Jon Byrd: vocals, guitars;
Alex McCollough: bass, pedal steel, dobro;
Milan Miller: guitars, mando, keyboards, dobro, vocals;
Duane Blevins: bass;
Jimmy Lester: drums, Tim Blankenship: drums
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Matt Crouse (drums) and Tim Marks (bass) play on the demos of Body and Soul; Adam Wright (Wurly and vocals) and Shannon Wright (vocals) on Body and Soul with producer Adam Landry!
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Influences
Artists: Beatles, Gram, Hank Sr., Jimmie Rodgers, Elvis, Merle, the Louvins, Dan Penn, George Jones, Wanda Jackson, Tammy Wynette, Buck, Dwight, Dylan, Kitty Wells, just to name 15. Oh yeah, I nearly forgot James Burton and Don Rich and Roy Nichols and Clarence White's B-Benderosity.
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"Lonesome Onry and Mean: Jon Byrd Tunes Up Country ~~ When you open the mail and find a record like Jon Byrd's Byrd’s Auto Parts, for a moment things seem right with the music world." William Michael Smith, HOUSTON PRESS
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"BEST LOCAL COUNTRY, OFF THE ROW ~~ The string-bending excellence is expected; what surprises is the penetrating power of his pen and entertaining quality of his voice." Michael McCall, NASHVILLE SCENE
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"AMERICANA THE WAY IT WAS AND THE WAY IT SHOULD BE ~~ His vocal sound-- a touch of Haggard here and a smear of Willie there-- is wonderfully dated, old Opry and much the better for it. His original songs, such as Jackknife and Reputation, sound like old friends... Fred Dellar, MOJO MAGAZINE
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"It wouldn't take the 'Perfect World' Jon Byrd sings about with such wistful,
regretful finesse on this disc for more people to know him as the terrifically
accomplished, versatile country singer he is." Barry Mazor, NO DEPRESSION
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"The surprise of the listening session was JON BYRD. His CD shows it's time for him to step out of the shadows and as a sideman. A well-deserved DISCovery Award." Robert K. Oermann, MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
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"Even in the rootsy arena of country musicians full of reverence for the genre's past, crafting new music doesn't have to be a regurgitaion of worn clichés. On his debut, Jon Byrd proves it. A stunning country album that's as traditional and timeless as they come." Hal Horowitz, GEORGIA MUSIC MAGAZINE
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"The honest beauty of this record is humbling, and illuminating. ... it's got
that timeless feel that is very difficult to create. I'm not even sure you can
do it on purpose. But that is what happened. And it all really hangs on the
voice of Jon Byrd, and there's not a moment where it falls short. "
Frank Goodman, PUREMUSIC.COM
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"This debut from Jon Byrd's Auto Parts collective is a strong mix of originals
and well-chosen covers, delivered by Byrd's engaging, scuffed-up voice and the able backing of his compadres. Byrd and company cover a lot of ground here, and they cover it well. ... Don't let this one slip under the radar."
Stuart Monro, COUNTRY STANDARD TIME
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WHAT'S BEIN' SAID IN A NUTSHELL:
"Good, Gritty, Soulful Country Music" ~~
"Byrd’s Auto Parts CD an elegant surprise" ~~
"Retro-honky-tonk to Country Soul" ~~
"Honky-tonk and Hard Country" ~~
"Alt-country and Hard-edged Americana"
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Jon- What is it, a week later? I cannot stop playing your cd. The more I listen the more I love it. At the moment 'Stay' is my favorite cut... but it's hard to pick a favorite.
thanks for adding me as a friend i love your music sounds grant keep up the grate work glad that you or my friend like to meet new friend so keep in touch and have a wongerfull weekend god bless
Thanks for adding me. I'll keep an eye on your page and see what your up to. Please let me know when your buying merch and I'll help ya make it look sweet and at a great price...
Thanks so much and good luck! Bill Nishanian Music Imprints bill@musicimprints.com 615-829-6858
This month we mostly have Catie Curtis (with a Richard Thompson cover), Lindsay Fuller and The Cheap Dates (and who amongst us isn't?), Josh Fix with a track from the well-titled album This Town Is Starting To Make Me Angry and the rather lovely Red Rooster.
Four more little sonic gems for your August pleasure are now available on the site. Blitzen Trapper, Boulder Acoustic Society, Jay Brannan and The Wiyos. Yet another fine quartet even though we say so ourselves as picked them out.
Hello, after an unfortunate hiatus, the reasons for which are probably best not gone into here, we finally have some new music on the AUK MySpace site. For your listening pleasure this month we offer Nathan Oliver, Conrad Ford, the irrepressible Todd Snider and the delightful Beccy Owen. Don't forget too, for those of you within striking distance of Leicester, Electric Dustbowl 2 on 19 September.
Hello, it's that time of the month again when we add more lovely music to our site. This month's happy foursome are The Barker Band in wistful mode, the summer of love-ish Old Californio, the anything but summer love-ish Christopher Rees and, wait for it..."Travelling Salesman's Young Wife Home Alone On Christmas In Montpelier, VT" from Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, which evenr if it was rubbish (and it's not) just had to be included for the names alone.
Hey Byrd...How's Things In Your Little Corner Of This Big Ol' World? Stop By And Lend An Ear To My New, "UnLove" Song When Ya' Get A Minute, Tell Me You Have Been There...Peace Brother
