Tim Shelton pays tribute to songwriting hero with "Jackson Browne Revisited," his post-NewFound Road solo debut on Dry Lightning Records!

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Tim Shelton Pays Tribute to Songwriting Hero with Jackson Browne Revisited,

His Post-NewFound Road Solo Debut on Dry Lightning Records

Renowned gospel and bluegrass artist expands musical palette with 12-track release

DAYTON, Ohio — There’s hardly a recording artist on the planet who hasn’t done at least a few cover tunes in homage to major influences. But releasing an entire album covering Jackson Browne’s most iconic classics? If you’re gonna try that, you’d better bring it. Fortunately, Tim Shelton does exactly that on Jackson Browne Revisited, his new release on Dry Lightning Records.

Shelton, who guided the band NewFound Road from gospel to bluegrass and beyond, has left that chapter behind to pursue his other musical passions, including his love for Browne and similar songwriters. Hints of what was to come appeared on NewFound Road’s 2011 album, Live at the Down Home, on which they covered Browne’s “These Days” and songs by Tom T. Hall, Bill Withers, Dave Loggins and other icons. But on Jackson Browne Revisited, he concentrates on his biggest influence.

“Jackson Browne is one the best songwriters and musicians of our day,” says Shelton. “His music, especially the songs from the ‘70s, just speaks to my soul.”

Co-producing with Paul Kolderie (Radiohead, Warren Zevon, Hole, the Pixies), Ohio native Shelton wraps his rich vocals around 12 Browne classics, including “Doctor My Eyes” and “Somebody’s Baby.” Their arrangements impeccably capture the spirit of the beloved California folk rocker’s beautifully crafted work, while going far beyond mere re-creations of the originals.

They recorded at the Monastery Studio, owned by Ric Hordinski, co-founder of renowned Ohio band Over the Rhine. Contributors include Josh Shilling on piano and harmonies, vocalists Sonya Isaacs (the Isaacs) and Shawn Lane (Doyle Lawson, Ricky Scaggs, Blue Highway), Grammy-winning flatpicking guitarist Clay Hess (Ricky Skaggs), bassist Dave LaBruyere (John Mayer, Vigilantes of Love) and Cincinnati-based drummer Josh Seurkamp.

“I knew that I wanted to get a great band and keep it as live sounding as possible,” Shelton notes. Tracking live in the studio, they created a sonic document that breathes new life into Browne’s work, revisiting songs from his self-titled 1972 debut to 1983’s I’m Alive. They include “Take It Easy,” the Browne/Glenn Frey composition that became the Eagles’ first hit before Browne recorded it on 1973’s For Everyman. “Fountain of Sorrow” and the title tune from 1974’s Late for the Sky are here, along with two tracks from 1977’s Running on Empty — one of which, “The Road,” is the only track not actually written or co-written by Browne; it’s credited to his friend Danny O’Keefe. The closer is one of Browne’s most revered, and timeless composition: “The Pretender.”

“What I'm most proud of with this record is we were able to keep emotion in these songs, even though they're not mine,” Shelton says. “I can relate to these lyrics. Hopefully, others will dig it too.”

Jackson Browne Revisited track list

1. Doctor My Eyes

2. Love Needs A Heart

3. The Road

4. Late For The Sky

5. Something Fine

6. Fountain Of Sorrow

7. Somebody’s Baby

8. Take This Rain

9. Call It A Loan

10. Take It Easy

11. My Opening Farewell

12. The Pretender

Tour dates
June 27 – Rudyfest, Grayson, Ky. (NewFound Road reunion show)

July 9 – Beachland Park, Cleveland, Ohio

July 11 – George Rogers Clark Park, Springfield, Ohio (with Clay Hess)

Aug. 1 – Everett’s Music Barn, Suwannee, Ga.

Aug. 13 – Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, Conn.

Sept. 18 – Poppy Mountain Festival, Morehead, Ky. (NewFound Road reunion show)

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NEWFOUND ROAD FRONTMAN TIM SHELTON SETS FORTH ON SOLO DEBUT WITH MOVING NEW SINGLE “LEARNING HOW TO LIVE ALONE ”

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – August 20, 2014 – An already well-respected frontman and singer in the bluegrass community, Tim Shelton rose to fame with his band NewFound Road. After signing to Rounder, a string of hits and critical praise, Shelton aims to venture into a brand new creative project as a solo artist, combining his love for rock, country, and folk. To introduce his solo effort, Shelton is giving away his first single, “Learning How To Live Alone” free to the public in exchange for an email address via his Facebook.

“I’ve always loved and appreciated all kinds of music, and it was almost nagging at me that I wanted to do something else … I didn’t want to deal with reinventing NewFound Road, I’d been wanting to do other things musically, to go other places, and so I thought, now is the time.”

Recorded in Nashville and produced by Barry Bales, this first single to debut his solo album is both heartbreaking and soothing to the ear that one can empathize about living a lonely, single life. Shelton’s crisp vocals and simple guitar riffs are what make it a solid country song and a memorable anthem.

