Biography

CURTIS LEE PUTMAN
Born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the home of the Gibson Guitar company and a rich and diverse music scene, Curtis Lee Putman found his musical love in traditional Country and Blues. Curtis Lee has been forging ahead in life as a father, a worker, a lover, a fighter, he even gave being a husband a try, but it didn’t work out. He’s referred to as the Rambling Man.

Curtis Lee has had plenty of radio play and interviews on Jango and iHeart Radio and other Internet radio stations like Tapdetroit.com that is syndicated on the Radio365 network. He also receives plenty of airplay on FM stations like WIDR 89.1, an indie college station, 98.5fm, a major-market country station and a number of online radio stations here and abroad. Curtis Lee doesn't fit perfectly into any genre, his music can be found on Country, Alternative Country, Blues and his studio version of “It’s Over” plays in the alternative metal format on iHeart.

When asked what style of music he plays he usually says, "I just play music, the good kind, the universal language of everyone. Because really, we’re all saying the same thing.”

Curtis Lee Putman is a dynamic performer, a gifted songwriter and a strong musician. He easily identifies with and grabs the attention of his audience weather it’s two people or two thousand. He leaves the audience cheering for more. Curtis Lee Putman likes to call his shows a party instead of a performance. And that’s usually the case with some damn good music that you're sure to enjoy.

Curtis Lee is also a business man and started CLP Music Promotions LLC., a small promotion and distribution label. He feels that so many artists are not heard because they cannot sustain the cost of promotion and don’t have the time it takes. The business started when Curtis Lee found himself in a unique situation.

“Everything I had was already either sold or taken the only thing I had left was myself a few songs and an old guitar, so I figured I’d better learn how to sell what I had,” he said.

That’s what he did, elevating himself to 54th in the USA and 56th globally on the ReverbNation country charts and sustaining that position for several months back in 2013. It didn’t come overnight either. But through relentless efforts he found the way to get himself out there with almost no budget and it worked -- people have been taking notice ever since. Now the latest single #Tallinthesaddle has risen in just a few weeks to 27th in the USA and 28th globally, and is still trending up.

Curtis Lee Putman is a member of the Montgomery Area Musicians Association as well as the Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association is currently doing radio interviews, making guest appearances with other top local artists and booking venues near you. He is scheduled to complete his latest EP this summer, with "Montgomery In The Rain" to follow #Tallinthesaddle which was released formally on June 23rd,2016.