The band and I have been in Nashville recording at Sound Stage Studios recently and have finished about half of our upcoming album. The first group of songs are being mixed in NYC by Joe Rainone. Joe is of Italian decent, however he must celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa because he’s not done yet, but promises it will be finished soon. We’ll be releasing a single in January 2012 and will make the decision on which single once Joe finishes up.
Most of the songs were written by the band and I, however, we did cover “The Deep End” written by Christine Ohlman. Christine is a great singer, performer, and writer and you may be familiar with her as the featured singer with the Saturday Night Live band. There’s no way I could come close to Christine’s stellar performance on the song (did I mention, she can really sing), so we had to take the song in a different direction, injecting a little Southern Soul.
I read a great article yesterday from John Hook’s newsletter “Dancing on the Edge” about the Spartanburg Six. These are six very popular DJ’s from the Carolinas and it’s obvious they know a lot about Southern Soul and Beach Music. You can check it out at www.beachshag.com
The band and I will be performing at the Georgia Dome on NYE prior to the Auburn/Virginia Chick-fil-A Bowl. There’s been a lot going on with Auburn’s football program lately (offensive coordinator leaving, defensive coordinator left, a star running back taking the night off to re-evaluate his career after a “team violation”, etc.). The game is a toss-up, but I’ll be pulling for the Tigers! Y’all be cool. Rev. Bubba
