Laura Cheadle — “Grace is Crazy” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Laura Cheadle’s song “Grace is Crazy” from her forthcoming album due to be released via So Bold/ Sony Orchard in November. The album was recorded, produced and mixed at Swedesboro Music Studio by James Cheadle. The album was mastered by Peter Humphreys. […]
Electric Blue Yonder — “1000 Yrs” Americana Highways brings you this video premiere of Electric Blue Yonder’s song “1000Yrs” from their forthcoming album Mourning Sounds (Infinite Reality Records). Mourning Sounds was produced by Electric Blue Yonder; engineered and mixed by Robert Shimp at Technical Earth Recorders, and mastered by John Golden at Golden Mastering. “1000Yrs” is Johnny […]
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Please follow Americana Highways’ Apple Music PLAYLIST, “Downstate,” curated by Rodney Metoyer, which has been newly updated! Follow to listen to fresh updates twice a month. You may also find the top three winners, or more, from our monthly reader poll for favorite new album the month before mixed in with other new Americana and roots […]
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Adia Victoria photo by Huy Nguyen After issuing a wake-up call with 2020’s standout single, “South Gotta Change,” singer-songwriter Adia Victoria is back this month with her third album, A Southern Gothic, a record full of untold tales about sorely underrepresented folks in the South. We talked to Victoria about the importance of bringing these […]
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Charley Crockett at Brooklyn Bowl Thursday night at Brooklyn Bowl was – timeless, classy, and an all out celebration! Charley Crockett and team always bring those kind of elements. The show started off with, Lucas Hudgins, a native to Austin, TX. He kept the feet stomping and crowd swaying his whole set. From the […]
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Dori Freeman — Ten Thousand RosesCalabro Music Media (CMM) I remember first hearing Dori Freeman’s true and haunting chant through the headphones while pushing a broom as a custodian in a Baptist church on the outskirts of Nashville. That voice at that time was the only friend I had and it’s been bouncing around in […]
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Bruce Sudano photo credit: photo by Sekou Luke Bruce Sudano Looks Towards The Dawn with “Ode To a Nightingale” EP Bruce Sudano has spent 2020 and 2021 consistently creating, recording, and releasing new music with no plans of letting up. Part of his decision to release so steadily has been the relevance of the songs […]
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A Definitive Anthology from the ‘Queen of R&B’ It’s a safe bet that most listeners in 2021 don’t even know Ruth Brown’s name but some 70 years ago she was hailed as the “Queen of R&B” and Atlantic Records was sometimes called “the house that Ruth built.” She scored about two dozen R&B hits, including […]
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Americana Highways brings you this premiere of CJ Garton’s song “The Devil” from his forthcoming album, Tales of the Ole West and Other Libations to Please the Palate. The album was produced by Joe Spivey and CJ Garton; engineered by Jesse Poe and Al Angelo; recorded at: Sound Kitchen and Al’s Place; and mastered by […]
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Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Tawny Ellis’ song “Erase You,” a reimagined version of the song from her album I To You, and part of the album’s 10 year anniversary edition. All the original tracks were produced by Tawny Ellis and Gio Loria, and the new reimagined version of “Erase You” was produced […]
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