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Dualtone Records Artists
Dualtone Records is an American record label specializing in folk, Americana, and indie rock. It was founded in 2001 by Scott Robinson and Dan Herrington. The company is run by Robinson and the label's president, Paul Roper. Albums are distributed by the Alternative Distribution Alliance. On January 20, 2016, Entertainment One acquired Dualtone Records. Later, Dualtone's parent company eOne Music was acquired by The Blackstone Group in June 2021, with eOne Music rebranded as MNRK Music Group in September 2021. History Dualtone has been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards, winning four. The label celebrated its 20th year in 2021. First year in business brought a number 2 hit at country radio for David Ball's "Riding with Private Malone". The album ''Amigo'' went on to sell over 350,000 copies. June Carter Cash's posthumous album ''Wildwood Flower'' was released in 2003. Including some of the final duets between her and husband Johnny Cash, the album went on to win two GRAMMY awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MNRK Music Group
MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch"), formerly known as Koch Records and Entertainment One (eOne) Music/Records, is an American independent record label and music management company based in New York City. It was formed in 1987 as a music division of Koch Entertainment, which was acquired by and absorbed into Entertainment One (or eOne for short) in 2004. eOne was acquired by toy and multimedia company Hasbro in 2019, absorbed its family brands division in the process and announced the sale of this division to the Blackstone Group in April 2021, which then adopted this name. Hasbro then sold the remains of eOne to Lionsgate, who then rebranded it initially as eOne Canada and then Lionsgate Canada. MNRK owns the libraries of Artemis Records, Dualtone Records, and Last Gang Records. History Background The label as a whole has its origins in the Canadian music distributor Records on Wheels, which was acquired by the Canadian retail chain CD Plus in 2001 to expand its wholesal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amos Lee
Amos Lee (born Ryan Anthony Massaro, June 22, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk music, folk, rock music, rock, and Soul music, soul. Lee has recorded five albums on Blue Note Records and has toured as an opening act for Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Paul Simon, Merle Haggard, Van Morrison, John Prine, Dave Matthews Band, Adele, the Zac Brown Band, Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers, and David Gray (British musician), David Gray. His music has appeared on the soundtracks of numerous TV shows and movies. He has performed as a featured artist on the PBS series ''Bluegrass Underground'', on several late night TV shows, and at a voter registration rally for Barack Obama. In 2011, his album ''Mission Bell (Amos Lee album), Mission Bell'' debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart. Early life and education Lee was born Ryan Anthony Massaro in 1977 and was raised in Kensington, Philadelphia.H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Country Music Record Labels
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The Wild Reeds
The Wild Reeds are an American indie band based in Los Angeles, California. History The founding members of the Wild Reeds were its three multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriters, Mackenzie Howe, Kinsey Lee and Sharon Silva. They first met as concertgoers at the West Hollywood club the Troubadour when they were students: Howe and Silva at Azusa Pacific University, and Lee at Glendora's Citrus College. Each of them had already begun to perform as amateur solo artists at open-mic events and at college parties. Their friendship led to their supporting one another as backing singers. They began working together as a trio in 2009, after the idea was suggested to them by someone who had enjoyed their performance at a charitable fundraiser. They were subsequently joined by the bassist Nick Phakpiseth and the drummer Nicholas Jones. Their songs span the genres of alt-country, folk, experimental pop and indie-rock, and are characterized by what has been described as "ethereal" vocal h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shovels & Rope
Shovels & Rope are an American folk duo from Charleston, South Carolina composed of husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst. Combining threads from their individual solo careers, Shovels & Rope blends traditional folk, rock and roll and country rock. The band's seventh album ''Something Is Working Up Above My Head'' was released September 6, 2024 on Dualtone Records. History Beginnings Cary Ann Hearst was born in Mississippi in 1979 and raised in Nashville from 1987 until she attended the College of Charleston in 1997. During school she began performing music as a solo artist in local bars and venues. After graduating she toured, recorded and performed with various groups including Caravan and Borrowed Angels. Michael Trent was born in Houston, grew up in Denver, and eventually relocated to Charleston. Hearst saw Trent performing with his band The Films in 2002 and they began touring with various artists including Jump, Little Children. Hearst released her first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Earl Keen
