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THE MEMPHIS MUSIC LEGACY LIVES ON

Vaneese Thomas

The Long Journey Home

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With the release of her new album The Long Journey Home Vaneese Her rendition of the Thomas has finally emerged from the shadow of a career as a background pop/blues hit “The Chain” by vocalist with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Sting and Stevie Wonder to Fleetwood Mac is the jewel of shining center stage. She is an award-winning independent artist whose the record. Vaneese sings this journey has been winding with forays into R and B, jazz and gospel. This song with a pathos that takes album puts her smack dab in the Blues. your breath away. Radio should jump on this! Vaneese has written 11 out of 12 of the songs contained on The Long Journey Home a collection of Blues stylings that does her native Memphis proud. Produced by Vaneese Vaneese has been influenced by the sophisticated Blues of Bobby “Blue” Thomas and Wayne Bland, the jump Blues of Louis Jordan and the seductive soul Blues of Ann Warnecke for Segue Records Peebles and Al Green. The track “Mean World” shows her displeasure with aspects of today’s world but encourages us to find peace by helping our Vaneese Thomas fellow man. This infusion of gospel both musically and lyrically colors many

songs on this album. Despite the restless nature of some of the themes of her Nominated for 3 BMA tracks there is a sense of the joy of life, too. “Sat’day Night On The River” Awards!!! allows folks an upbeat release; to clap their hands and dance the night away.

“Country Funk” is a complete departure from any song on her previous album Blues For My Father. It incorporates country, folk, blues and soul Barry Bookin (all the influences of her childhood). The country instruments together Management with an infectious groove make for a track that should be embraced by Woodland Hills, CA country radio. 310-508-7709

The musicians on this album are veterans like Vaneese and bring a deep Publicist / Radio understanding to these tracks. They were all involved in the process of Promotion crafting the overall vi be of the album. Vaneese says “It was a thrill to Betsie Brown sing these songs live with the band in the studio just like my father, Blind Raccoon Rufus Thomas, did at Stax and Sun Records.” Vaneese learned a great Memphis, TN deal about the music business from her famous family which includes 901-268-6065 her sister, 60s superstar Carla Thomas and brother Marvell who co- produced Isaac Hayes’ “Hot Buttered Soul”.