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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Brent Daniels




Brent Daniels began singing as a child and playing the guitar at the age of 7. Brent pursued life and life took him to a path as an electrician. He left his music behind, so he thought. But once music is in your soul, it stays in your soul forever, just waiting to be awakened.

Three years ago Brent’s music in his soul was awakened. Thanks to famous producer, Robyn Robins (the founding member of Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band),he was discovered through one of his best friends at the university. Robyn instantly recognized a different kind of voice; the kind of voice when you hear it, makes the hair stand up on your arms. Robyn Robins adamantly believes that, "Good singers come and go in this business,  but great singers will stand the test of time".  Brent took Robyn’s words to heart.

Brent began working with Robyn to record his first album, “Every Road Has A Turn”. Brent’s motivation was knowing that once a musician, always a musician. No matter how hard one may try other things in life, the music is always there, just waiting to come out. And come out it did, with Brent’s first album appropriately titled “Every Road Has A Turn".

This first release on the album  "My First Friday Night",  was written by hit songwriter, Dallas Davidson. Brent instantly felt drawn to sing this song. It tells the poignant story of a man who has lost the love of his life, and goes out for his first Friday night without her. “I keep waiting on that clock to say it’s midnight but it’s only 9:22, it’s my first Friday night without you”. You can hear the pain in his voice and the clarity of every word.

“Every Road Has a Turn” aptly describes each song. As each song unfolds, so is the soul of Brent Daniels. Brent’s vocals on every song delivers an emotion in the soul that reaches straight to the  heart. Recorded with some of the best players in Nashville including Lee Hendricks, )Eric Church's bass player); Steve Hinson, (Steel guitar for Randy Travis and Troy Lancaster, (Tim McGraw's guitar player), nothing less would be expected.  It’s easy to feel the crispness of the music and the clarity of every vibrant instrument.

Friday, April 29, 2016

Half a Sinner (1940) DALTON TRUMBO





Stars: Heather Angel, John 'Dusty' King, Constance Collier
Director: Al Christie
Writers: Frederick J. Jackson, Dalton Trumbo (story)

Although young and beautiful, schoolteacher Anne Gladden fears a dull future. She finally decides to take a walk on the wild side, splurging on some fashionable new clothes and setting off to find adventure. Her new confidence inspires her to flirt with complete strangers. When a gangster pays unwanted attention to her, she ditches him and flees in his car, unaware that there's a corpse in the trunk. Determined to recover his stolen vehicle and its incriminating cargo the thug begins a desperate search. The oblivious Anne, comes to the aid of a handsome young man stranded alongside the road. Romance blooms, but after the shocking discovery of a body in the trunk, the duo decide they have to return the car. The bickering lovebirds head back to the city, trailed by both the angry gangster and the cops, who suspect the young couple of murder.

Dalton Trumbo Bill Stout Interview, January 1959