Rita Houston (September 28, 1961 — December 15, 2020)
Year: 2020
‘Kaleidoscope Christmas’ is perfect for the veteran music aficionado who wants their seasonal cheer a little deeper than the usual kitsch
“I dedicated the album to the city of Tel Aviv because that’s my main blues alley and where we mostly perform.” – Andy Watts
“I have fought a lot of battles inside myself during this journey of being a singer/songwriter/woman in this business. Trying to be Superwoman all the time will tear you down.”
From ‘Raw Materials: Home Demos’ (set to be released 12/18/20 on Mile Wide Records) is today’s premiere of the official video for “Mystery of Mine (Demo).”
The songwriter and performer’s latest album, ‘Daylight,’ nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Performance at The 63rd GRAMMY Awards
Listen to the new Three Chord Money holiday single, “Hey now, It’s Christmas!”
“Over the past twenty years, the whole economics of being a songwriter has completely changed. If you were to take what you normally make today and divide it by ninety-one; that is what happened to the songwriters’ royalty rate as the consumer marketplace shifted from physical goods like albums to the streaming model. That is drastic.” – Amanda Colleen Williams
The song itself is a story about addiction that was inspired by McKinley’s personal relationship with the opioid epidemic after losing close friends to addiction
Charley Frank Pride (March 18, 1934 – December 12, 2020)