MARCIA BALL ’S
PEACE, LOVE & BBQ #1 ON BILLBOARD BLUES CHART
MICHAEL BURKS’ IRON MAN #4
Alligator Records artists Marcia Ball and Michael “Iron Man”
Burks’ new releases (released April 8, 2008) both charted
on the Billboard Blues Chart in their debut week.
 Pianist/vocalist/songwriter
Ball’s Peace, Love & BBQ took the #1 spot, a first for
Ball as an Alligator artist. Ball also debuted at #112 on the Billboard
Indie Album Chart.
Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter
Burks’ Iron Man took the #5 spot, the highest chart position
Burks has ever held. Iron Man also debuted on the Indie Album Chart
at #135, another first for Burks.
 Since
the release of these CDs, both artists have been garnering massive
amounts of press and radio play, with reviews for Ball in Billboard,
The Austin American Statesman, The Austin Chronicle, an upcoming
feature on National Public Radio’s Song Of The Day and much
more. Burks' Iron Man was already reviewed in Billboard, Guitar
Edge, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, with upcoming features in Vintage
Guitar and many other publications.
TINSLEY ELLIS, J.J. GREY & MOFRO JAM WITH THE ALLMAN
BROTHERS AT WANEE FESTIVAL
Alligator artists Tinsley Ellis and JJ Grey & Mofro both played
to a massive audience at the Wanee Festival in Florida the weekend
of April 12. When it came time to jam, Ellis and JJ were invited
on stage to play with The Allman Brothers, Bob Weir, Susan Tedeschi,
and most of The Meters. The performance was a highlight of the entire
festival.
In other J J Grey news, the song Circles from last year’s Country
Ghetto CD is nominated for a JAMMY Award for Song Of The Year. The
winners will be announced on May 7 at Madison Square Garden in New
York.
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