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Amy Black Music Update
"Roots music is good for the soul"
November 2008

Dear ,

What's new? Amazingly, it's almost the holiday season again. It sneaks up on us every year! Even with all you have going on, I hope you can still squeeze in a show. I've got a few coming up (look to the right) and hope you can make it out to enjoy an evening of music.

I've got some audio and video to share with you. It's all in this issue, along with some other goodies.

Plus, here's something new. Are you on Facebook? If you are, I invite you to become a fan of Amy Black and the Red Clay Rascals. I set up a page and would love you to "be our friend." Click here to connect with us on Facebook.

And one more thing. If you haven't seen the band's website, take a look. It's in a blog format and I update it on a regular basis with live recordings, photos and video. The address is www.amyblacklive.com.

I look forward to seeing you soon. And if I don't, I hope you have a wonderful holiday season with the people you love.

All the best,

Amy J Black Sig

Photos and Video from the Bull Run

It was a cold and stormy night, there was a presidential debate on TV, none-the-less, 110 brave souls made their way to the Bull Run in Shirley on September 26 to hear Amy Black and the Red Clay Rascals.

Okay, cut the drama. Yes, we had a pretty good crowd at the Bull Run and had a blast playing that night. If you couldn't make or just had such a great time that you want to relive it, you can watch and listen to the night.

View a slide show or Watch video clips

Take your pick! And, if you like what you hear, please leave a comment. We love to hear from you.

P.S. Full audio from the night is still coming. I'll let you know when it's available.

Love Me Like a Man Gets Electrified

If you've been to one of my shows, you've heard Fred Bement go to town on the harmonica. The guy can play! Well Fred recently connected me with a friend of his who was interested in collaborating. His name is Jeff Purchon. He's the nicest guy and is an incredibly talented guitar player with some heavy duty experience under his belt. Here's a little blurb from his resume...

Jeff moved to London to become professional guitarist at age 21. He toured with Noel Redding (ex Jimi Hendrix), Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull) and in his career has jammed / gigged with Robert Palmer, Ginger Baker, Buddy Miles, Steve Holly (Wings) and many others.

Jeff and I connected and got together this past Thursday with some of his friends to do a few songs at the Acton Jazz Cafe. We had a great time and these guys blew me away. I'm not used to playing with so much power. It was a great experience. You can be the judge on how it sounds.

Listen to our electric version of Love Me Like a Man here.

Upcoming Shows

Nov 15 -- Milford Libaray
49 Nashua St., Milford, NH
7:00 p.m. FREE
Performing with the Goodtime Stringband and my sister Corrie Jones. Bluegrass and old time.

Dec 6 -- JP O'Hanlons
9 Main St., Ayer, MA
8:00 p.m.
$12 advance/$15 door
Amy Black and The Red Clay Rascals with special guests,

In this Issue

Photos and Video from the Bull Run

Love Me Like a Man Gets Electrified

Bonnie Still Rocks

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Featured Artist

Brandi Carlile

Brandi

I can't pass up the chance to introduce those of you who don't know her to Brandi Carlile. This woman can sing like nobody's business. I'm in awe. I've seen her live twice and she blew me away. I could listen to her every week.

I cover her song "Josephine" in my show and have a version of her "Shadow on the Wall" on my MySpace.

She is an amazing songwriter and her voice is so unique. She grew up with the influence of classic country and you can hear the cry in her voice.

To hear her power, listen to "The Story" and "Follow."

Watch and listen to Brandi here

Bonnie Raitt Still Rocks: Review of Concert at MGM Grand

Bonnie Raitt is a legend. There's nobody like her. And she has the best story. When she was at Radcliffe College pursuing a degree in African-American studies she met up with a bunch of blues men in Cambridge who were very impressed with her guitar playing. And her singing wasn't half bad either. She spent a lot of time with these guys and when they decided to move to Philly, she left school to go with them. Get the whole story on Bonnie's wikipedia page.

This woman persevered and kept cranking out great music that the critics loved (most of the time), but it just wasn't taking off with mainstream audiences. By the time I found out about her, she'd been performing for more than 20 years. The year I heard her first was the year she cleaned house at the Grammy's and finally got the notoriety that she had missed for all the those years.

When I heard her sing Thing Called Love at 16, I was hooked. I found the music I had been looking for (goodbye Def Leppard and Paula Abdul). I've been a fan every since. It took me a while to get around to performing it, but I finally have.

A few weekends ago, my husband and I got a free set of tickets from a co-worker to see Bonnie at the MGM Grand in Connecticut. Man, does she still have it. The show was incredible. Her voice was as good as ever. It was strong the whole night through. And her guitar playing...wow! And she moved from slide guitar to piano with ease. Not to mention that she looked amazing (she turns 60 this month). I hope I look that good at 40!

While I've pick up many other favorite musicians a long the way, Bonnie still remains a hero to me and the original inspiration. And she has a whole book of songs that I love to sing. I walked away from her concert wanting to do a Bonnie Raitt tribute night. I just might.

If you haven't seen Bonnie live, I hope you will. To hear her live, get her Road Tested CD where she joins up with Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Brian Adams, Ruth Brown and others.

Check her out in the early days on YouTube. Here she is playing slide guitar in 1976.