Hitmaker and Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame member, Kent Blazy released his highly-anticipated new album, From The Beatles to The Bluebird. This record was born from Kent Blazy’s visit to Liverpool and visiting all the Beatles' sites. It brought it all home to him about how the Beatles changed the world starting February 9, 1964, and the impact they still have. Nearly 73 million people were watching when The Ed Sullivan Show went on the air and The Beatles took over music forever. The record is a celebration of them, of life and living. The new music is available everywhere now https://taplink.cc/beatles_to_
“The songs honor lots of people who have inspired me through the years,” shared Kent Blazy, “and as the Beatles said, ‘Some are dead and some are living.’ I had a great band and engineers and it was a joy to make this record.”
“WOW, the songwriting, the deeply personal nature of it, the guitars, the bass player, Kent’s voice, the sound, the production, the memories and feelings these great songs invoke… simply outstanding. Thank you to Steve and all so much for this treasure,” exclaimed Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s Director of Customer Service, Don Wiggins. “I have to believe that John and George are quite pleased with Kent’s heartfelt tribute, and he even got the words ‘Fender Stratocaster’ in there. Freakin’ awesome!”
Co-writer and vocalist on the album, Steve Allen expressed, “Kent Blazy’s new album, From The Beatles to The Bluebird, is a musical journey from the 60s English invasion, winding through decades up till today. From first inspirations to endless gigs in bars to writing hit songs in Nashville, Tennessee on Music Row, it’s all in there. Kent Blazy wrote all the songs except two co-writes with me. We rehearsed with the band once with Lee Francis on bass and Kevin Murphy on drums, and then we went into one of Nashville’s coolest old-school studios, Sound Emporium. We recorded all the basic tracks live in one day, feeling optimistic! The next day a few vocal and guitar overdubs were included, with a bit of keys added later by Dennis Matkosky. It was recorded and mixed by local hero Chris Utley. All this makes a record that sounds both immediate and alive in the moment, and I believe it rocks and rolls and tells its stories with an energy you can’t help but feel. It’s an honest album about music and love. Optimism still rules. You can hear it in the sounds and the grooves of the songs. Hope you dig it!”
Music can be found on all digital music platforms for streaming and download at iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and Pandora.
About Kent Blazy:
Kent Blazy is an American country music songwriter from Lexington, KY who now calls Nashville, TN home. Kent Blazy was inducted into the class of 2020 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame during the Golden Anniversary, plus one during the special 50th and 51st Gala. Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky. At an early age, he played rhythm guitar and sang in various local bands, citing The Byrds, Rodney Crowell and Joe Ely as influences. He later played for Canadian singer Ian Tyson. Later on, Blazy met former Exile member Mark Gray, who suggested that Blazy move to Nashville, Tennessee. Blazy, along with songwriters Pat Alger, Tony Arata and Kim Williams, recorded an album entitled A Songwriters' Tribute to Garth Brooks, which included their renditions of songs that they had written for Brooks. This album was released in 2001 via VFR Records. Other songs that Blazy has co-written include, "You Can Let Go" by Crystal Shawanda and "Gettin' You Home (The Black Dress Song)" by Chris Young from 2008 and 2009 respectively, as well as American Idol season 8 finalist Danny Gokey's debut single "My Best Days Are Ahead of Me."
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