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Billboard - John Calvin Abney Reflects About His Father's Passing On Ethereal 'Maybe Happy': Exclusive John Calvin Abney's new album Safe Passage meant one thing when he finished recording it. However, things changed markedly when the Oklahoma singer-songwriter-guitarist's father passed away during early July, on the day he announced the album's Sept. 27 release."The name of the record and a lot of these songs took on brand new meanings after my father passed," Abney, who's also the full-time guitarist in fellow Oklahoman John Moreland's band, tells Billboard. "It almost felt premonitory. Even the title took on that idea of a...

The Alt Root Top Ten Songs for August 7, 2019 Living in the Mile High City, Taylor Scott has gotten used to heights, so the #1 spot takes nothing away from the power of his pipes on “Somebody to Love” from All We Have from The Taylor Scott Band on the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday, August 8, 2019. NYC’s Jesse Malin offers an advanced listen to his upcoming (08-30-19), Lucinda Williams-produced, Sunset Kids with “Meet Me at the End of the World Again”. John Moreland sideman, John Calvin Abney, has a new solo release with the upcoming (09-27-19) Safe...

John Calvin Abney has a new album due out in September called ‘Safe Passsage‘ which features ten new songs by a master of folk-country, including this rather lovely song ‘Turn Again‘.

John Calvin Abney announces Safe Passage for 9/27 release Photo Credit: Rambo John Calvin Abney is following up on 2018’s excellent Coyote. In the unfinished review I started back then, I wrote that while Coyote was a solid album; I truly believe we’re going to get some real special music from him in the future. We might be here now as this first single is lights out. Here’s some info from the PR team. Like “Turn Again,” many of the songs on Safe Passage tend to look for the light in the face of tragedy, worry, or self-imposed struggle. “Kind...