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Album:  American Highway Artist:  Marty Brown Label:  Plowboy Records Websites:  https://music.apple.com/us/album/american-highway/1453761002 https://www.amazon.com/American-Highway-MARTY-BROWN/dp/B07PGX7KYK/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=marty+brown&qid=1614824878&sr=8-1 A mixture of Heartland roots rock, country western blues, prairieland folk, rockabilly, and gospel, singer-songwriter Marty Brown has all the ingredients to make music that listeners will take with them on the go.  He does so on his latest release American Highway , which is aptly titled describing the music folks hear while driving along the highways through America.    After experiencing a stint as a songwriter and producer for the likes of Tracy Byrd, Trace Adkins, and Brooks & Dunn, Brown worked with a co-pilot, Jon Tiven, who contributed to nine of the 10 tracks on the recording.  Brown revives country western soul in a way that music connoisseurs can embrace....

Album:  When We Were Young Artist:   Kelley Suttenfield Website:  www.kelleysuttenfield.com Singer Kelley Suttenfield offers her renderings of some of Neil Young's most notable tunes on her recording When We Were Young ,  featuring the Memling Ensemble String Trio on a selection of tracks.  Produced and arranged by guitarist Tosh Sheridan, songs refurbished with orchestral elements by the Trio give them a new look and feel.  Suttenfield's own timbres are very much the female counterpart to Neil Young's gravelly bristles, possessing a similar folksy tone with smoother strokes and caressing motions. Her treatment of "The Losing End" is adorned in country twange trimmings accompanied by her vocal phrasing that sits comfortably on the bobbing knolls of the rhythm section.  "Flying on the Ground" is anchored by light-footed drumbeats rotating around the silky guitar strings bowing softly around Suttenfield's vocals, imbuing the track with a feminin...