Sonny Marshall

About the Artist
CMAT Artist of the Year 1999,2000,2001. We are proud to introduce to you Sonny Marshall. Sonny is a native Texan, born and raised in Corpus Christi. At the age of six years old he began playing the guitar and made the decision he wanted to become a country music singer and entertainer. He has performed at various clubs and convention centers located throughout the nation. To further illustrate his popularity he worked for Freddy Fender as the leader of Freddy's band for several years. Sonny has also worked various other shows with such artists as Larry Gatlin, Wynn Stewart, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and the Riders in the Sky.

Sonny's father played accordion on the W.L.S. National Barn Dance out of Chicago. Sonny's mother also played upright bass fiddle in an all girl country band in and around the state of Texas. Sonny's mother was inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in 1981. She was crowned juvenile Worlds Champion Trick Rider at age six.

As you can clearly see, Sonny came by his country music background honestly.

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Average customer rating: I've been thinking about the way smooth music goes.

The Makers of Smooth Music Tom Ardolino Presents: The Makers of Smooth Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000Q44V8M

Customer Reviews:

I've been thinking about the way smooth music goes........2007-06-27

The full title of this CD is "Tom Ardolino Presents: The Makers of Smooth Music (MSR Madness Vol. 2)". MSR Madness Vol. 1 was titled "The Beat of the Traps" and was released on vinyl only. But fear not, 12 of the 16 tracks from The Beat of the Traps are included here, with the remaining 4 tracks included on the MSR Madness Vol. 3 CD. So, what the heck does MSR Madness mean anyway? Well, MSR Records was the leading producer of song-poem records. Okay, so what are song-poems? They are lyrics which have been set to music for a fee. Typically, the service was promoted through small display ads in popular magazines, comic books, tabloids, men's adventure journals and similar publications with a headline reading (essentially) Send in Your Poems - Songwriters Make Thousands of Dollars - Free Evaluation. The term lyrics was avoided because it was assumed potential customers would not understand what the term meant. People who sent their poetry usually received notice by mail that their work was worthy of recording by professional musicians, along with a proposal to do so in exchange for a fee. The melodies were either improvised or recycled and musicians often recorded dozens of songs per recording session using minimal resources, often in one take. The recordings were then duplicated on 45 RPM vinyl singles or compilation LPs with dozens of other songs by amateur lyric writers. Copies were sent to the customer. Promises that they would also be sent to radio stations or music industry executives were rarely if ever kept -- partly because the recordings would not have been taken seriously by professionals. The practice played off the intense desire of unsophisticated people to realize their ambitions of making money from writing popular songs. In the 1990s, some record collectors "rediscovered" these recordings. The main attraction of them is how kooky some of them are. Some these songs have really bizarre lyrics and off-kilter performances. If you enjoy hearing oddball music, you'll probably get a kick out of this CD.

Average customer rating: An interpreter's magic that is spell-binding.

Favourites, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Celtic New Age | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Nostalgia | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | British Isles | Europe | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | Europe | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Celtic | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 New Age | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Minstrel Boy My Wild Irish Rose ASIN: B00004YYW7 Release Date: 2001-02-20

Tracks:

1. The Kerry Dance
2. The Rose Of Tralee
3. A Pair Of Blue Eyes
4. The Garden Where The Praties Grow
5. I Hear You Calling Me
6. Sonny Boy
7. Wearing Of The Green
8. Silver Threads Among The Gold
9. Roses Of Picardy
10. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
11. Little Boy Blue
12. All Alone
13. Kashmiri Song
14. Macushla
15. Jeannine, I Dream Of Lilac Time
16. Kathleen Mavourneen
17. Just For Today
18. Ireland, Mother Ireland

Customer Reviews:

An interpreter's magic that is spell-binding........2001-04-13

Here is a welcome to a "Nostalgia" series by Naxos, and a welcome into the 21st Century to the great Irish tenor John McCormack. Younger shoppers may not be familiar with this remarkable singer who once rivalled Caruso in the recording popularity stakes. Blessed with the naturally beautiful voice and the secure breath control that any singer might envy, McCormack had the additional ability to communicate directly and memorably and vividly. He polished and perfected his inimitably Irish diction until he felt confident that every listener in the largest auditorium could hear and understand every word. Feeling he had no flair for foreign languages or for acting, he retired early from the operatic stage, but not before he had made recordings of several Mozart and Handel arias that have remained models ever since. Some of his recordings of lieder by Hugo Wolf, moreover, can still send shivers down the spine.

This CD of "Favourites" provides songs he recorded between 1912 and 1940. The sentiments may be passé (patriotism, nostalgia, piety, the praise of women and the sorrow of parting) but the sincerity and charm transcend fashion. There is also an interpreter's magic evident in the dramatic monologue "Kathleeen Mavourneen" and the jaunty recounting of what happened in "The Garden Where the Praties Grow" that is spell-binding.

Average customer rating: Country Music Fan

Sonny Marshall Sonny Marshall Manufacturer: Sw-South West Label Group ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000668QU Release Date: 2002-05-14

Tracks:

1. Oh-No-Not You Again
2. Pieces Of Love
3. Marriage On The Rocks
4. Sally In Dallas
5. Nothin's Changed
6. Fresno Rodeo
7. Consider It Done
8. Suzannah
9. Empty Glass
10. Two-Steppin' Texas Blue
11. Lady's Man

Customer Reviews:

Country Music Fan.......2002-07-31

Best real country sound I've heard in years.

Music Album:

1. Spiritual Appliances
2. Starlite Lounge
3. Stoney Edwards/She's My Rock [Original recording remastered]
4. Stronger
5. Super Colossal Smash Hits Of The 90's
6. Sushi, Sex, Music
7. Swing Brother Swing
8. Table For One
9. Ten Year Anniversary
10. That's Another Story

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