Heart - Red Velvet Car

The Wilson sisters are rockin' & rollin' again - this time in their Red Velvet Car!



Ann & Nancy Wilson, along with the rest of the aura that encompasses Heart, are back with a new album titled "Red Velvet Car". With this new release, there's a little rocking, a little lamenting, and a whole lot of great harmony. It's nothing less than one would expect from a project that includes Ann & Nancy. Oh, and did I mention the sounds of the mandolin? It warms my heart every time I hear it.

Nancy takes lead vocals on "Hey you" and "Sunflower". The album concludes with one of my favorite songs ever done by the Wilson sisters - "Sand".

Check out a few of the album highlights:

Red Velvet Car:


Hey You:


Safronias Mark:


Sand:


Be sure to put this album on your list of ones to listen to. And don't forget to check out their website: Heart-Music.com

Shannon Whitworth - Water Bound

Here's a new one that's out this week from an artist I hadn't heard of previously, but enjoy the music immensely.



Shannon Whitworth's music is of the Americana/Roots variety. It's refreshing to hear the great sounds of the banjo, dobro, pedal steel, mandolin and fiddle... and the voice is pretty good too!

Check out a few of the songs:

Spring is here:


Don't Lie:


Put Me Back:


Be sure to check out Shannon's website too.
The cd is also available at Amazon.com

Georgette Jones - a slightly used woman

This album has been out for a few months (released in late April), but I finally got a chance to take a listen to it.



Being the daughter of country legends Tammy Wynette & George Jones, Georgette has a huge music legacy to overcome. With this album, she doesn't shy away from that task - covering four songs from her mother's repertoire ("Slightly Used Woman", "Send Me No Roses", "I Don't Want to Play House" and "I Still Believe in Fairy Tales") and one from her dad's ("the race is on"). A highlight is a duet with her father, "you and me and time".

At times, Georgette sounds eerily like her mother, with a little less of the 'weathered hurt' that made Tammy's voice so recognizable. Georgette, however, is still able to make this album her own and not just an extension of her parents.

Take a listen to some tracks:

Leaving Yesterday:


You Don't Hear:


You and Me & Time:


I Don't Want To Play House:

We've Got Something Goin' On

I got a bunch of new singles at the radio station today. One of them intrigued me greatly, not so much for the song itself, but by the people singing.



"Something Going On" is a duet with Wayne Warner & Bonnie Tyler. While I've never really heard of Wayne Warner, I've definitely heard of Bonnie Tyler (and my brain immediately starts humming "Total eclipse of the heart"). However, after the first listen of the song, I came to the realization that it's a nice little ditty of a song.

Check it out: