Check out our incredible lineup of musical talent for this year's Festival, led by Top Ten artists The Gin Blossoms. Back by popular demand is the 95Country Sunday, featuring country chart-topper Restless Heart!
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A 1989 gig at the South By Southwest Music Festival led the College Music Journal to dub them the "Best Unsigned Band in America," but not for long. A&M Records quickly signed them up. Their second release, New Miserable Experience, sold nearly 3 million copies in the U.S. alone. Four more singles followed...Mrs. Rita, Found Out About You, Allison Road and Until I Fall Away.
Follow You Down, spent ten weeks in the Top Ten, and As Long As It Matters earned the group a Grammy nomination for "Best Performance by a Duo or Group."
See the Gin Blossoms play their newest single, Learning the Hard Way on YouTube
Restless Heart came together in 1983 as the by-product of a project by famed writer/producer Tim Dubois. Since the release of their first album in 1985, their vocal style has been instantly identifiable - five part harmony led by Larry Stewart, with Dave Innis on keyboards, Greg Jennings on lead guitar, Paul Gregg on bass and drummer, John Dittrich.
Restless Heart put 26 hits on the country charts with six #1 hits and nine others in the Top Ten. They include That Rock Won't Roll, I'll Still Be Loving You, Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right, and The Bluest Eyes In Texas.
The band has garnered four Grammy nominations, seven CMA nominations, Gold Record Awards, Billboard Country Group of the Year, and Radio & Records Country Group of the Year, and much more.
Watch Restless Heart - When She Cries on YouTube
Porter not only made a deep impression with his work in The Meters, but he's notched sessions with artists like Paul McCartney, Jimmy Buffett, David Byrne, Patti LaBelle, and Robbie Robertson. George joined The Meters in 1965, and together the group gained recognition as the ultimate fusion of rock, funk and R&B.
Called "The Father of Funk", Porter is hailed by Newsday as "The funkiest bass player in existence." The Austin Chronicle called him a "master bassist" and Bass Player Magazine named him the "Master of New Orleans Funk."
See a George Porter, Jr. bass solo on YouTube.
There's no official definition for the term "kingbilly," but it has been used to describe elder members of hillbilly society and billy goats. KingBilly, like the goat, is known by its behavior and attitude. While the goat doesn't rest until it has reached the highest point in the area, the KingBilly boys are determined to produce the best music possible, not settling until they reach the top.
Their mix of rock, country, and bluegrass gives them the chance to show off their incredible musical skills. And like their unique brand of music, they're finding a new path to success built on friendship and musical innovation.
KingBilly performs Ones That Got Away
Leading his Zydeco Experience Band, Simien has become one of the most respected and internationally recognized touring and recording artists in roots music today. He has performed over 5000 concerts, toured millions of miles to over 40 countries, shattering the myths about what his indigenous Creole Zydeco music is and is not.
At the young age of 18 Simien began touring professionally and by 20 he was sharing the stage with Fats Domino and Sarah Vaughn at the Bern Jazz Festival. Simien has shared studio and stage with Robert Palmer, Stevie Wonder, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal, Dr. John, the Meters, Alan Toussaint, Paul Simon and Dave Matthews Band. A new Pixar animated film, “The Princess & The Frog”, set in New Orleans, featuring their first black princess, features the music of Simien, Terence Blanchard and Dr. John, among others.
Terrance Simien & The Zydeo Experience perform "Uncle Bud" on YouTube.
Memphis-based rock trio Ingram Hill has signed a label and management deal with Rock Ridge Music. Their new album, Look Your Best, has been scheduled for release on September 28, 2010. 2004’s June’s Picture Show boasted two Billboard charting Hot AC radio hits, "Will I Ever Make It Home" and "Almost Perfect". 2007's Cold In California also met with critical acclaim.
Ingram Hill has toured extensively with bands such as Hootie and the Blowfish, Maroon 5, Guster, Better Than Ezra, and Hanson.
Ingram Hill is: Justin Moore (lead vocals, guitar), Phil Bogard (guitar), Zach Kirk (bass).
Guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and producer Jimbo Mathus grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He first caught the publics ear in the 1990s with the hyper-ragtime vaudeville act, The Squirrel Nut Zippers. Since then, he's released many recordings of his own in a style he describes as Mississippi Music.
He also runs the Delta Recording Service, a studio based in Clarksdale, MS and is sought out by many artists seeking the old school style of recording. Elvis Costello recorded his Grammy nominated Monkey to Man single in Mathus' studio in 2005. He has produced two blues CDs that were nominated for WC handy awards in 2006.
Jimbo Mathus performs "Who'll Sop My Gravy"