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Late August 2010 –

Growing up in the small Georgia community of Crestview, Unincorporated, Columbia Nashville artist Joanna Smith knew she was destined to sing country music. At age five she told a judge at a talent contest, “I am already a country music singer, but I don’t get to get onstage much.” She got to sing on stage that night and has been singing ever since. Now, the sassy singer-songwriter debuts on the national stage with her debut single, “Gettin’ Married.”

“Gettin’ Married” is the story of a single woman who is holding out as she watches all her girlfriends tie the knot. “ It’s a girls-night-out type song. It’s fun and a little irreverent,” Joanna says. “The song really wrote itself. Jeffrey Steele, Tom Hambridge, and I had just finished writing and we were trying to schedule a time to get together again. I mentioned I couldn’t because I had to go home and be in a wedding and that all my girlfriends are gettin’ married, and Jeffrey said, ‘That’s a song, let’s write it!’ So we did, right then and there.” For more: http://www.joannasmithofficial.com/

Gretchen Wilson, who rose to fame with anthemic songs like “Redneck Woman,” “Here for the Party” and “All Jacked Up,” knows the reason she’s had success over the last six years: “I’ve been genuine from the get-go,” she says, “and I continue to try to do that. I’m an open book.”

Nowhere is that more true than on the title cut single of her fourth studio album, I Got Your Country Right Here, which hit radio airwaves this week. “This is not only the title track of the record but it’s the first song on the album as well,” said Gretchen. “It really sets up the whole vibe of the rest of the record and let’s you know kinda what you’re in for.”

The hard-driving single, which was written by Jeffrey Steele and Tom Hambridge, pays homage to her heroes ranging from Willie, Waylon, Hank and Charlie Daniels to Skynyrd, Allman Brothers and ZZ Top.

Buy The Album I Got Your Country Right Here

June 2010 –

Rated 4 Stars by Rolling Stone! Powerhouse Records and Tom Principato are proud to announce the release from Fender Telecaster icon and guitar legend and virtuoso Roy Buchanan of the CD “Roy Buchanan Live: Amazing Grace” from their “Guitarchives” Series. Featuring many great musicians such as Dick Heintze, Malcolm Lukens, Tom Hambridge, Robbie Magruder and many others. Buy directly from Powerhouse Records for $15 + $5 postage and handling. Make checks for $20 payable to Powerhouse Records P.O. Box 2213 Falls Church, Va. 22042

We are excited to announce we’ll be sailing once again on the Simple Man Cruise in 2011! We’re thrilled to be joining the 5th cruise adventure, and hope you can join us! We’ll be sailing with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackberry Smoke, Bonepony, Heather Luttrell, Leroy Powell, Swampdawamp, Truth & Salvage Company and a full lineup of more than a dozen bands from January 20-24th, 2011 from Tampa, FL, to Grand Cayman on the Carnival Inspiration. We are sure you’ve heard the stories, and the past 4 years of this event sound unforgettable (the one we were on sure was!). We know that you can help make this year’s event the biggest celebration of the southern rock community yet! We don’t want to be there without you, so please come on board with us!

Prices start at $649 per person (based on double occupancy) plus $149 per person for taxes and fees.  To cruise with us on this amazing adventure, head on over to SIMPLE MAN CRUISE or call 877-SIXTHMAN and book your cabin.  With less than 100 cabins left, make plans to join us today!

We can’t wait to join in on this new experience with you. See you on the cruise!

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Check out Tom’s song “Boneyard” on the NEW Meat Loaf CD — Hang Cool Teddy Bear. It’s the B side of the single “Los Angeloser” and the BONUS iTunes track. Available worldwide at your favorite music store on online at iTunes, Amazon. “I wanted it big, I wanted it dramatic, I wanted a rock record,” Meat Loaf says. “Yes, it sounds like a Meat Loaf record. But it sounds different, too; it sounds new, it sounds fresh. It speaks to you in a different way.”

Even more new releases featuring Tom’s compositions: American Idol Runner Up Danny Gokey’s RCA Debut CD, My Best Days, features “Life On Ya”; Gretchen Wilson’s New CD features “Walk On Water” and the title track “I Got Your Country Right Here”; Texas Blues Guitarist Guitar Short records Tom’s “Get Off” On Alligator Records and on Jack Ingram’s newest CD, Big Dreams and High Hopes, you can hear Tom’s “Not Giving Up On Me”.

Join Tom Hambridge and the Rattlesnakes and host Lynyrd Skynyrd, along with 38 Special, The Outlaws, Blackberry Smoke, Dead Confederate, Bonepony and many more, for a rockin’ family reuinion. We’ll be sailing from Tampa to Cozumel on the Carnival Inspiration, January 21-25, 2010 and can’t wait for you to be a part of this tradition of bringing great friends together to share unbelievable music and memories with each other. Your ship, the Carnival Inspiration, is complete with all the amenities you expect from a luxury ocean liner. Click HERE for more!

You’ll never be bored with tons of bars, a casino (cha-CHING!), two delightful dining rooms, and a brand new 9-hole mini golf course. The Carnival Inspiration is the perfect venue for some rowdy rock & roll while you get together with your best friends! Be sure to step off the boat in Cozumel, where you can snorkel, hit up the city center for drinks and authentic Mexican cuisine, or learn about Mexico’s rich history. This island had beautiful beaches, perfect for a mid day nap in the sun, or a place to gather and talk about the amazing music you’ve been hearing all week. Prices for the Simple Man Cruise 2010 start at $549pp (based on double occupancy) plus taxes and fees.

Please visit www.simplecruise.com for information on the event, the ship, the artists joining us and for details on how to reserve your Simple Man Cruise 2010 cabin. If you have any further questions, please contact Sixthman via email at customerservice@sixthman.net or over the phone by calling 877-SIXTHMAN. Hope to see you on board in January!

MAY 2009

A simply unbelievably wonderful night of Blues Music and camaraderie, the following Blues music performers were honored with 2009 Blues Music Awards:

Album of the Year: Skin Deep – Buddy Guy

Contemporary Blues Album of the Year: Skin Deep – Buddy Guy

Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year: Buddy Guy