BILLY PRICE BAND CD Party for PERSON OF INTEREST on the Little Village label!
One of our favorite soul and blues singers, Pittsburgh based BILLY PRICE, is celebrating his brand new recording and Little Village label debut, PERSON OF INTEREST, at 118 North in Wayne, PA on Sat, Aug 24th!
https://www.billyprice.com/
Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year stint recording and touring with guitarist Roy Buchanan in the early 1970s. Price’s album This Time for Real, with the late Chicago soul singer Otis Clay, received a 2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) in the category of best soul blues album. He received BMA nominations in 2019 (Reckoning) and 2020 (Dog Eat Dog) for best soul blues album, and in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 for best male soul blues artist. He was also nominated in 2024 for a BMA for Instrumentalist - Vocals....
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BILLY PRICE BAND CD Party for PERSON OF INTEREST on the Little Village label!
One of our favorite soul and blues singers, Pittsburgh based BILLY PRICE, is celebrating his brand new recording and Little Village label debut, PERSON OF INTEREST, at 118 North in Wayne, PA on Sat, Aug 24th!
https://www.billyprice.com/
Billy Price first attracted national attention during his three-year stint recording and touring with guitarist Roy Buchanan in the early 1970s. Price’s album This Time for Real, with the late Chicago soul singer Otis Clay, received a 2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) in the category of best soul blues album. He received BMA nominations in 2019 (Reckoning) and 2020 (Dog Eat Dog) for best soul blues album, and in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 for best male soul blues artist. He was also nominated in 2024 for a BMA for Instrumentalist - Vocals.
The Billy Price Band, based in Billy’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa., won the Pittsburgh City Paper Reader’s Poll in 2021 and 2022 as the top blues band in the city.
“There are very few deep soul singers left. Thankfully Billy Price is still at the top of his game,” states GLIDE MAGAZINE. “Blues inflected soul music in the capable hands of Billy Price and company is a funky masterpiece to groove you and move you…” says BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE (2020 Album Review of ‘Dog Eat Dog’). “A first class soul/blues/R&B album with superb musicianship, ‘Dog Eat Dog’, is a contender for album of the year…” raves ROCK & BLUES MUSE (2020 Album Review of ‘Dog Eat Dog’).
Blues Music Award-Winning Singer & Songwriter BILLY PRICE and his Band weave a tapestry of Blues and R&B, promising an unforgettable night of heartfelt vocals & timeless musicality. Price has been Nominated 3 times for "Soul Blues Album of the Year" (2016, 2019, 2020) at the Blues Music Awards - Winning the Award in 2016! Price was recently Nominated for the 2023 Blues Music Award for "Soul Blues Male Artist of the Year". Price first attracted national attention during his 3 year association with guitarist Roy Buchanan. Since then, he has recorded and released 17 acclaimed albums. Price's album, 'This Time for Real' (2015), with the late Chicago soul singer Otis Clay, won the 2016 Blues Music Award for "Soul Blues Album of the Year". His 2018 album 'Reckoning' and 2019 album 'Dog Eat Dog' were both Nominated for "Soul Blues Album of the Year". Band includes: DAVE DODD (Drums), TOM VALENTINE (Bass), LENNY SMITH (Guitar), JIM BRITTON (Keys), ERIC SPAULDING (Sax), & JOE HERNDON (Trumpet).
His latest recording, Person of Interest on the Little Village label debuted in May at #11 on the Big Blues Chart and #14 on the Living Blues Magazine Radio Chart. It is currently #4 on the Roots Music Report Soul-Blues Album chart after charting for two weeks at #1.
Here are excerpts from some recent reviews of Person of Interest:
"If you’ve enjoyed Billy Price’s albums in the past, this one is a vintage delight, to be savored like an exceptional wine without moderation...This is certainly the most personal album this artist has produced, both in terms of lyrics and music, with great sincerity and authenticity. These thirteen tracks wonderfully serve as an impressive calling card for upcoming shows.” Thierry De Clemensat, Paris-Move, https://www.paris-move.com/reviews/billy-price-person-of-interest-eng-review/
“ 'Person of Interest’ is Billy Price at his soulful best, creating original heartfelt stories from his own life.” - Jim White, Blues Roadhouse, https://bluesroadhouse.com/2024/06/08/roadhouse-album-review-billy-prices-person-of-interest-overflows-with-sweet-soul-music/
"I could rabbit on about this guy for hours...go and have a listen, educate yourself with one of the true living legends.” - Brian Goucher, UK Vibe, https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/billy-price/
"Both in terms of lyrics and music, with great sincerity and authenticity, 'Person of Interest' Billy Price's new album is his most soulful record that creates original, sincere stories from his own life.” - Freddy Celis, Rootstime.be, https://www.rootstime.be/index.html?https://www.rootstime.be/CD%20REVIEUW/2024/JUN1/CD64.html
"The next time it’s time to listen to someone who is truly guilty of greatness, track down this person of extreme musical interest. He’ll knock the lights out, put glide in the stride and, yes, bring it all back home.” - Bill Bentley, Americana Highways, https://americanahighways.org/2024/06/30/bentleys-bandstand-june-2024/
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