My new album, The Road Less Traveled, is all mixed, and I have some
exciting plans for 2007 that I'll write about more next time. It was
an experience I'll never forget--recording these ten songs over the
last year at historic Sugar Hill Studios here in Houston. The
ever-amazing John Evans produced and backed me up vocally and on
guitar, bass, and percussion, while guest stars included Shawn Supra
on upright bass, Jake Marchese on upright bass, Mike Lewis on drums,
Mike Ferrara on drums, and Herb Remington of Bob Wills and His Texas
Playboys on steel guitar, while John Pickering of The Picks (the
vocal group who backed Buddy Holly on most of his hit recordings)
sang three-part harmony behind me on one song and the legendary Texas
Hall of Famer Johnny Bush sang a duet with me on another. Needless to
say, I am very proud of this collection of originals whose themes are
reflected by titles ranging from "The Aggies Win Again" to "La Casa
Que Yo Amo" to "How I Found Out I'm Insane," plus Willie Nelson's
"The Family Bible" (which will also appear on the forthcoming Sugar
Hill Studios compilation) and "Jackson" with John Evans as Johnny
Cash and yours truly as June Carter.
As always, I will keep you posted on the progress of my journey down
The Road Less Traveled, which will be taking me to distant
destinations this year. In the meantime, here is the press release
from Sugar Hill Studios. Y'all come!
(HOUSTON, TEXAS)-- February 14, 2007 --Texas Americana songstress
Glenna Bell just completed tracking ten songs for an upcoming album
entitled "The Road Less Traveled" at SugarHill Recording Studios.
The project was tracked in SugarHill's Studio B and mixed in Studio C
by Chief Engineer Andy Bradley and Senior Staff Engineer Steve
Christensen.
Bell grew up influenced by hymns sung a cappella at church and by the
'50s, '60s, and '70s country music that she found in her relatives'
record collections. Often compared stylistically to 'Johnny Cash with
a gothic twist', her debut release, "Nobody's Girl" and sophomore cd
"Face This World" has received acclaim from fans and music critics
alike.
In addition to a duet with Houston's favorite male vocalist John
Evans, Bell sings with Texas honky-tonk legend Johnny Bush and former
Buddy Holly backing vocalist, John Pickering -- the critically
acclaimed but un-credited backing vocalist on many recordings by
Holly and The Crickets.
Rounding out the backing musicians on the "Road Less Traveled" are
Evans (guitar), Mike Ferrara II (drums) and Shawn Supra (upright
bass).
John Evans who recorded Bell's last album, returned as producer of
the project. Evans is best known as the leader of the John Evans Band
and winner of five consecutive Houston Press Music Awards for Best
Male Vocalist and is also currently nominated for Texas Music's
Musician of the Year Award in 2007. Additionally, he and Steve
Christensen are nominated Producer(s) of the Year for their work on
Evans' 2006 "Ramblin' Boy." John Evans has also produced two albums
for country rock band, F.Co.
For more information on Glenna Bell, please visit: www.glennabell.com