NASHVILLE, TN – Hitmaker and Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame member, Kent Blazy released his highly-anticipated new album, From The Beatles to The Bluebird. This record was born from Kent Blazy’s visit to Liverpool and visiting all the Beatles’ sites. It brought it all home to him about how the Beatles changed the world starting February 9, 1964, and the impact they still have. Nearly 73 million people were watching when The Ed Sullivan Show went on the air and The Beatles took over music forever. The record is a celebration of them, of life and living. The new music is available everywhere now https://taplink.cc/beatles_to_
“The songs honor lots of people who have inspired me through the years,” shared Kent Blazy, “and as the Beatles said, ‘Some are dead and some are living.’ I had a great band and engineers and it was a joy to make this record.”
“WOW, the songwriting, the deeply personal nature of it, the guitars, the bass player, Kent’s voice, the sound, the production, the memories and feelings these great songs invoke… simply outstanding. Thank you to Steve and all so much for this treasure,” exclaimed Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s Director of Customer Service, Don Wiggins. “I have to believe that John and George are quite pleased with Kent’s heartfelt tribute, and he even got the words ‘Fender Stratocaster’ in there. Freakin’ awesome!”
Co-writer and vocalist on the album, Steve Allen expressed, “Kent Blazy’s new album, From The Beatles to The Bluebird, is a musical journey from the 60s English invasion, winding through decades up till today. From first inspirations to endless gigs in bars to writing hit songs in Nashville, Tennessee on Music Row, it’s all in there. Kent Blazy wrote all the songs except two co-writes with me. We rehearsed with the band once with Lee Francis on bass and Kevin Murphy on drums, and then we went into one of Nashville’s coolest old-school studios, Sound Emporium. We recorded all the basic tracks live in one day, feeling optimistic! The next day a few vocal and guitar overdubs were included, with a bit of keys added later by Dennis Matkosky. It was recorded and mixed by local hero Chris Utley. All this makes a record that sounds both immediate and alive in the moment, and I believe it rocks and rolls and tells its stories with an energy you can’t help but feel. It’s an honest album about music and love. Optimism still rules. You can hear it in the sounds and the grooves of the songs. Hope you dig it!”
“It was such a pleasure being the “home” for long-time studio family member Kent Blazy’s new recording project,” said Sound Emporium Studios President/COO/GM Juanita Copeland. She went on to say, “As with other projects Kent has done here over the years, you have a collection of some of the most well-written songs that are the kind that has made Nashville the amazing recording mecca that it is today. Kent is truly an Icon and treasure and we are so proud to call him family.”
From The Beatles to The Bluebird Tracklist
1. February 9th, 1964 (Kent Blazy, Steve Allen)
2. Beatles to the Bluebird Cafe (Kent Blazy)
3. Just Writing Songs (Kent Blazy)
4. Die Young (Kent Blazy)
5. Birds on a High Line (Kent Blazy)
6. Stay Wild (Kent Blazy)
7. Young Man Living In An Old Man’s Town (Kent Blazy)
8. Not Really Living (Kent Blazy)
9. Love to Love You (Kent Blazy)
10. The Gift She Is (Kent Blazy)
11. Deeper Into You (Kent Blazy, Steve Allen)
From The Beatles to The Bluebird was mixed and engineered by Chris Utley. Mastering was done by John Mayfield of Mayfield Mastering. Studio musicians included Lee Francis (bass), Kevin Murphy (drums), Steve Allen (vocals on tracks 1 and 11), Kent Blazy (guitars, vocals) and Dennis Matkosky (keys).
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Music can be found on all digital music platforms for streaming and download at iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and Pandora.