Past Live Shows
W.C. Handy Festival - 7/20/2020 - Honoring Essential Workers, Health Care Providers
Handy “VIRTUAL”Concert Honoring Essential Workers, Health Care Providers stay at home event.
Featuring: Anna Kate Warner, Rev. Jerry Reeves & Ensemble, Common Ground, Deja King & More.
Sponsors: Life Coach Casey Eggleston, Law Office of Robert F. Smith, Shoals Promotions & Management, TVA Community Credit Union, Kappa Alpha Psi Florence Alumni Chapter City of Tuscumbia, Al, Distinguished Productions,
New Birth Ministries, SuperHero Chefs, Dick Howell BBQ, Potts & Young Attorneys, L.L.P.
Brian Ashley Jones is a soulful singer, acclaimed guitarist, and versatile touring songwriter whose Bluesy Americana guitar-driven tunes have found their way into film and television and have been recorded by many other performing artists. Originally from the Greenville/Spartanburg area of South Carolina and a longtime resident of East Nashville, TN, Brian performs internationally at festivals, concert series, clubs, music education programs and music conferences.
Jones' 3rd CD of original songs entitled Out Of The City is slated for a Spring 2015 release and features collaborations with Jonell Mosser, Suzi Ragsdale, Ike Stubblefield, Kevin McKendree, and more!
Brian's 2007 release, Courier, made the Top 40 of the Roots Music Report, broke the Top 100 of the Americana Music Association's album chart, and has received widespread commercial, college, public, and international radio play. The swampy instrumental "Pull 'em Up" has been featured in the widely acclaimed PBS television series "Road Trip Nation" and "Free To Miss You" has been featured in the British ITV2 network television show "Amanda Holden's Fantasy Lives".
Jones' guitar chops and relentless touring earned him a nomination for Best American Roots Guitar Player in the Alternate Root's 2011 Reader's Choice Awards. Brian has accompanied a diverse batch of artists on stage and in the recording studio including Grammy Award winning songwriter Jon Vezner, Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee Jerry Foster, Eric Heatherly, Caroline Aiken, Thom Shepherd, Sara Hickman, Donna Hopkins, David Gans, Corinne West, Doug Jones, Donovan Roberts, Jeff Black, Diane Durrett, Ralph Roddenbery, Deep Blue Sun, Celeste Krenz, Wyatt Easterling, and Spuyten Duyvil.
"In the House" at the Grinder House is broadcast live on WFMC Jams every Friday from 6-8pm central.
Her voice is pure...It's as old as the ages, yet it's as new and fresh as the beginning of springtime. You hear one song, and your heart wants more.
Brenda shares her own heart with her fans with the release of her new album Better. The title cut from her sophomore recording project was partly inspired from her experience as an activities professional working in a long term care facility with residents facing Dementia.
The album Better contains 14 songs in all, ten of which were written or co-written by Brenda—with styles ranging from traditional country to 50's enthused music, 60's pop to Texas Swing. The album was produced by Doyle Grisham, who is the steel guitarist for Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band and who has recorded with country greats such as Randy Travis and George Jones.
Brenda grew up in Columbia, Tennessee—about an hour south of Nashville. She has been singing and writing songs for most of her life. Brenda writes about her experiences and the experiences of those she is close to. Her songs are truly from the heart.
More about Brenda Lynn Allen....
Live radio appearances include The Midnight Jamboree on WSM Radio
KIX 96FM Grinder's Switch Radio Hour, The Cuzin Carl Show 106.1 Missouri
*Music featured on radio shows in the middle Tennessee area and throughout the world as an independent artist
- Featured artist at major steel guitar conventions: St. Louis, Nashville, Dallas, Alabama
- Uses her music for dementia education through churches and other organizations (Brenda is also a Board Certified Activity Professional)
- Headlines showcases at the Legendary Kimbro’s Pickin’ Parlor regularly
- Performed at The Nashville Nightlife Theatre
- Several performances on historic Broadway with appearances at Honky Tonk Central, Ernest Tubb Record Shoppe and The Wheel
- Performed Loretta Lynn Tribute shows with The original Coal Miner Band
http://www.brendalynnallen.com/
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