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News About Award-Winning Blues Artist, PEACH
Posted by dmysteryman
Blues Rock Records recording artist PEACH took home “Best Blues Artist” honors at the 2007 All Access Magazine Music Awards, held in November at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood.
The L.A.-based singer-songwriter-guitarist has now won ‘Best Blues Artist’ honors at three different awards shows: Los Angeles Music Awards (2001); South Bay Music Awards (2006); and All Access Magazine Music Awards (2007). Peach has just opening Studio 24/7, a state-of-the-art recording facility in Santa Monica, Calif. In a recent review, WOMENSRADIO.COM wrote, “PEACH immediately welcomes her listeners with warm and soulful rockin’ blues that affords that certain “southern hospitality” that you should demand from purchasing an American blues album produced any time after Robert Johnson had “met the devil at the crossroads” and offered his soul in trade for an innate guitar playing ability…with no artificial anything, THE REAL THING is a historical record, sounding the return of the lost art of music with an unmitigated who’s-who of blues and jazz players showing up to back Peach on this truly spectacular collection of songs.”
PEACH was recently voted the 2007 ROCKWIRED “Female Artist Of the Year” by listeners of the popular radio show heard over the American Radio Network. The Los Angeles-based musician fronts an all-star band for this show consisting of Minimalist (keyboards); Jimmy Roberts on sax (Rod Stewart); Del Atkins on bass (Lou Rawls, James Ingram); and Lance Lee on drums (Kenny G, Gladys Knight).
The Santa Monica, Calif-based Blues Lady has an impressive body of recordings to her credit. THE REAL THING, released in 2005 and produced by studio ace, Marty Grebb (Etta James, The Band, Bonnie Raitt), features a duet on the title track with Grammy winner, Taj Mahal. Among the notable musicians who perform on THE REAL THING: Bassist Reggie McBride (Tony Bennett, Keb’ Mo’), backing PEACH as she serenades on “Beyond My Wildest Dreams;” Garth Hudson (The Band) on keyboards, saxophone, and accordion; James Gadson (The Temptations, Beck) and Gary Mallaber (Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen) on drums; Cece Worrall Rubin (Diana Ross, Guns N’ Roses) on baritone saxophone; Paul Barrere (Little Feat), Jon Woodhead (Leon Russell), and Rick Vito (Fleetwood Mac), all on slide guitar; Amos Garrett (Stevie Wonder, Maria Muldaur) on guitar; and horn arrangement by Lee Thornburg (THE TONIGHT SHOW band, Tower of Power) on “Someone Else Is Steppin’ In.”
She is a dynamic live performer: “From the first note, the band displayed their talents admirably,” wrote Pat Benny in SOUTHBOUND BEAT, reviewing a show at Martini Blues in Huntington Beach. “One of the many highlights of the evening, “Angel From Montgomery,” belonged to PEACH. Her vocal rendition of the John Prine song was appropriately moving…she has a gentle voice but is capable of sustaining a note with ease. Her voice is unique for the blues, and her original compositions and clever treatments of classic material make listening to PEACH a pleasure,” Benny concluded.
PEACH is the co-founder of “Rock ‘n Cure,” an annual event she produces and performs in to benefit Cedar-Sinai Medical Center’s breast cancer and stem cell transplant research. “Rock ‘n Cure” at the House of Blues/L.A. – co-headlined by PEACH and longtime SoCal blues band, The Delgado Brothers – has raised over $200,000 to date.
PEACH INTERVIEWS, THE REAL THING CDS, AND PRESS KITS AVAILABLE. www.myspace.com/peachblues
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