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Chip Taylor & Kendel Carson "Sparkle Not Shining"

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Kendel Carson Kendel Carson is blond and beautiful, with an amazing warmth vocally, and on the track "Sparkle Not Shining," a mellow sound to her fiddle. Since so much of this time of year is gaiety and frenzy, we allow for a moment of melancholy here on Music Fog.

We taped Chip Taylor, Kendel Carson and company at the world famous Birchmere in Alexandria, VA, on December 13. Me, I love the shot at the end panning around Kendel's head, which gives you a sense of playing to the audience! And having the room empty just adds to the feeling of introspection in the tune. Beautiful, just beautiful! Chip Taylor has put together a band of wonderful artists, with lots of depth, range and sensitivity. Make sure you catch them when they come to your town! Tour dates here.

-Jessie

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JD Souther "Bye Bye Blackbird"

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Jd-southerIt was a rainy day in Nashville, and JD's voice was "on the edge" from the night before. He figured there was a good chance that he wouldn't be able to perform for us, and mentioned that he brought some rough mixes of an upcoming project for us to listen to. After a bit of getting comfy in the Celebrity Coach, and catching up with Jessie, he decided a couple of "soft vocal" tunes might work out. He bellied up nice and close to the Neumann mic and just floored everybody on the bus with this rare little standard. I believe he does "Bye Bye Blackbird" in concert on occasion---all the more reason for you to catch a JD Souther show sometime soon.

Oh, by the way, we never did get to hear those rough mixes!

-Aaron

J.D. Souther

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Ruby James "Angel Eyes"

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Snow in Texas It is supposed to snow today in Austin TX. This concerns me as I sit in the airport, wondering if there will be an interminable delay. Snow in Austin is a very unusual occurrence, and because it happened last year, all bets were off that it would happen again this year. I mean once every five years is about right. So I hope I make it, because I have an appointment tonight.

Ruby James Raul Malo, Latin Roots Crooner, is at Antone's, and opening for him is none other than Miss Ruby James! One sultry night, in the magical snow (?) and crystal frostiness of Austin! Ruby's new album Happy Now is being finalized, we should see it sometime soon. Here she is from our excursion to Nashville in September.

-Jessie

Ruby James