Described as the Sonny & Cher of Country, Burns & Poe perform side-by-side, bantering back and forth with playful jibs and jabs, sharing vocal talents that are equally identifiable and challenging one another with dueling guitars, splitting their performances right down the middle. The duo made their debut in Spring 2009 with “It’s Always a Woman” (written by Burns, Poe and Don Goodman/Evergreen Records); the song landed at No. 21 on the Music Row chart.
Now partnered with Blue Steel Records, the dynamic duo is poised to release their second single “Don’t Get No Better Than That”(written by Burns & Mark Oliverius/produced by Oliverius) to country radio and are ready to kick it into high gear to prepare for a BIG 2010.
No strangers to country music fans Burns & Poe have already made their mark. Both Keith Burns and Michelle Poe established notable names for themselves as music industry trendsetters in other endeavors.
Keith Burns was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated, gold recording trio Trick Pony with three Top 20 and two Top 10 singles on the country charts while Michelle Poe, formerly a Dreamworks recording artist, has been an integral part of national touring bands, singing back-up and playing bass to lock in the rhythm section behind the likes of international acts Dierks Bentley and Hank Williams, Jr.
The pairing is a combustible combination set to break loose. Not only do the two artists blend together musically, they have a magical songwriting chemistry that is an all-natural concoction. Burns has penned songs recorded by Joe Diffie, Hootie & The Blowfish, Sammy Kershaw, Anita Cochran, and Trick Pony. Poe is a SEASAC writer. All of the new songs contained on the upcoming Burns & Poe debut CD (set to be released on Spring 2010) were written or co-written by one or both of the songcrafters.