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Taking Blues to New Places with R&B, Soul, and Urban Style :
"Exquisite Modern and Traditional Blues and Neo-Soul by one of the most talented artists on the contemporary scene.
Billy Jones is a young, genius-level, totally charismatic veteran who shows all the signs of becoming as big or bigger than Buddy Guy. This young man has enormous talents.
I recently witnessed a 2-song DVD by Billy and his band that just added to my excitement regarding this on-stage dynamo who boasts movie-star good looks, a Huge voice, great guitar-playing and a Hot repertoire of tunes. All tracks were written by Billy ...and what a voice!
With Billy Jones showing so many talents and covering every single genre close to Blues, the Man is a ‘can’t miss’ star-in-the-making…No wait, he’s not in-the-making…He’s made!
If a major U.S. label doesn’t scoop up this high-level Blues genius within the next 3-4 months then we’re all in trouble! But, whatever happens, No One is going to keep a lid on Billy Jones. He’s off on-a-rocket folks and we certainly need a Big Blues talent like his."
"One of the very Best Authentic Modern Blues and Soul albums in recent memory."
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...bluez from the ghetto ...bluez for the ghetto :
"Billy Jones is one of the ‘good guys’. He is a young man from Arkansas who is truly interested in advancing and extending ‘Great Black Music' from the Ancient to the Future’ and making sure that it is available for future generations.
As such he is one of my personal musical heroes.
We don’t have enough artists like him and hopefully he is going to inspire others.
Updating the blues for the 21st century is not an easy matter... Billy Jones has managed it.
Think Bobby Womack with Curtis Mayfield's social conscience and you are getting close.
Perhaps the most important thing to note is that his sound is more acceptable to modern ears and maybe that will get more people to listen to his message.
Jones has a voice that will enchant you. This is a fine, soulful album.
It's a first person rumination about "growing up in the ghetto" that packs a poignant wallop. The message is deep and heartfelt... lyrically-inspired Contemporary R&B."
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The Incredible Resurrection, Metamorphosis and Re-invention of Blues and Soul Music :
No one who I can think of, except perhaps James “Blood” Ulmer, has taken a truly contemporary look at traditional blues with the musical and lyrical intensity of Billy Jones. While Ulmer’s music is often dark and angry, Jones takes a more restrained and soulful approach while still expressing deep love, despair, and other intense feelings with his music.
Musically, there is a mix of styles on the CD. Jones can hammer out some hard, driving blues or go more traditional in his approach. But what really got to me were the lyrics. There are several songs where Billy gets into the urban problems of his "hometown."
The modern, urban blues lyrics start right from the beginning of the CD. He starts out with some slow jam/blues in a ballad called “Here With You”. He sings of how deep his love is: “your love is much warmer than my prison cell, so if the homies ride tonight I think I’m gonna stay right here”. With the second track, “Pull My 44”, Jones sings of a jealous lovers' rage. He describes his lovers' beauty and talks about how he’s jealous and if “I catch you messin’ wit’ my woman, Man I’m mo’ pull my 44”. The music has a Mississippi Delta component to it, yet it is modern and urban. Later, we hear “Crystal”; this is a semi-psychedelic rocking song about his addiction and the dangers of Crystal. It’s not a girlfriend named Crystal, but crystal methamphetamine. In the title track, “My Hometown’, Jones talks frankly about the problems in the ghetto. Schools not teaching you what to do, gangs, violence, meth labs, broken families, and a repressive system all become part of these modern blues.
Jones goes a more traditional R&B route with music and lyrics in cuts like “Right Now” and "Never Let You Go”. The deep bass notes driving the beat and his vocals are a throwback to an older soul era where he sings of loves won and lost. In “The Clown” Billy goes to his guitar and sweetly bends some notes to punctuate the song about his lost love, where he states “and girl for you I’m just a clown.”
Top to bottom, this is a nice little CD.
Jones calls his music “Bluez” and sings about the problems of his life and hometown with heart and feeling; it is “blues” transformed, updated and urbanized. This North Little Rock, Arkansas musician is the real deal and “my Hometown” is a great CD!
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Apologies for the generic message but we wanted to let you know that our new album, "Tales Of Absolution + Obsoletion" is out now and available directly from us! We have uploaded the first 2 singles for your enjoyment, please let us know what you think...
Please check our August tour dates and visit the official site when you have a moment. Your support is truly appreciated!!
Hey! Just wanted to stop by and see how you were doing. We have a couple of new songs up, so if and when you get a chance, come over and check them out ok? Bless, Ryan & Tyler
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BE ENCOURAGED MY FRIEND,NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN YOUR LIFE.GOD WILL MAKE EVERYTHING ALRIGHT.YOU MUST NOW THAT TROUBLES DON'T LAST ALWAYS.YOU KNOW,TROUBLE IS NOT BAD AS YOU THINK;TROUBLE CAUSES YOU TO REMEMBER GOD. IF YOU NEVER HAVE TROUBLE,THAT MEANS THAT GOD IS NOT THINKING ABOUT YOU.THI IS HOW HE CAN TRUELY GET YOUR FULL ATTENTION. BE STRONG,THE LORD YOUR GOD HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOU. BE STEADFAST AND UNMOVABLE;ALWAYS ABIDING IN THE WORK OF THE LORD.YOUR LABOR IS NOT INVAIN.KEEP THE FAITH.I'M PRAYING FOR YOU.I PRAY THAT YOU WILL TRUST GOD WITH YOUR VERY LIFE.AND TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU TRUST YOUR WHOLE HEART TO GOD;NOT A MAN OR A WOMAN.HUMANS DON'T KNOW HOW TO TREAT YOU LOVING HEART LIKE JESUS.EVENTHOU YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR HEART IS SO CONSUMED WITH HURT,PAIN AND UNHAPPINESS;AND IT FEEL LIKE YOUR GONNA DIE,YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT,THIS IS WHEN GOD IS SO CLOSE TO YOU.YOU SOMETIMES WONDER WHY?OR HOW CAN I STILL BE IN MY RIGHT MIND,OR WHY I DIDN'T I HAVE A HEART ATTACK OR A STROKE IN MY SLEEP. IT IS BECAUSE,GOD HAS SUSTAINDED YOU. HE WAS PROTECTING YOU WHEN YOU COULDN'T THINK STRAIGHT.GOD WAS THERE.BECAUSE HE SAID HE WOULD NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR WOUL
I am so excited for my interview tonight! I will debut 2 new songs off of my upcoming cd to be released in the fall. I hope you guys can tune in at 5:30pm central time at www.blogtalkradio.com/Dave-Woods.
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