue (1998) NEW Hotdisc 184 Single MP3 – CD Baby

Stella Parton – The Late Late Late Late Show (1978) | Album: Stella Parton (Elektra 52069) LP (May 4, 1949) BIRTHDAY 
Danielle Bradbery - Young In America | Album: Self Titled CD - MP3 – UK iTunes - Amazon.com  NEW Single

Randy Houser - Like A Cowboy | Album: How Country Feels (2013 Stoney Creek Records SC 76777) CD NEW Single "I Like that a lot"

Tammy Wynette - Thank You Cowboy For The Ride | Album: Next To You CD - MP3 (May 5, 1942; died April 6, 1998 (aged 55)) BIRTHDAY very rare album but a gem

Billy Ray Cyrus - Definitive Collection CD – UK iTunes  (April 2014, Humphead)

Trinity River Band - Faithless Heart | Album: Better Than Blue MP3  “I think she's got the voice of an angel, love the songs she sings on, I think it’s brilliant” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Sunny Sweeney - Bad Girl Phase MP3 – UK iTunes NEW Single

Marianne Allison - Till It Breaks My Heart (Radio Mix) UK iTunes (Released: Jan 17, 2014) NEW Single “I think is absolutely fabulous, nice edge to it” -- Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Treat Me Like A Saturday Night | Album: After Awhile (1991) MP3  (May 6, 1945) BIRTHDAY

Linda Ronstadt & Don Henley - Hasten Down The Wind | Album: The Duets (Rhino) CD - MP3 - UK iTunes

Keith Harling - Papa Bear | Album: Write It In Stone CD (May 8, 1963) BIRTHDAY

Erin Enderlin - His Memory Walks On Water  | Album: Erin Enderlin (2011) MP3 - UK iTunes  “This one I do think is the best thing she has ever done, one of the best tracks I've heard this year....That to me is what country is all about, the song of the evening” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Hank Snow - The Hawaiian Cowboy | Album: 20 Golden Greats MP3 (May 9, 1914; died December 20, 1999 (aged 85)) BIRTHDAY

Lacosta Tucker - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues | Album: Sisters Anthology CD (writer Sonny Curtis; May 9, 1937) BIRTHDAY

Kris Tyler - What A Woman Knows | Album: | Album: What A Woman Knows (1997)

New on The Show:

Misty Rae Carson

 “Woke Up One Day” - "Brand new single, I think she's fabulous" -- Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire  

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Genre: Acoustic, Country   Record label  Little Loud Records  Affiliation: ASCAP, CMA, NSAI

Like a Texas twister, this Texas country chanteuse is taking the music scene by storm and showing everyday dreamers that dreams really do come true.

When the lyrical prowess of top Nashville songwriters meets the edgy attitude that is the hallmark of the Texas sound, audiences cannot help but respond.

Combined with the energy of a rock show and channeled through a powerfully expressive voice, these elements ensure that Misty Rae will make an impact every time she takes the stage. The themes of Misty’s songs are relevant and relatable, and her sincere delivery reveals the integrity behind every performance. She is as genuine as the music she creates, and that is what makes her a true entertainer. Although a Texas native, Misty lives in Nashville, TN and is currently and working with award winning producer and songwriter, Robert Ellis Orall to release an EP in early 2014.

With the release of her debut EP, “Mystery,” on June 17, Misty Rae Carson is making a bid to attain the same kind of success in her music career that she reached with her educational endeavors.  With songs like “More Wishes Than Stars” and “Woke Up One Day,” which was co-written with Robert Ellis Orrall, Carson tells the familiar story of laying it all on the line to chase one’s dreams or the greater risk of not following through and never knowing what might have been.

“Woke Up One Day is the song that kind of brought me back to life,” said Carson. “I never saw myself as someone who would settle down and stay in one house all my life – I had always dreamed of traveling the world by way of making music, but Nashville can be a tough town. Somewhere along the way I just stopped dreaming. I woke up and just stopped dreaming.

In just a short time, the young singer/songwriter has already had the rare opportunity to open for Grand Old Opry legends Ray Price, Bill Anderson, Porter Wagoner, and Billy Walker and share writer’s rounds with some of her heroes like Benita Hill, Georgia Middleman, Rick Giles and Don Henry.... 
Read her FULL BIO

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Misty Stevens

" Where Corn Don't Grow" - “I really like her, I think it’s great, she’s blue-grassed it up and I LOVE IT”! - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

Bloomington, IN Americana / Bluegrass / Acoustic #3 rank

Misty Stevens (Baker) grew up in Bloomington Indiana and showed an ear for music at a very young age. She started playing piano at age five, and guitar by sixteen, playing mostly gospel music at churches in and around the area. Her taste in music spans many genres, but bluegrass has stolen her heart. Living so close to Bean Blossom, the only surprise about her bluegrass journey, is that it didn't start sooner! Misty has written gospel songs, but the high, lonesome harmonies of mountain music have tapped into an abundant well of writing creativity. Her songs are unique, as she writes both fact and fiction, but vocally bleeds every spiritual drop of herself into a song.

Misty and her husband Brent reside in Bloomington Indiana. They have three children, Brody (7), Marleigh (2), and Brent's daughter McKenna (15). In addition to music, Misty works part-time as a nurse, and enjoys gardening, crafting, and studying Bible prophecy.

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Marianne Allison

“Till It Breaks My Heart” (Radio Mix) - “I think is absolutely fabulous, nice edge to it” -- Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire

From Ocean Springs, MS

Marianne is a professional songwriter, singer, and musician performing locally as well as nationally. With offices in Biloxi, Las Vegas and Nashville, Verastar records is making their presence known nationwide.

The title song from her latest album "Till It Breaks My Heart" is featured in Category 5, a major motion picture starring C. Thomas Howell and Burt Reynolds. (The Starz Network, Alta Vista Entertainment Group, Black Lion)C. Thomas Howell.

Marianne’s first single "Till It Breaks My Heart" was co-written by Marianne and producer Sean Gasaway, and was released nationally to major Country Radio April 7 on Verastar Records.

"Till It Breaks My Heart" was awarded February 2014 Best Song Of The Month by Songwriters Universe Magazine.

Her song "Blink of an Eye" was featured in the advertising campaign for the CW network’s "Life Unexpected" television show.

Past winner of John Lennon Songwriting Contest and 100% Music Songwriting Contest.

The debut single is already receiving airplay on Billboard, Clear Channel and MusicRow reporter stations across the country in just its first week of release - Press Release - Marianne Allison Press

"It's a lot like climbing a mountain," Allison said of releasing the first single.

She said her inclusion on the soundtrack came about unexpectedly. The California filmmakers were shooting in Mississippi and heard Allison singing at IP Casino. They decided her voice would be perfect for the Mississippi-based storyline of their film.

"They thought it would be cool to have someone from here to give it that natural feel," Allison said. "They asked me if I had any originals and I said, 'Heck, yeah.'"

“The song is about "love, mistakes and redemption," Allison said, and was used in the opening scene as the star C. Read more here:

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