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Singer, songwriter, guitarist Tyrone Cotton grew up in Louisville, Ky. Very early on music grabbed his attention. With the many charms music had to offer, he was lured in. Music was all around him: radio, stereo, someone singing, someone playing. He was spellbound, and at some point in his teens he was convinced that music is what he wanted to do, and he's been playing ever since.
Tyrone's Music embraces many genres, blurring stylistic lines. CD Baby wrote "...Tyrone Cotton is a quintessentially American artist, exhileratingly real, steeped in the blues and mixing folk, gospel, jazz, and pop to make American music which has been compared to Tom Waits, Dylan, Ray LaMontagne, Johnny Cash... ."
Some recent gigs have seen Tyrone Cotton opening for the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama, Jolie Holland, The Eric McFadden Trio, and Grammy nominated artist, James Hunter. As part of the Wanderer Tour, Tyrone did a string of dates in Northern California. He has played venues large and small from the New York University Beat Festival to the Kyoto International folk Festival in Japan.
On the Current recording, produced by Danny Kiely, Cotton is accompanied by a truly stellar group of musicians. Keyboardist, Gabe Dixon, (Paul McCartney, Gabe Dixon Band), guitarist, Steve Ferguson (founding member of the legendary NRBQ), guitarist Tim Krekel (Jimmy Buffet, Billy Swan), drummer Tommy Hambridge (Susan Tedeschi), and harpist known only to us as "Jelly Roll" Johnson. In addition to Ferguson and Krekel, many other Louisville natives present here include drummer Paul Culligan, guitarist Mark "Lupe" Hamilton, keyboardist Pete Petersen, saxophonist Reid Jahn, and Danny Kiely on double bass.
A large and masterful cast and a whole lot of real music played here. Never too safe yet Always keeps Cotton and his songs front and center. Perhaps surprisingly some of the treasures here find Cotton accompanied sparsely if at all. A duet with Keyboardist Gabe Dixon on SOMETHING. A drummerless trio, Cotton accompanied only by Bass and saxophone on both SWEET VIRGINA and THIS TIME. And on STORM, an unaccompanied Cotton reveals the unique songwriting and guitar styles which are his own. Intricate and soulful. Ancient yet completely modern.
Come one, come all, roll out the barrel! DECK THE HALLS III FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 - 6pm - 2am
Featuring DJ Scotch Bonnet spinning the funky riddim and rebel sounds all night long +++ Musical acts MBIRD & Ohrella +++ free GAUNTLET LEGENDS +++ awesome beer specials like $3 Newcastles +++ The final First Friday of the year is always the best - come and see some amazing skateboard deck art!!!
Come one, come all, roll out the barrel! DECK THE HALLS III FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 - 6pm - 2am
Featuring DJ Scotch Bonnet spinning the funky riddim and rebel sounds all night long +++ Musical acts MBIRD & Ohrella +++ free GAUNTLET LEGENDS +++ awesome beer specials like $3 Newcastles +++ The final First Friday of the year is always the best - come and see some amazing skateboard deck art!!!
Come one, come all, roll out the barrel! DECK THE HALLS III FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 - 6pm - 2am
Featuring DJ Scotch Bonnet spinning the funky riddim and rebel sounds all night long +++ Musical acts MBIRD & Ohrella +++ free GAUNTLET LEGENDS +++ awesome beer specials like $3 Newcastles +++ The final First Friday of the year is always the best - come and see some amazing skateboard deck art!!!
Yo Tyrone....movin into new digs after trip to Spain / Moroc....dont know why we didnt hook up fo a jam or gig in Kentuckyland but hell you doin alright by yoself...Infinite Blessings , Brother M
MUSIC THAT MATTERS KY, VA and WV Compilation Album ALMOST COMPLETE. What an honor for us to work with the great INDY POWER while serving a cause. Its been great to see artists and fan bases unite to energize the music scene over-all while making a differance and the Music Matter!!!! 24 artists and counting as we near our mastering date on July 25th. THANK YOU
How are you Tyrone? Next time you get down to Bowling Green let me open for you. Trust me it would be good. How have you been? Of course last time I saw you I was at Ron's but I wanted you to know how much of an impact your work has made on me. I know folks go on about your voice but I like your interpersonal skills, ha ha. All the best my friend! Lee
First and foremost, we are very sorry to hear about the many scams going around that are causing skepticism among many and causing organizations like ours to meet great resistance in the good we are trying to do. Therefore, we encourage all to visit our YouTube channel or at our web site and allow our past works to speak on our behalf and give us credibility.
That being said, some of you may have noticed the change in the "Music That Matters: Kentucky" project regarding the addition of Virginia and West Virginia. The reason behind this is simply that interest is increasing faster than we are able to produce each statewide album. Now that "Music That Matters: New England" has been released, we've been inundated with responses and questions from artists/bands from multiple states asking how they, too, can be a part of this.
Therefore, we've decided to start doing three states per compilation. This change comes with many benefits to the artist, as well, specifically offering them a broader range of listeners and potential fans now spreading across THREE STATES now, instead of just their home state.
We are very excited about this change and the outrageously positive responses we've been receiving. "Music That Matters: Kentucky/Virginia/West Virginia" is coming along nicely, so be on th
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