Robert Earl Keen (born January 11, 1956) is an American country singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas. Early life and education Keen was born and grew up in Houston, Texas. As a teenager, he was an avid reader who excelled in writing and literature classes. Keen was a fan of the British rock band Cream, and was influenced by country music from artists Willie Nelson, Norman Blake, Jesse Winchester, Flatt and Scruggs, Bill Withers, Gary Stewart, and Jimmie Rodgers. After graduation from Sharpstown High School, Keen started playing guitar himself shortly thereafter, learning to play classic country covers out of a songbook the summer before starting college at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He graduated with a bachelor of arts in English in 1978, and began writing songs and playing bluegrass and folk music with friends, including his childhood friend (and future longtime fiddle player in his band) Bryan Duckworth. During his college years, Keen lived wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langhorne Slim
Langhorne Slim is an American singer-songwriter (born Sean Scolnick on August 20, 1980 in Langhorne, Pennsylvania). He attended high school at Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, part of the SUNY system. He began to gain public notice through several years of touring with the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players and an appearance at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. His song "Electric Love Letter" was chosen as number 5 on the ''Rolling Stone'' editor's top ten picks and was also in the movie ''Waitress''. He has been seen on tours with Cake, The Avett Brothers, Murder By Death, Jeffrey Lewis, The Violent Femmes, Lucero, Rocky Votolato, the Woes, Josh Ritter, Drive-By Truckers, The Low Anthem, Old 97's, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, The Devil Makes Three, and The Lumineers. 2006–09 In 2006, Langhorne Slim and the War Eagles signed to V2 Records for one EP and an LP. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flipturn (band)
Flipturn, stylized as flipturn, is an American indie rock band from Fernandina Beach, Florida formed in 2015. The band consists of founding members Dillon Basse (vocals), Tristan Duncan (guitar) and Madeline Jarman (bass) who founded the band as high school seniors. After their college years at the University of Florida, they picked up guitarist and synthesizer player Mitch Fountain, and drummer Devon VonBalson. Flipturn gained traction in 2018 with their EP ''Citrona''. The band signed to Dualtone Records in June 2022. They released their debut album ''Shadowglow'' in August 2022, which received positive reception. The album release was followed by a tour through the United States in late 2022 into 2023 and the festival lineups of Lollapalooza, Governor’s Ball, Bonnaroo, Shaky Knees, and SXSW South by Southwest (SXSW) is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dip (band)
The Dip is a funk, rhythm and blues band that was formed in 2013 by music students at the University of Washington in Seattle. The band combines a typical pop instrumentation with a 3-part horn section. They have released three full-length albums as well as two instrumental EPs. History Band members Jarred Katz, Mark Hunter and Tom Eddy shared a house near the University of Washington, where they would work together as members of the electropop band Beat Connection, occasionally joined by their friend Jacob Lundgren. A trio known as the Honeynut Horns (Brennan Carter, Evan Smith, and Levi Gillis) lived across the alley and would play jazz songs on their balcony. The two groups came together to form The Dip. The band was initially created to play house parties at the University of Washington in order to provide the band members, all jazz music students, an opportunity to play more mainstream music. They recorded an EP in their room in 2013 and played their first gig at Barboza i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Alexander (musician)
Abraham Alexander is an American musician, songwriter, and guitarist based in Fort Worth, Texas. Becoming a wellknown singer in the Texas underground scene, he co-wrote and sang “Like A Bird” from the film ''Sing Sing'' receiving an Academy Awards nomination for Best Original Song. Early life Alexander was born and raised in Athens, Greece, the son of Nigerian immigrants. He relocated to Texas with his family in the early 2000s at age 11 in order to escape the ever-present racial tensions of his birthplace. After losing his mother in a car accident with a drunk driver, Alexander was adopted in his teens by a foster family. In high school, he excelled at soccer, which led to a scholarship to play in college at Texas Wesleyan. In 2011, he sustained a torn ACL, which ultimately sidelined his soccer ambitions, but opened the door to his future music career. While recovering from his injury, he learned to play the guitar, which was given to him by his girlfriend at the time. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lone Bellow
The Lone Bellow is an American musical group from Brooklyn, New York City. History The Lone Bellow began as a songwriting project for Zach Williams, whose wife had suffered temporary paralysis following a horseback riding accident. During his wife's recovery, Williams coped with the experience by writing in a journal. At the urging of his friends, Williams learned how to play the guitar and turned his journal entries into songs. Following his wife's recovery, the couple moved to New York City. Previously, Williams had been performing as a solo act around Brooklyn and New York City, occasionally being backed by a hired band. Williams recalls when The Lone Bellow's guitarist and old friend, Brian Elmquist met at Dizzy's Diner in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Park Slope. Williams invited fellow singer Kanene Pipkin to join them at the diner, and it was then that the trio was initially conceived. Initially known as Zach Williams and the Bellow, the band shortened its name to The Lone B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Edwards
Kathleen Margaret Edwards (born July 11, 1978 ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, '' Failer'', contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates". Her next two albums – '' Back to Me'' and '' Asking for Flowers'' – both made the ''Billboard'' 200 list and reached the top 10 of Billboard's |
