Title: Blackbird
Artist: Salmon, Robin Dean
Label: CD Baby
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 884501907064
Genre: Country

Robin Dean Salmon Bio Robin Dean Salmon has released his 10th album, "BLACKBIRD". Recorded in Nashville Tennessee with additional tracking done at Seldom Creek Ranch Studios in Sedona Arizona. Although Robin Dean Salmon has been writing, performing and releasing records in the alternative country - rock catalog. Salmon's musical roots were a cross pollination of musical legends Bob Wills, Johnny Cash and Marty Robbins and the contemporaries of punk rock, The Sex Pistols, U2, The Clash and The Ramones. Robin Salmon was born in, Durban, South Africa in 1965. The family moved to America in 1977, settling outside of San Antonio on the largest long horn cattle ranch in the country. Life was reinvented and the way of the rancher instilled in the fabric of young Salmon Fresh out of high school Salmon formed the band, See No Evil, which would later prove to be a success for it's four young members. While the band was living in Austin and playing every obliging hole in the wall, Salmon penned a song for International Youth Year, a festival held by the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York. The opportunity to perform live before the United Nations, and the intoxication of the vitality and grit that was the New York in the 80's, Salmon and his fellow See No Evil members packed up and moved their outfit to the city. While living in a Greek Community of Queens and surviving on white rice and kool-aid, the band played steady gigs at the infamous CBGB. At one of these late night gigs legendary producer Richard Robinson of Lou Reed and David Johnson notoriety discovered the young musicians. Impressed with the band and particularly Salmon's songwriting, Robinson secured the band a deal with Epic that would produce two records. 'See No Evil' and 'Songs', both produced by Robinson, were released to rave reviews. Nominated for 3 prestigious New York Music Awards, the band toured tirelessly until 1992 when Salmon was in a motorcycle accident that nearly ended his life. Faced with months of rehabilitation and an arduous recovery, the New York City winters and brazen population was something Salmon was not eager to endure. A lover of the balmy comforts of the south and her soulful music, he relocated to Atlanta. The inception of FMG Studios, affectionately named for his dog Fat Muddy George, came from the desire to wear the hat of both recording artists and producer. During FMG studios existence, Salmon produced over 40 records spanning virtually every musical genre from Baptist gospel records to heavy metal. He also released several independent records of his own; a 1994 acoustic album 'Aiming For The Sun' and 1997's 'High Energy Alternative Power Pop' with his then band, Christopher Robin. Evolution as an artist is inevitable and Salmon was no exception with his shift from Punk Rock Manhattanite to the roots infused sound of a Bohemian balladeer. Referencing his Texas roots and country influences, Salmon released 2 albums under the name Jack West, 'Gunslinger' and 'Suicide Alley', both applauded by the critics. Hal Horowitz of Creative Loafing said, "'Gunslinger' fits comfortably into the current crop of alt-country traditionalists". Heavily influenced by the work of other respected artists, Salmon references Rodney Crowell's 'Houston Kid' as being a turning point in his musical direction. The honesty of the human condition and rawness of Crowell's story telling was something that Salmon responded to and worked to incorporate in his own work. Americana music, undecorated and intelligent, was a genre of music that resonated deeply with a South African refugee raised on a Texas Longhorn ranch. From this came a new body of work and Salmon's 7th album, 'Gasoline'. Recorded in East Nashville with some of Nashville's most highly esteemed musicians, Kenny Vaughn, Stuart Duncan and Al Perkins to name a few, 'Gasoline' truly showcases the poignant songwriting and rich melodies that Salmon is known for. In addition, he had the good fortune of drawing upon the services of the afore mentioned artist, Rodney Crowell. Collaborating on the track, 'Maybe I Do', Salmon and Crowell have a vocal synergy that produces a beautiful, albeit dismal, account of two people broken by the lonesome struggle to find love. In the words of Rodney Crowell himself, "Robin Salmon is smart, funny, poetic and in possession of a melodic wit. Anyone got a problem with that?" Few would dare disagree.

Tracks:
1.1 Angel on My Side
1.2 Superman
1.3 Ain't Got You
1.4 Blackbird
1.5 Devil Inside
1.6 Spark
1.7 I Dream of Oceans
1.8 It Won't Go
1.9 Time Is Drifting Away
1.10 West Coast Bound
1.11 Old Bones
1.12 If Your Dreams Could Fly
1.13 Keep Me Strong
1.14 Should've Held Her
1.15 Drinking Jack with Jimmy
1.16 That Over There

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