CD Baby Partners w/Alliance Entertainment to Expand Distribution

Indie Music Powerhouse CD Baby Partners with Alliance Entertainment to Expand Distribution

CD Baby, the world’s largest online
distributor of independent music, is thrilled to announce a new
partnership with Alliance Entertainment, the largest wholesale
distributor of home entertainment audio, video, and software in the
United States. CD Baby’s catalog of almost 400k titles from over a
quarter million artists around the world will now be available for
purchase at all online and brick & mortar retail outlets affiliated
with Alliance. Alliance has a market-share leading account base that
includes Independent Retailers, Big Box Retailers, .com sites, and
Vendor Managed accounts in the US.

Portland, OR (PRWEB) May 08, 2012

In the first phase of this partnership, CD Baby has delivered over 5000 of its top-selling titles to Alliance,
but this is just the beginning; the scope of the partnership is set for
major expansion. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Blues Release: Johnnie Bassett | “I Can Make That Happen” (Coming June 19th, 2012)

BLUES GUITARIST JOHNNIE BASSETT REUNITES WITH CELEBRATED DETROIT BAND THE BROTHERS GROOVE FOR I CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN

AVAILABLE JUNE 19 ON SLY DOG RECORDS

LISTEN TO STREAMING TRACKS FROM I CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN

Guitarist Johnnie Bassett is a special bluesman, possessing a certain inspired individuality and skill set rarely found these days. In a career dating back to the early 1950s, the spry 76-year-old has earned many accolades–just last year he copped Detroit Music Awards for “Outstanding Blues/R&B Instrumentalist” and “Outstanding Blues Artist/Group.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

Leela James & Shanachie Entertainment to Release, “In The Spirit of Etta James” This Spring 2012

LEELA JAMES AND SHANACHIE ENTERTAINMENT JOIN FORCES TO PAY HOMAGE TO ROCK AND ROLL AND BLUES HALL OF FAMER
ETTA JAMES

WITH IN THE SPIRIT OF ETTA JAMES DUE OUT SPRING 2012

Rock and Roll and Blues Hall of Famer Etta James possessed one of the most emotive, powerful and riveting voices in music. The iconic singer could belt out raunchy blues, rock with the best of them and transform a number into a tender ballad bringing out all the right subtle nuances that made her one of a kind. Critically heralded young singer Leela James harnesses the same innate ability to communicate a song with great depth and emotion. Leela James, with her raw soulful voice, high-energy performances and wild-child image, is in many ways the “Etta James” of her generation, with some comparing Leela directly to the soul legend. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Jug Band ‘SANKOFA’ to Release New CD, “The Uptown Strut” on March 27th, 2012

Modern Jug Band SANKOFA To Release
The Uptown Strut
On March 27th Via Kingswood Records

Album Features Dom Flemons Of Carolina Chocolate Drops

New York, NY: In February 2006, Sankofa Strings, a progressive collective comprised of percussionist Sule Greg Wilson along with multi-instrumentalist Dom Flemons and singer Rhiannon Giddens, from the Grammy-Award Winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, were taped in concert for inclusion in the award-winning jug band documentary Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost, a film which chronicles a worldwide quest to assemble a comprehensive lineage to Gus Cannon, a seminal figure in the history of American music. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Blues Release: Sista Monica Parker | “Living In The Danger Zone” (Avail Now)

Blues Woman Sista Monica Parker is Back with a Vengeance – Living in the Danger Zone CD Release Tour Underway

Sista
Monica Parker, internationally known as “The Lioness of the Blues, ”
croons, testifies, and roars audiences through the thrill and the pain
of loving dangerously in her newly released CD, “Living in the Danger
Zone.” With elements of her roots in R&B and gospel, this
contemporary blues album has reviewers singing praises and live
audiences clasping their hearts, clapping their hands, singing along,
and getting up to dance. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Blues Release: Billy Cox | “Old School Blue Blues” (Avail Now)

OLD SCHOOL BLUE BLUES OUT NOW FROM BILLY COX

The Blues ain’t perfect; the Blues is life. – Billy Cox

In 2009 Billy Cox was inducted into The Musicians Hall Of Fame; in 2010 he was honored with Experience Music Project’s Founders Award and earlier this year he was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall Of Fame. With the honors and accolades pouring in, thick and fast, it would be understandable if he were to rest on his laurels. But that’s just not the Billy Cox way. He’s been a music man in motion for more than 50 years and shows no signs of slowing down. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Blues Singer Otis Taylor Releases “Contraband” on Feb. 13th, 2012

HAUNTING, HYPNOTIC GROOVES FROM ICONOCLASTIC TRANCE BLUESMAN OTIS TAYLOR ON NEW CD

Otis
Taylor’s Contraband features Cassie Taylor, Larry Thompson, Anne
Harris, Jon Paul Johnson, Chuck Campbell, Ron Miles, The Sheryl Renee
Choir and more

BOULDER, Colo. — Otis Taylor isn’t defined by
any single category. A musical alchemist and a true innovator, Taylor
has never been afraid to experiment beyond the blues tradition. He’s a
master craftsman who has created his own signature “trance blues” style
by melding haunting guitar and banjo work, syncopated rhythms and a
combination of gruff vocals, shouts and yells with raw passion. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Legendary Etta James Retires With New Release/Final Studio Project “The Dreamer” on Oct. 25th, 2011

Legendary Etta James Retires With the Release of Her Final Studio Album The Dreamer on October 25

LOS ANGELES Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — For over half a century, Etta James has all but defined the role of the quintessential rhythm & blues vocalist. She transcends all musical categories and styles with a recording career that spans more than five decades.

CD Baby Launches New MusicStore for Facebook

CD Baby Launches MusicStore for Facebook

The easiest way to sell music downloads and CDs on Facebook!

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CD Baby, the largest digital distributor of independent music in the world, is proud to launch its new MusicStore for Facebook. This new, customizable store is the easiest way for musicians to sell downloads and CDs directly to fans
on Facebook. With just a few clicks, the MusicStore integrates right
into an artist’s Facebook Band Page, allowing fans to listen to,
purchase, and share their music. CD Baby then handles the rest
automatically, including the transaction processing, music delivery,
customer service, and artist payout. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Music Release (Blues): Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton | “Play The Blues – Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center”

MARSALIS AND CLAPTON PLAY THE BLUES – LIVE FROM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER

Reprise Records Presents Highlights From The Duo’s Unprecedented, Sold-Out Jazz at Lincoln Center Performances; Also Features Special Guest Appearance By Taj Mahal

Available September 13 On CD And CD/DVD

LOS ANGELES – New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration, billed as Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play the Blues, paired these musical virtuosos with members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra as they brought to life a repertoire of songs selected by Clapton and arranged by Marsalis. To continue, please click “MORE”!

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