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Olivia Lane is one of the kindest, hardest working women country music. As she waves the independent artist flag, she is making waves across Nashville and the nation with her catchy tunes. Olivia is a Texas native, California educated, Nashville transplant that has been an artist quite possibly her whole life. Growing up she would be inspired by her own mother, a Texas regional artist, to pursue a career in songwriting and playing music. Fast forward to her 'Quarter Life Crisis' and she has had country music chart success with her hits, "Steal Me Away," and "I Make My Own Sunshine." In this episode Olivia and the guides talk about staying true to who you are, what makes up a team to achieve chart success, the struggles of working as a female in a predominantly male driven industry, and even discovering the harsh realities of making and building relationships in the music business. There are a lot of emotions and even those "feelings" things in this episode...
This week's playlist: • Steal Me Away (3:32) by Ana Popovic, from Blind for Love (2009), available from Eclecto Groove Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit this page for more information. • Walkin Blues (2:44) by Steve Guyger from Last Train To Dover (1997); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit SteveGuyger.com for more information. • She What? by The Bad Influence Band, from Tastes Like Chicken (2001), available from CD Baby and the iTMS. For more information, visit BadInfluenceBand.com or their MySpace page. • Let Me Love You by Boo Boo Davis, from Drew, Mississippi (2006), available from Black & Tan Records and the iTMS. Visit BooBooDavis.com for more information. • The Boogie Man (3:08) by Papa Don McMinn, from Boogie Man (2009); available from LocoBop.com and the iTMS. Visit DonMcMinn.com for more information. • Brick (4:36)by Albert Collins, from Frostbite (1980); available from Alligator Records and the iTMS. Visit the Wikipedia's entry about Albert and Albert's page at Alligator.com for more information. • Fill 'Er Up (9:23), Try To Treat You Right (8:05) and I Wanna Know (7:38), all by Nick Moss & The Flip Tops and all from Live At Chan's Combo Platter No. 2 (2009); available from Blue Bella Records, CD Baby and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blue Bella site for more information. • Color-Blind Angel (5:16) by Robin Rogers, from Treat Me Right (2008); available from the store at Robin's site, Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit RobinRogers.com for more information. • Fool For The Ladies by EB Davis & The Superband, from I Want To Talk About You (1999). EB sells his own CDs through his online store. Visit EB Davis.com and his MySpace page for more information. • Brown Angel by Nerak Roth Patterson, from Brown Angel (2008), on the Blues Leaf Records label. Visit Nerak's MySpace page and this page at BluesBoys.com for more information. • Let's Boogie (4:27) by Charles "Big Daddy" Stallings, from Blues Evolution (2007); available from CDBaby and the iTMS. Visit BigDaddyStallings.com for more information. • Dark Horses by Billy Goodman, from Dark Horses (2005), available from ItsAboutMusic.com and the iTMS. Visit BillyGoodman.com for more information. • All For Business by Byther Smith, from his album Throw Away The Book (2004), available from Black & Tan Records. Visit Byther's page at TheBlueHighway.com for more information. To contact me: in addition to email - murphyssaloon(at)gmail(dot)com - you can contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. You can check out my Flickr photo collection here. My Google profile is here, and you can read the items I share in Google Reader here. You are also welcome to write reviews of Murphy's Saloon Blues Podcast in iTunes. Excellent sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Be sure to read Today's Chicago Blues by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: TheLocalTourist.com. (Music on Murphy's Saloon #165 courtesy of the artists, their labels and, possibly, one of the following: Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)
This week's playlist: • At Least I'm Not With You (3:29) by The Insomniacs, from At Least I'm Not With You (2009); available from DeltaGrooveProductions.com and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Delta Groove site and The Insomniacs' MySpace page for more information. • Sugar Shack (4:36) by Damon Fowler, from Sugar Shack (2009); available from BlindPigRecords.com and the iTMS. Visit DamonFowler.com for more information. • The Day The Old Man Died (5:01) by Albert Castiglia, from Burn (2002); available from Blues Leaf Records' page at CD Universe and the iTMS. Visit AlbertCastiglia.com for more information. • Louisiana Blues (4:26) by The Revelators, from Amazing Stories (2009), available from HeadRecords.com and the iTMS. Click here for a .pdf file with information about The Revelators. • Blues for M (5:24), Steal Me Away (3:32) and Nothing Personal (3:37), all by Ana Popovic and all from Blind for Love (2009), set for release July 21st on Eclecto Groove Records. Click here to order Blind For Love and for more information. • Carla (4:34) by Magic Slim & The Teardrops, and all from Midnight Blues (2008); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTMS. Visit this page at the Blind Pig Records site for more information. • Where You Been (3:03) by John Nemeth, from Love Me Tonight (2009); available from Blind Pig Records and the iTunes Music Store. Visit JohnNemethBlues.com for more information. • War (3:28) by JJ Grey & Mofro, from Country Ghetto (2007); available from the band's online store and the iTMS. Visit Mofro.net and this page at the Alligator Records site for more information. Mentioned during this show: Murphy's Saloon at Mevio.com; the new Murphy's Saloon call-in line: 1-510-28BLUES. To contact me: email me at murphyssaloon (at) gmail (dot) com - you can also contact me through: Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. You are also welcome to write reviews in iTunes. Excellent sources of information about the blues: The Blues Foundation and the Delta Blues Museum; be sure to download and listen to the DBM's top-notch (and free) podcast, the Uncensored History of the Blues; BluesRevue.com, the online home of Blues Revue magazine; BigCityBluesMag.com, the online home of Big City Blues magazine; BluesCritic.com. Recommended reading: Today's Chicago Blues (Amazon link) by Karen Hanson, an excellent guide to all things blues in present-day Chicago. Karen also blogs about the blues at Today's Chicago Blues. For up-to-the-minute news about things to do in Chicago: The Local Tourist. Another great online source of Chicago news: Gapers Block. (Something noteworthy being done by a remarkable long-ago friend of mine: Flamenco Chicago) (Music on Murphy's Saloon #164 courtesy of the artists, their labels and the Podsafe Music Network, IODA PROMONET, Download.com or Garageband.com)