Lots of good news at the National Online Music Alliance. We've welcomed
several artists to our roster:
New York City-based MARY ELLEN BERNARD has been described as "Tom Waits
meets Tracey Ullman." Mary Ellen is a singer, lyricist, actress, writer and
stand-up comic whose music is a mix of blues, jazz and pop.
<http://songs.com/mebernard>
GREG JACOBS says his music will has a spirital kinshp to John Prine. Greg's
album, "South of Muskogee Town," highlights his songwriting and
storytelling skills in songs that range from blues to western swing to
roadhouse rock.
<http://songs.com/gregjacobs>
TOO HUMAN is New York duo Ellen Schwartz and Roger Bruno. Roger was an
accordion virtuoso by age 7, and Ellen was harmonizing by age 3. They were
songwriters in L.A. on staff with Warner/Chappell and had their songs
covered by such artists as Pat Banatar, Cher, Teddy Pendergrass and Anne
Murray. As the duo Too Human they present a blend of edgy, contemporary folk.
<http://songs.com/toohuman>
ELISE WITT speaks five languages fluently. Her ancestors include "Wedding
March" composer Felix Mendelssohn, cow farmers from Germany, and Russian
chemists. Her music is as colorful as her background. With song titles like
"That Silver Sliver of a Moon" and "Too Busy for the Blues," Elise's songs
come from the heart. Her voice has the power to carry you to distant lands
as well as inner landscapes.
<http://songs.com/elisewitt>
Congratulations to:
VICTOR MECYSSNE whose new album, "Hush Money," is getting rave reviews like
this: "Laconic and overtly cool, acoustic hepcat Victor Mecyssne puts a
well-dressed spin on sparse, rhythmic tunes. With wry style, he instills a
bit of Memphis swagger into the classic Tin Pan Alley sound, coming across
like a young Mose Allison with a preference for six strings instead of 88
keys." (The Nashville Scene)
<http://songs.com/vm>
BENITA HILL who co-wrote Garth Brooks' #1 hit, "Two Pina Coladas." Benita's
own album, "Fan The Flame," is a smokey, jazz-influenced collection of
torch songs and ballads far from the "Jimmy Buffet goes Country" tone of
"Two Pina Coladas" and well worth a listen. <http://songs.com/benita>
DAVE CARTER, a winner of the Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival's Performing
Songwriter Contest in Texas in April.
<http://songs.com/davecarter>
KATHERINE DINES whose children's CD, "Hunk-Ta-Bunk-Ta GNU," won a Family
Circle Choice award.
<http://songs.com/hunkta>
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