Honest lyrics and Shelton’s pure voice are what make “Learning How To Live Alone” such a relatable song with it’s repetitive, convincing chorus and steady pace. Shelton’s confident introduction to his full-length debut is only driven by his respected reputation and vision.

“I just want to make music that isn’t necessarily traditional Bluegrass.  I love it, but I also love James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Rock, hard Rock, traditional Country—all of those.  Just music.”

Shelton plans to release a Jackson Browne-inspired album February 2015.

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LONESOME DAY RECORDS READIES A FULL RELEASE SCHEDULE THROUGH 2015

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LONESOME DAY RECORDS READIES A FULL RELEASE SCHEDULE THROUGH 2015

Silver Bullet Bluegrass: A Tribute to Bob Seger Slated for August

(Booneville, KY) - Lonesome Day Records is having its most prolific year yet with new releases ranging from a star-studded tribute record to blue-collar rocker Bob Seger to bluegrass stars Tim Shelton, Richard Bennett, Jeff Clair, and Jeff Parker to rock singer/songwriter Sarah Borges and more.

Earlier this year, the Booneville, Kentucky-based label released Boston Music Awards winners Girls Guns And Glory's Good Luck, in February. Good Luck has recently reached Top 15 on the American Airplay Chart and Top 10 on the Roots Music Report, and has received rave reviews from the press. No Depression recently wrote, "If there is any justice, Good Luck will transform the winners of six Boston Music Awards into a national act," while The Day newspaper in New London, Connecticut called Good Luck "the band's finest work."

Next on deck is bluegrass artist Richard Bennett's In The Wind Somewhere, which is due May 27. Bennett's fifth solo release features Mark Schatz (Nickel Creek, Emmylou Harris, LindaRonstadt), IMBA Mandolin Player of the Year Adam Steffey, celebrated fiddler Ron Stewart, and Sean Lane of the Grammy-nominated band Blue Highway on tenor vocals. The record was recorded at the Lonesome Day Studio Booneville, Kentucky, and mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer Brandon Bell.

On June 24, newly signed rock singer/songwriter Sarah Borges will see the release of Radio Sweetheart, her first solo record since disbanding Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles. "I'm really proud of this record. I wrote songs that felt important to me. It doesn't feel like a new me, but it feels like the old me is finally back," says Borges.

The finishing touches are being put on Silver Bullet Bluegrass: A Tribute to Bob Seger, which is tentatively slated for an August release. The compilation features many artists on Lonesome Day Records' roster, as well as American Idol Season 4 runner-up Bo Bice, and singers from the bands Blue Highway, Wildfire, Mountain Heart, the SteelDrivers, and the Boxcars.

"This is a project that I have been wanting to do for a long time, and it is all bluegrass. One of our goals with this record is to make it very easily recognized as bluegrass, and also very palatable to the bluegrass listener. It is not a 'hot pickin' record; the focus is on the songs and the singers, and the arrangements stay fairly true to the originals. These are legitimate versions of great songs that will have some of the best singers in bluegrass contributing to them," Lonesome Day Records owner Randall Deaton recently told Bluegrass Today.

Another release eyed for a potential fall release is a new record by bluegrass artist Jeff Clair, which will start production soon under the helm of country singer Gary Nichols of the SteelDrivers. "I met Gary at the bluegrass festival Rudyfest in Kentucky and we kept in touch. I was a big fan of the SteelDrivers and thought Gary was an excellent singer and was happy to get him on the Bob Seger tribute. He had expressed an interest in producing more and asked if I had any artists. I mentioned Jeff so Gary looked him up on YouTube, they had a few conversations and hit it off, and now here we are," says Deaton.

Meanwhile, Jeff Parker, a bluegrass music stalwart known for his timeless singing and virtuoso mandolin skills and member of Dailey & Vincent, starts production on his next record on April 28. A fall release is planned.

Additionally, Tim Shelton, who fronted Newfound Road on Rounder Records for years, will also begin production soon - sometime this summer - with Paul Kolderie (Girls Guns And Glory, Phish's Mike Gordon) at the helm for an early 2015 release.

Silver Bullet Bluegrass track listing (not final):

1.    Tim Shelton, "Against the Wind"

2.     Girls, Guns and Glory's Ward Hayden, "Betty Lou's Getting' Out Tonight"

3.     Blue Highway's Tim Stafford, "Even Now"

4.     Wildfire's Robert Hale, "Feel Like a Number"

5.     Darrell Webb, "Long Twin Silver Line"

6.     Mountain Heart's Josh Shilling, "Mainstreet"

7.     Larry Cordle, "Night Moves"

8.     Bo Bice, "Ramblin' Gambling Man"

9.     Jeff Clair, "Roll Me Away"

10.   The SteelDrivers' Gary Nichols, "Turn the Page"

11.   Jeff Parker, "We've Got Tonight"

12.   The Boxcars' Keith Garrett, "You'll Accomp'ny Me"