Singer of Patsy Cline’s Lost Christmas Song, Luanne Hunt, Dazzles Critics with New Country EP, “Backroads, Bottles & Blues”

Crisscrossing modern country music and the traditional material that put Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn on the map, Luanne Hunt (best known for her hit single, “Christmas Without You” a.k.a. Patsy Cline’s Lost Christmas Song, delivers “Backroads, Bottles & Blues,” an EP featuring seven songs

critics are calling a musical triumph.

“When you focus and when you make sure that the attention to detail is as perfect as perfect as can be, and when you put your heart and soul into every performance and you choose to keep the set list short, cohesive and smartly laid-out, you can pull in people from outside of the genre into the inside,” said Sleeping Bag Studios.  “The whole album is magnificently spot-on.”

Justyn Brodsky of Artist Reach/NBC Universal said:

“‘Backroads, Bottles & Blues’ will win your heart and will be sitting on your shelf of favorites.”

Hunt’s journey to record “Backroads, Bottles & Blues” began with her vision to make a country album so distinctly different than her counterparts that people couldn’t help but take notice.  

“The challenge for every recording artist is to create music inspired by your influences but at the same time bring something fresh and wonderful to the table,” said Hunt, whose A-list musicians include former Righteous Brothers keyboard player Hal Ratliff and drummer Roger Gillespie, who has backed the Coasters, Kenny Loggins and other music superstars.

“When someone listens to my music, I want them to immediately recognize it as being me. I feel like I’ve accomplished all of my goals on this EP and in the process, have recorded and produced my strongest tunes to date.”

Judging by the recent success of the first single off “Backroads, Bottles & Blues,” “Lightning In A Bottle,” Hunt’s tune selection was right on target. The duet with South Dakota-based singer/singer songwriter Steven Bankey took off like a rocket and landed at No. 1 on New Music Weekly’s Independent Country Chart.  It also topped Europe’s premier Airplay Express chart and received an American Songwriting Award.

In addition, “Lightning In A Bottle” drew the attention of Laura Patterson, CEO of Star 1 Records, who signed Hunt to her label earlier this year.

“Luanne’s music is a combination of traditional country, folk, and blues with a few surprises that creates her own unique musical stamp,” said Patterson. “Her production value is second to none, which will perk the ears of any listener that crosses her path.”

Along with “Lightning In A Bottle,” Hunt’s EP includes the traditionally-inspired “Truckstops & Honkytonks,” “Whiskey Wisdom” and “The Rhythm.”  The latter was co-written by Tim Thompson and former co-producer of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Dave Berg.

Rounding out the project are the folk-flavored songs, “Old Tobacco Road” and “Broken Branches,” as well as  “Love Led Us Here, “ a contemporary country duet with Bankey that he co-wrote with Hunt.

“We’re hoping ‘Love Led Us Here’ will be the next big wedding song,” said Hunt.

Along with being inducted into the Independent Superstars Country Music Hall of Fame in South Africa, Hunt also is a four-time American Songwriting Awards winner and recipient of two CD of the Year awards from the National Traditional Country Music Association. In addition, two of her songs landed on the 2009 Grammy ballot and she has scored numerous No. 1 hits on country music charts around the world.

“Backroads, Bottles & Blues” is available on iTunes and other music distribution sites.

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