CURRENT DEDICATED BAND MATES:
RACHEL STACY - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, fiddle
JIM NOVACK aka HAYSTACK - pedalsteel & lead guitar
TIM NEWCOMBE - lead guitar
STEVE WHITE - lead guitar
CHAD GROOVER - drums,
MICHAEL LYONS - bass, vocals
KIRK RICHARDSON - bass player, vocals
MATTY STEWART - band babysitter and merch boss
AMANDA TAYLOR - merchandise manager
VALERIE HAVINS - merchandise babe
APRIL MACK - Promotional Diva
TMT MUSIC GROUP:
Rachel Stacy
Michael Lyons
RACHEL STACY TEAM
Crew Boss and Band Babysitter: Matthew Stewart
Kendall James: Artistic Director
Fan Base Operator: Betty Pike (Designs by Betty)
Account Manager: Joyce Wiedemann
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RECORD COMPLETED BY:
Rachel T. Stacy (Writer, Lead Vocals, Violin, Guitar)
Aubrey Richmond aka Fiddle Legs Jackson (Fiddle)
Mike Lyons (PRODUCER, Musical Director, Writer & Bass Guitar)
Michael Moroney (Writer & PRODUCER)
Marco Tello (Writer & Lead Guitar)
Sean Colligan (Lead Guitar)
EZ Pickens (Lead Guitar)
Ty Dennis (Drums)
Tim Gorman (Keys)
Dave Schultz (Keys, Vocals)
Dave Feldstein (Vocals)
Angie Donkin (Backup vocals)
Jordan Shapiro (Steel)
Other Writers are:
Justin Lyons, Dan Franklin, Matthew Stewart
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THANK YOU ANTHONY CORDOVA AND RADIO RECORDERS for an amazing recording experience.
"This record is dedicated to the moemory of Francis P. Lyons"
WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
"BILL, CINDY, BILLY & APRIL MACK"
FOR THEIR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT on OPEN ROAD xm171
.........LISTEN FOR RACHEL's SINGLE, "THAT'S LOVE"..........
BOOKING OR MORE INFORMATION:
TMT MUSIC GROUP
972-827-5036 Rachel Stacy Music
JULY '08 RACHEL STACY INTERVIEW WITH NEWS OK:
Q: How did you get started in music?
A: I began music, I think, as I came out of the womb. My mother was a touring artist, and I toured with her until the age of 3. I began singing very young and began violin in third grade, then guitar in my later years. When I was aware what poetry was, that was the beginning of my songwriting. After many years of different projects, while attending the University of California-Irvine, I would drive to Los Angeles on the weekends and play at The Cat Club (Slim Jim from the Stray Cats' music venue). This is where I began building a fan base and began playing on a regular basis. After filling the house after many shows, I began playing all over Los Angeles. Then I began to tour around the country a couple years later with artists such as ZZ Top, George Thorogood, Keith Anderson, then this last year with Oak Ridge Boys, Joe Diffie, Phil Vassar, Alice in Chains Unplugged, and a few days ago, Willie Nelson. I love my Willie!
Q: What was that like?
A: I had the most amazing experience of my life. Willie loves to meet his fans and learn about them. This is what I strive for also. He is one of my musical influences.
Q: What's your motivation to play?
A: The fans. I love to make someone's day and give them hope through music or share with them the experience I'm singing about.
Q: What do you like to write about? What does it say about you?
A: Strength. I grew up in a very unstable environment. Through it all, I learned how to grow up on my own and learned my niche in life. Although not easy, this world of music I live in, I learned it's what I'm here on this Earth to do.
Q: What was your first show like?
A: My friends came from all over to watch me play at The Cat Club on Sunset Strip, so having them there with me was amazing. I was so nervous. I was shaking like a leaf. It was a night to remember. I remember thinking, "This is only the beginning! I have a long road ahead of me.”
Q: How long does it take to pay your dues to get famous?
A: That I don't know. I don't want to be famous. I want to do music. If I died tomorrow, I want to be remembered for my songs, being an example and chasing my dreams. That's what it's all about.
Q: What are the biggest pitfalls in music today? How do you avoid them?
A: Pitfalls are selling out and giving up. Stay who you are, and you will last forever. Change for the masses, and you are short-lived. By becoming a better writer, fiddle player, guitarist or whatever, I take pride that I work hard, then get to watch the results of staying true.
Q: Anything else?
A: Our record is set to be released by Hat Creek Records end of summer, and we have only 100 special copies left to sell live at the show before it hits stores. Come get your copy!
— Interview by Chris Colberg
Rachel's singles, "Damn You Look Good" and "OKLAHOMA" are being played on stations all over Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico. Rachel has finally finished her CD and is on the road letting everyone know about it! e-mail rachelstacy@yahoo.com or
TMT Music Group 972-827-5036 for info how to get your own autographed copy of Rachel's self-titled CD.
Check out ITUNES and NAPSTER for single downloads, album specials, and keep an eye open for the CD in stores SOON!
For radio station updates, please visit www.rachelstacy.com
Rachel Stacy's songs, strong voice, stage presence, killer band and unique twin-fiddles, continue to light up audiences all over the country.
May your heart be touched with Love as your beautiful thoughts have always touched mine... Tonight beneath the moonlight he will be my beams of love lighting up the darkened crevices that seem to hide the pain... Every star a twinkling reminder of the many reasons why, that I love this man beside me and the love he loves to share...
Thanks for being so thoughtful.... Hope you day is sweet and special ~John~
As we stand with the most precious part of our lives... I cannot recall the moment in time it began, For at that moment I knew happiness, a happiness I had never known before, for just the thought gave me joy beyond belief...
It is a love of passion and desire as love which does not end, love does not wither and love is not, in fact a contract and can only be considered as a gift...
I realize I now know the true meaning of love as long as this life endures and beyond, for my dreams, my realities, the feeling of ecstasy it brought to me...
Love it is a never-ending need, one that will last a lifetime... and will never let you forget how true love has made you feel...
May Faith, Hope & Love Always Be Your Treasures.... ~John~
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