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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Georgia country music on the way
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A few notes on Georgia-related country artists:
Rincon’s Billy Currington scored two No. 1 country hits with his previous album “Doin’ Something Right.” He’ll return with his third album, “Little Bit of Everything,” on Oct. 14. In a press release from his label, Mercury Nashville, Currington explains the origin of the title. “People kept asking what kind of music they’d hear on this next album, whether it was going to be R&B, pop, country or rock, and I seemed to keep saying the same thing,” said Currington. “It’s going to be a little bit of everything, I guess!” Currington recently filmed a video for latest single, “Don’t,” in downtown Nashville. That track is already available on iTunes.
Kentucky native and longtime Paulding County resident Patty Loveless has a new album coming soon, too. It’s called “Sleepless Nights,” a collection of country classics done Patty-style, including “Why Baby Why,” “Crazy Arms,” “That’s All It Took” and Webb Pierce’s wondrous 1953 No. 1 “There Stands the Glass.” “Sleepless Nights” will be released Sept. 9. This is the Grammy winner’s 19th album and her first for new label Saguaro Records. She’ll be touring this fall, too, but there’s no Atlanta date scheduled at the moment. Her closest gig so far is in Augusta, where she’ll play the Imperial Theatre on Oct. 24.
In more immediate news, Jefferson’s Brantley Gilbert (at right, photo: www.tsjmultimedia.com) is a star in the making. He’s drawing more and more fans with every show he plays and you can catch his well-honed blend of country and Southern rock at Wild Bill’s in Duluth on Friday, Aug. 29. See him now and when he’s riding high on the country charts, you can say you were there before he made it big. Wild Bill’s is at 2075 Market St. in Duluth. 678-473-1000, www.wildbillsatlanta.com.
