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NashvilleMusicGuide.com 2 NashvilleMusicGuide.com 1 Executive Editor & CEO Randy Mat- Contents Letter from the Editor thews 34 [email protected] Let's start out by letting everyone on these pages and they will be jamming with us on May Features know that Big Joe Matthews has left 17th for our Blues Jam at Winner's. Be sure to come out Managing Editor Amanda Andrews the building. We would like to sin- to the kick-off our first Special Edition at our Blues Jam. [email protected] cerely thank him for all his hard work We will have a series of Special Editions throughout the 7 Music City Smokehouse at NMG. We support him completely year and parties to celebrate. We are emphasizing Music in Director, Sales & Marketing Janell Webb Smoking Blues & BBQ [email protected] with his future endeavors and in fol- Music City by creating special issues with a specific focus 8 The Blues Connection lowing his dreams. But don't worry, on different genres and/or themes. Make sure to pick up a Sales & Marketing Hannah Ryans if you get to missing him, hit him up copy each month, to see what surprises are in store. [email protected] Johnny Hiland & Ron Lutrick on Facebook to see what kinda trouble NMG is excited to be one of the sponsors of a fun new he's stirring up. tournament that will be held during CMA Week on June Accounts Rhonda Smith 10 Judge’s Vinegarroon This issue is the First Annual Blues 7th at The Hard Rock. The tournament will featured a [email protected] Spicing Things Up In Edition of Nashville Music Guide and game called 'You've Been Sentenced: Country Edition.” Music City our very first Special Edition, but not the last. This version will not be available for purchase until the Contributors Phil Sweetland, Preshias, Rick Moore, Andrew Miller, Leslie Arm- If you track down the root to all great music and you will Fall. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Children's stong, Brion Dixon, Harrison Baker, Jes- 12 Jim Quick & Coastline find a Blues influence. In the early 1900s, the first Blues Miracle Network and Success Won't Wait. sica Northey, Hank & Edna Beach, The Gettin’ Crazy Down South song was published, It is called 'Dallas Blues' and was Gherm Guys, Bronson Herrmuth, Krys written by Hart Wand, around 1912. Lyrics were added to The CMA Music Festival is just around the corner. I have Midgett 16 Harold ‘Hal’ Rugg the song in 1918 by Lloyd Garrett. Blues musicians, from heard that there will be changes to how they are doing au- The Past With A Personal Bessie Smith to Ray Charles, have had a huge impact on tographs this year. Instead of standing in line and possibly Photography Bob Coan, Jerry Overcast, the up and coming artists of today. The musicians featured camping out for tickets to get autographs from the 'hot' ce- Touch Departments here are no exception. lebs, they have changed it to an online ticket system. For HOW TO REACH NMG 2 Editor’s Letter Jim Quick is gracing our cover. He and his band, Coastline, more info on this go to www.cmaworld.com. Some 'hot' Press releases, CD Reviews 17 Bobby Braddock like to get crazy Down South. They have taken the Blues up and coming stars will still be available for autographs [email protected] The Present With A 4 Musician’s Spotlight and Americana world by storm. We have Blues Connec- without tickets and if you catch me running around town, Advertisement/Rates Personal Touch Tyrone Carreker tion, the amazing Kenny Olson and Paris Delane, along you may even get my autograph. I am willing to bet that my [email protected] with other talented Blues musicians, featured somewhere line won't require a ticket. 27 B.B. Kings Nashville 14 May Music Events Randy Matthews Event Submissions King of Blues, Queen of [email protected] 18 Songwriter’s Nights Motown, Soul of Funk General Info and Open Mics [email protected] 32 Mark Robinson Hoosier Transplant Puts 20 NMG’s Sounding NMGRadio.com [email protected] His Stamp On Nashville Board Blues Scene NMG Radio Delivery Serivce 21 NSAI [email protected] 34 Blues Brothers Set Your Songs on Fire Kenny Olson & Paris Delane Nashville Music Guide 1700 Hayes Street, Suite 103 22 NMG RDS Nashville, TN 37203 36 Brian Ashley Jones Compliation Information A Cut Above Office 615.244.5673 Fax 615.244.8568 26 Nashville Music Disclaimer: Nashville Music Guide, Inc Venues is not liable for any inaccuracies submit- ted by freelance journalists, advertisers, 28 Inside Track on publicists, and/or persons using this issue for the free publicity and/or any royalty Music Row payments or fees due to the publication of material in the form of a press release, 29 Artist Spotlight events, publicity, or advertising. Shaun Murphy 30 NMG Cam @NashMusicGudie 32 April Music Events 32 37 Biz Buzz When Radio Rigs the Charts 38 Nashville Country Club NashvilleMusicGuide.com 2 NashvilleMusicGuide.com 3 Q: How old were you when you first started playing music, and was your family musical? Tyrone: Oh man, I was young. I started off playing the upright bass in 4th grade, so that probably puts me starting at 8 or 9. My mom, she got a scholarship to Michigan State for music, which she ended up switching to teaching after a while, but yeah, she was very musi- cal and my whole mom’s side of the family is musical, they all sang in church. Q: Did you have music in school? Tyrone Carreker plays the blues. From Detroit, Mich., Tyrone came Tyrone: Yeah, all the way up from 4th to 11th grade I played bass. I simply played that, but to Nashville four years ago and his in 11th grade I heard a guitar solo. You ever heard, “Feels So Good” by Chuck Mangione? new CD is due out in May 2012. Man I heard that guitar solo and I wanted to play guitar ever since then. That solo just blew me away, but I didn’t get around to picking it up until a couple of years later when I was 22 in college, but yeah, so the music has always been the forefront for me at least. Starting out playing the upright bass, his guitar playing is now his Q: Do you remember the first song you ever wrote? focus, along with his songwriting and performing. Tyrone: Yeah, but I don’t want to talk about it (laughing). I was 22 for the first official song I ever wrote. I remember when I was in high school, I didn’t have a tape recorder that you Blessed with a ton of talent and could do your melodies into, so I would — this is strange (laughing) — but I would write a great voice, Tyrone plays a fine down what the melody sounded like, and I would go back and I would remember it from that. guitar and he and his band mates I remember doing that when I was in high school and middle school. — Jarvis Mosby on bass guitar and Jason Bolejack on drums — Q: So when you write, the music comes to you first? have put together a great trio. Tyrone: I get a feeling first that I have something to say, like something’s bothering me. The following is from an exclu- You know I’ll be sitting there and I’ll just be in a mood so I’ll start playing on my guitar, so sive interview that Nashville Mu- what comes first to me is just the feeling of what I want to write. If I’m angry then I’ll have an sic Guide writer, Bronson Her- angry lyric, I’ll have an angry melody on my guitar. As a matter of fact there’s a song on my album right now called “Liars.” That came from me feeling really just a little bit in the mo- rmuth had with Tyrone. ment, of just being not quite angry, but just really confused on the inside. In the song, the way the music came out especially recording-wise, that angst is so prevalent and it’s just good To learn more about ‘cause that lets me know that feeling was accomplished in the song. You can feel the pressure Tyrone Carreker visit: on my shoulders when I’m playing and singing. I can feel it come back to me and that’s good. www.tyronecarreker.com Q: Your new CD is due out in May. Will you be going on tour? To read/listen to Bronson’s entire interview with Tyrone: Tyrone: For sure.