Media Monarchy plays Charley Crockett, The Dead South, Taj Mahal and more on #PumpUpThaVolume for November 20, 2024. ♬
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble – “Look At Little Sister” (Hank Ballard Cover // Cassette)
https://www.discogs.com/release/23917913-Stevie-Ray-Vaughan-Double-Trouble-Soul-To-Soul // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_to_Soul_(album) // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFdocqyMB54
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Charley Crockett – “Hey Mr. Nashville”
Digital Single
Independent: Son Of Davy / Thirty Tigers – November 13, 2024
*Charley Crockett – “Hey Mr. Nashville” https://soundcloud.com/charleycrockett-music/hey-mr-nashville // https://charleycrockett.komi.io // Here’s the new standalone single by Charley Crockett, available now via Son Of Davy / Thirty Tigers.*
The Dead South – “Broken Cowboy” (Live)
Digital Single
Independent: Happy Mag / The Dead South – November 11, 2024
*The Dead South – “Broken Cowboy” (Live) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN1AwGmROiA // https://bio.to/thedeadsouth // https://happymag.tv // This just-released single (which originally appeared on The Dead South’s 2019 album ‘Sugar & Joy’) was recorded back in 2023 in the Happy Mag studio, available now via Happy Mag / The Dead South.*
Jeff Autry – “East Meets West” (Inst.)
Digital Single
Turnberry Records – November 7, 2024
*Jeff Autry – “East Meets West” (Inst.) https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/jeff-autry-east-meets-west // https://open.spotify.com/artist/5APpALqCaBOaYcYYnIu72X // Here’s the just-released swinging instrumental single by veteran bluegrass guitarist, Jeff Autry, available now via Turnberry Records.*
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Sister Sadie – “Make Me Stay or Make Me Go” (Jessi Alexander Cover)
Digital Single
Mountain Home Music Company – November 7, 2024
*Sister Sadie – “Make Me Stay or Make Me Go” (Jessi Alexander Cover) https://soundcloud.com/syntaxcreative/sister-sadie-make-me-stay-or-make-me-go // https://sistersadieband.com // This cover of Jessi Alexander (‘Honeysuckle Sweet’, 2005) is the new single by bluegrass band Sister Sadie, available now via Mountain Home Music Company.*
Brent Cobb – “Snakebite”
Digital Single
Ol’ Buddy Records / Thirty Tigers – November 8, 2024
*Brent Cobb – “Snakebite” https://soundcloud.com/brentcobbofficial/snakebite // https://www.brentcobbmusic.com // Here’s the just-released single by Georgia native, singer-songwriter, Brent Cobb, available now via Ol’ Buddy Records / Thirty Tigers.*
Jamey Johnson – “Midnight Gasoline”
‘Midnight Gasoline’
Big Gassed Records / Warner Music Nashville – November 8, 2024
*Jamey Johnson – “Midnight Gasoline” https://soundcloud.com/jameyjohnson/midnight-gasoline // https://www.jameyjohnson.com // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamey_Johnson // The title track of the just-released album (and first solo studio LP in 14 years) by country singer-songwriter Jamey Johnson, available now via Johnson’s label Big Gassed Records and Warner Music Nashville.*
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Dr. Ben – “Fibbin’ On Me”
Digital Single
Dr. Ben – June 27, 2024
*Dr. Ben – “Fibbin’ On Me” https://youtu.be/OtiTW68lqk0 // https://listen.to/drbenmusic // Here’s the recently-released single by Canadian physician and blues/folk artist Dr. Ben who wrote this song after a tough night treating a patient with atrial fibrillation (aka Fibbin’), available now via the artist.*
Women of Kelley – “Lining Track”
Digital Single
IRK Records – November 1, 2024
*Women of Kelley – “Lining Track” https://open.spotify.com/album/4STPobEbiIBlBoFFsZlwun // https://www.womenofkelley.com // Here’s the just-released single by bluegrass trio, Women Of Kelley, composed of veteran bluegrass artist and hit songwriter, Irene Kelley, and her daughters Justyna and Sara Jean Kelley. Available now via IRK Records.*
Jesse Welles – “We’re All Gonna Die”
YouTube Video – Nov 6, 2024
*#PumpUpThaVolume/#TruthMusic: Jesse Welles – “We’re All Gonna Die” https://youtu.be/pUyCBAaf6SI // https://open.spotify.com/artist/366xgdzfRGQoiDRGidGlDJ // For a while, let’s not take life so seriously, because after all, “We’re All Gonna Die,” says Jesse Welles on a recently-released YouTube video. Available now via the artist.*
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Taj Mahal – “Mailbox Blues” (Live)
‘Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa’
Lightning Rod Records – March 8, 2024
*Taj Mahal – “Mailbox Blues” (Live) https://tajblues.bandcamp.com/track/mailbox-blues // https://linktr.ee/tajmahalblues // From Taj Mahal’s Grammy Award nominated (Best Traditional Blues Album) album, ‘Swingin’ Live at The Church in Tulsa,’ available now via Lightning Rod Records.*
Warren Haynes – “Till The Sun Comes Shining Through”
‘Million Voices Whisper’
Fantasy Records – November 1, 2024
*Warren Haynes – “Till The Sun Comes Shining Through” https://warrenhaynes.bandcamp.com/track/till-the-sun-comes-shining-through // https://linktr.ee/warrenhaynes // From ‘Million Voices Whisper,’ the just-released album by Warren Haynes, available now via Fantasy Records.*
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Stonewall Jackson – “Grieving In My Heart”
‘The Exciting Stonewall Jackson’
Harmony – 1966
*Stonewall Jackson – “Grieving In My Heart” https://youtu.be/lolRmNvAnWc // https://www.discogs.com/release/4738714-Stonewall-Jackson-The-Exciting-Stonewall-Jackson // A song written by Stonewall Jackson from ‘The Exciting Stonewall Jackson,’ his 1966 album on Columbia sub-label Harmony.*
Merle Haggard And The Strangers – “Making Believe”
‘A Working Man Can’t Get Nowhere Today’
Capitol Records – 1977
*Merle Haggard And The Strangers – “Making Believe” https://youtu.be/3WvrnIWCkQA // https://www.discogs.com/release/3497080-Merle-Haggard-And-The-Strangers-A-Working-Man-Cant-Get-Nowhere-Today // From ‘A Working Man Can’t Get Nowhere Today,’ the 1977 Capitol Records album by Merle Haggard And The Strangers.*