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Karen Collins & The Backroads Band On Tail Light Blues , Karen's third Azalea City recording, she is joined by her twanging classic country band, The Backroads Band. The Backroads Band is one of the Washington D.C. area's top honky tonk bands bringing a vintage country sound to their original songs.
The band features Karen Collins (vocals, fiddle, and rhythm guitar), Ira Gitlin (lead guitar and vocals), Geff King(bass and vocals) and Rob Howe (drums). Tail Light Blues highlights eight songs written by Karen, one Bluegrass/country song by Geff and a new instrumental by Ira, along with three of their favorite covers. An array of stellar guests join them on the CD
: "KAREN COLLINS, daughter of a southwest Virginia coal miner, would need to do two things to conceal her hardscrabble country roots: Keep her mouth shut and put down her pen. Fortunately, Collins, the singer and the songwriter, is free to display the full range of her talents on "Tail Light Blues," --Washington Post - May 2007 "I wish that Ernest[Tubb] could have heard your songs. " "Fans of true country music will do well to tailgate behind Karen Collins' tail lights. " --Indie-Music.com - May 2007 "This is a great little album. Collins has more to offer than generic Nashville fare with fine songs on show, some excellent picking from her band and guests, and some fine songwriting. " --AmericanaUK - April 2007Visit Karen & the Backroads Band's website! |
