(Houston, TX) - Straight out of Southeast
Texas, home of ZZ Top, the late, great Johnny Winter, and Janis Joplin, The Lovelace Brothers have released a
smokin' new single, "Leaving,"
(purchase the single at CD Baby, here) and are
readying a U.S. tour for the Summer of 2017, Billy Lovelace, the group's
guitarist-vocalist and principal songwriter, has announced.
The Lovelace Brothers, who made their mark in
Houston's underground blues scene, are truly one of Houston's Best-Kept
Secrets. The Lovelace Brothers are fronted by Texas Blues
guitarist Billy Lovelace Jr., with other band members being brother
(drummer) Paul Lovelace and (bassist) Sean Lewis. They own a heavy
Texas Blues sound "Selling Your Soul at the Railroad Tracks...the
Dark Blues...Dirty and Heavy," asserts Lovelace. They're once again
primed and ready to "electrify you with their talent, music, and
live shows and brand of music called "Texas Electric
Blues."
About...The
Lovelace Brothers
In the mid 1970’s, a young 10-year old named
Billy Lovelace started his career and love of music with, in his words.
“A Beat Up Norman Electric”. Playing the guitar was a natural gift and
talent for Billy, one that started him on the path to creating his own
sound and gift of performance. Under the training of historically great
artists and the direction of Tower of Power’s Saxophonist Dick
Wilkie, and Audio Engineering from Les Williams. He soon moved to
Los Angeles, working in the music industry at recording studios while
also performing with many popular bands, honing his craft and growing his
name.
"We are from a somewhat of a music-involved
family," explains Billy Lovelace Jr. "On my father’s side, my
grandfather owned in the 1950s – 70s KOGT in Orange, Texas where his
father (Bill Lovelace Sr.) was a disc jockey. My uncle owned a blues
bar in Austin called Mamma’s Money, which I was told, The Fabulous
Thunderbirds played at, among others. I also had a few uncles that were
musicians. On mamma’s side there were some gospel & bluegrass groups.
If I wasn’t in the music business, I would probably have been a chef or
in the fishing and boating business. But that’s another story."
In December of 1996, Billy was shot by an unknown
assailant. Upon moving back to Houston in 1987, Billy teamed with brother
Paul in Houston-based bands, Symon Bar Sinister and Think Tank, the
latter band achieving some big-time prominence in Houston, with Music
News writing, "Think Tank is a Texas blues-rock band in the style of
Stevie Ray Vaughan-meets-Jimi Hendrix. In fact, they played a couple of
tunes by both artists that would've made old Jimi and Stevie proud."
From there, Think Tank morphed into what is today the Lovelace Brothers
with fellow Houstonians, brother Paul Lovelace on drums and Sean Lewis on
bass.
Now, it's the start of a whole new beginning for The
Lovelace Br others. "We just released “Leaving” an original, and
“Come On” by New Orleans blues great Earl King. The next songs to be
released will be another original, & “Going Down” by Freddie King.
And then, the sky's the limit!"
"Texas is a major influence. We’re
from Southeast Texas. I was born in Louisiana but raised as a child in
Orange TX. which borders Louisiana, so being raised on the border,
Louisiana is a dominate influence as well."
Billy Lovelace Jr., in an interview with INDIE PULSE MUSIC
The Lovelace Brothers are on Amazon Music, Spotify, Google
Play Music
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