TPS is rife with talent. This year I got to see the incomparable Jeffrey Steele, the hot delta rhythms of Rivers Rutherford, the always impressive Jonell Mosser, and even a surprisingly good song from Nashville Star alum Lance Miller (listen for a Faith Hill single called Unjaded in the indefinite future). But frankly, I knew I would love these guys before I ever walked in the door.
Joanna Cotten took me by surprise. She has a unique sound...with just plain rediculously good vocals. She tells her own musical story in Funkabilly:
If you wanna know where I'm comin' from
You gotta cross that bridge into Memphis, son.
and later
From the cotton fields of Arkansas
Down the mighty Mississippi to the Mardi Gras
Let me hear you yell from the country to the city
Gimme that deep down funkabilly!!
and of course the line that speaks to the genre gumbo that is my soul:
Gospel or Country
Rhythm and Blues
Ain't nothin' but a Southern girl showing off her roots!
There are some other gems in her repertoire...no shortage of them, actually. But I'm going to do you a favor and just point you in the right direction. Download them and pepper some soul into your iPod playlist...or burn a CD to liven up your morning commute.
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