Hey Phil and Od, you guys play nice.
Phil I don't really hear that much from Frankie as my work with him pretty much ended when he signed his deal. My job was to get him ready FOR his deal. He had his third number one last year and to be 100% honest, I have not paid much attention as I am always on to the next song, the next client, etc and don't really keep up with the past.
I do get things on Facebook from time to time by fans of his. Eddie Minyard here, posted something on Facebook w9th Frankie and some others playing "Tush" with Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) on the Jimmy Fallon show from last week I believe. Again, I didn't actually open it and look at it. Like much on Facebook, it tends to be up there and gone before I can get to it.
There might be reasons you don't hear from Frankie. They have never really concentrated on that area. They concentrate more on the Midwest and upper East Coast. Artists will tour certain areas due to their fan base and requirements and may never get to others. Same might be with radio. Radio doesn't always play ALL the top artists. So it just might not be in your area. I believe last year right before the Frank Brown festival he played the Amphitheater there in Orange Beach at the WHARF. That is about 15,000 people so I guess he does okay some places.
Chirstine is one of the five people I call my "Six (now seven) year club." They are Allen Shervelle, Bonnie Lee Panda, Alice Bargeron, Jason Gregory and Christine. They all moved to town or started working with me seven years ago. For a while we did a lot of shows together, writing together, and Recording. They were part of my tours in one way or another, Allen and Bonnie started coming from out of town before they moved here and then when they moved here I work with both of them. Alice had moved here and I knew her from 30 years before in my rock career in Birmingham and I hooked the three of them up because she could sing harmony with them. Jason came here from San Diego and we added him, although he got very busy very quickly. And Christine, hosted several writers nights we all played on.
She was a great part of my tour for Australians. When I would get Aussies' here, I would get Christine to write with us to provide them some perspective on getting around and living in Nashville or making trips. The song I posted the other day was written by us and John Westwood, who did two tours with me. We wrote several songs with Chrstine. That was my favorite.
Over the past two or three years everyone has sort of moved on into their own lives. Allen got married and that pretty much overwhelms most of his life, along with his job at Noshville and his lawncare business. He is a staff writer for Matt Casey's publishing company. Bonnie just had her second daughter and now that is her priority. Alice is gone more to Birmingham, because she sings with a group called BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY, wihch is a huge operation doing things like HOTEL CALIFORNIA by the Eagles, or Rumors by Fleetwood Mac, tribute shows. They play huge civic center shows around the country. She also helps take care of her Sister and family members in Birmingham.
Jason has a management job and does a hundred things as well as running Triathalons. And Christine, like all Aussie's travels all the time, along with going for her Master's degree here at Lipscomb University, and she manages three rental houses for her parents. So they are all very busy.
Jason has a management job and does a hundred things as well as running Triathalons. And Christine, like all Aussie's travels all the time, along with going for her Master's degree here at Lipscomb University, and she manages three rental houses for her parents. So they are all very busy.
Yes, I am proud of all of them, and Christine just sang with us last week. That was what I posted on Facebook.
I don't know if this link will work as I don't post a lot of stuff. Christine had just posted something and it is not even the full song. I just linked to her. I don't post a lot of the people I work with because they work with other people and I don't get in the middle of that. Christine has been working on this album for about four years so I don't even know where it is. She is not finished with it, so I don't put a lot of stuff up there. When you "share songs" with other people, you have to be cautious about what you put up. Never know what deals they are involved in.
For instance, when we were working on getting Frankie's record deal, I had 18 songs recorded with him. 2 of mine that he sang on and 16 of songs we wrote together. I produced his first CD, which he sold at his gig and got his initial radio airplay on. But once he switched over to Warner Brothers, they didn't want that stuff out, they wanted his new records. So you still have "FRANKIE BALLARD CUTS" but they are on to their own projects, with their writers, their producers, their money, etc.
So I hope this explains all these people. Anyone can "Google" any of them, Christine particularly, and should be able to hear what she is doing.
MAB
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