Rebel Hearts is a vocal group of three ruggedly handsome mountain men; Darren Castle, Don McDowell & Kody Anderson. They combine to create a unique blend of country & rock, where the influences of Elvis, Eagles and Garth combine to allow their Rebel Hearts to soar.
Rebel Hearts was created in 1997 by singer/songwriter Don McDowell. He then recruited Canadian pianist/songwriter/producer Steve Soucy to combine with House of Tunes (HOT) Entertainment & McD's Mountain Music. Don added lifetime friend & lead singer Darren Castle to front the group and they began creating hit songs & great records for Rebel Hearts.
Rebel Hearts became the 1997 & 1998 independent country group of the year with their debut CD "Runnin' Free". Rebel Hearts followed with seven (7) consecutive 1 independent radio country hits through 2003. In August of 2000, Rebel Hearts broke into the Billboard charts. Rebel Hearts videos debuted on Great American Country (GAC) in 2001, with "Daddy's Dream" and "Everything to Me" airing on GAC thru 2002 and 2003.
In 2003, Rebel Hearts headed for the studio with the additional talents of Kody Anderson and recorded six (6) new songs, which included a vocal collaboration and duet with Christy O'Driscoll, resulting in the February 2004 European release of the "Collectibles" CD. A compilation featuring 6 all new hits & 6 Mountain Country hits from the "Runnin' Free" CD.
In the summer of 2007, Rebel Hearts finalized "Runnin' Wild with a Renegade Heart" for exclusive release internationally. The 19 Song CD features the European Radio hits "Good to Go", "Wrangler Walk" & current 2008 European single release "Hard Rock Hotel".
June 1, 2008, Rebel Hearts have finished filming 2 of 4 new video's "Jesse Dunn" & "Wrangler Walk" & are "Runnin' Wild" planning their long awaited return to the US Market. "Rebel Hearts-Runnin' Wild" is a 12 song CD & 6 Video DVD set. The 1st radio single is coming,. "Wrangler Walk" & "Jesse Dunn" advance copies are at GAC & CMT.
MyHotComments Hi Rebel Hearts! Glad to be friends with you! Love your Music, you sound awesome and have lots of talent. Hope to be able to make it to some shows of yours! Hope you all had a great holiday! Hope 2009 is a great year for you! Happy New Year! ~barb~