Music ๐ถ๐ถwas made to move you, to evoke emotions๐๐๐ ๐ข๐, to tell a story, to rid your mind of the demons ๐๐ฟ.
Music is for Everything and Everyone
If you're an artist, you can't resist the itch of the call. Whether it's strumming a note ๐ต, singing a tune๐ ค๐ ฃ๐ , writing a lyric๐, or busting a move๐, music reaches deep inside and touches the parts we think we keep hidden from the world ๐.
I'm a firm believer that no matter what you're going through, what you're feeling or thinking, there is a piece of music to which you can relate. Good or bad, happy or sad, pick a genre, choose a song, find an artist, or catch a line.
Motivation for Cleaning House
I love music so much that I listen to everything. Any genre. I throw on a random playlist based on my mood and what I'm doing. Cleaning house? ๐งน90s hip-hop makes it a blast.
And I get to show my swag by hitting all the lyrics to Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and the one and only D-R-E. Or I go with local hits like Memphis legends - Three 6 Mafia (RIP Gangsta Boo), Juicy J, Gucci Mane, Moneybagg Yo, and Young Dolph (RIP)much to the shock of my unprepared kids.
Music Mood for Being on the Road
But when I'm on the road? ✇ Nothing gets me going like putting on my favorite long-term artist - Jelly Roll. I got to see him and Brantley Gilbert in concert recently and it was AMAZING! I cannot wait to go see him again.
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| Son of the Dirty South - Jelly Roll and Brantley Gilbert |
If you've only just started listening to Jelly, you may think he's a country artist. After all, he's got some amazing hits playing on country radio! Props to my man. It's been decades in the making.
Like his brother from another mother says, "I'm hot but the radio won't play my damn songs." Preach Lil Wyte! The radio world may not see you but us real fans have always had your back! "You'll always be tearing up the stage with some of the very best."
But, despite Jelly Roll's appearance on the Grand Ole Opry stage ๐๐he got his start as a badass mf'ing rapper. Proud of being white trash and all of the mistakes he's made, Jelly's songs have always kept it real and hit home like no one else can do.
Finding an Artist That Speaks to You is like Finding a Best Friend
My personal mantra and a song that the entire house knows every lyric to - including all four of the kids (even the 9 y/o who loves Jelly more than me) - is Jelly's song "Save Me". But the littlest's absolute favorite song is Creature.
She can flow with it better than me! It makes this TN momma's heart proud to pass along a good taste of music and a pride in the successes of hometown legends.
Promoting Artists Helps Them Get More Fans
If you're looking for a new country album that you won't hear played on a pop station with Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars, this album is right for you. Check out Self Medicated now.
Need to feel a bit more in touch with your savage trashy side? I got ya, freak. You can't go better than checking out Jelly and Lil Wyte's album - No Filter (and No Filter 2).
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| No Filter - Jelly Roll and Lil Wyte |
While you're checking out duets, be sure to give a listen to Struggle Jennings. Jelly mentions him in several songs and his sexy deep drawl and OMG arms will make you a quick fan. "Fall in the fall" is FANTASTIC!
Do you listen to any of the artists I've mentioned? HMU with your favorite lyric! Drop a story of what makes you a fan. Introduce me to someone or something new. And be sure to send a shout out to these amazing artists if you give them a listen. It's fans like us that help them get the recognition and success they deserve!
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| Me and the hubs enjoying Jelly Roll LIVE with Brantley Gilbert |
