Steve Haggard, Joel Alan Lehman&The Nashville All Stars (USA)
If you're already familiar with the music of Steve Haggard, then you know that he's a truly original artist. Steve's signature sound is best described as Genuine American Roots Music. It's a potent blend of rockin' country flavored with blues, a dash of rockabilly, a bit of folk, and even an occasional touch of bluegrass. Steve is a man of many talents, being a fine and very distinctive vocalist, a great songwriter, and an excellent musician. (In addition to playing guitar, he is a virtuoso blues harmonica player.) And in recent years, Steve has become one of the top producers around, winning acclaim for his work in the studio with artists from the USA, Canada, England, Norway and Finland. Despite his being on a small, independent record label -- that's Wild Oats Records, of course !! -- "the other Haggard" has built a (growing) legion of extremely devoted fans all around the world. He has played in 15 countries, and done some 50 tours outside of the USA, performing everywhere from Europe to the Middle East. Steve's five CDs have picked up radio airplay in more than twenty countries, and have been distributed on five continents. Still, like a lot of the best artists, he has yet to receive the full recognition that he deserves... a situation that is changing all the time, however, as more and more people hear Steve Haggard's music and become aware of his talents. His current CD on Wild Oats Records, Mysterious Ways, has received glowing praise from music journalists, as well as from a wide spectrum of music lovers. And onstage, Steve is a dynamic performer whether in a festival, club or concert setting. If you haven't heard him yet, click. Steve Haggard and Joel Alan Lehman live in Nashville, where both of them are acclaimed singers, songwriters and musicians with succesful solo recording careers of their own. They team up "live" to lead a truly world-class band called the Nashville All-Stars. The group plays "Genuine American Roots Music": an original, exciting blend of REAL country flavored with bits of "outlaw" country, blues, rockabilly, folk, and rock 'n' roll. Steve and Joel are backed by Mike Goroll, Roger Humphries, Jonathan Ian Patrick Keys and John Smith. Steve, Joel and Mike all record for Nashville's legendary Wild Oats Records.
