Biography

Contact: Jodee Lewis (773) 957-6803
jodee@jodeelewis.com


Buzzard's Bluff Album Release Date: April 6, 2018


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As the music coming out of Nashville edges ever closer to the pop genre, it's up to artists like Jodee Lewis to carry the torch of traditional country.

Though a Chicago native for nearly two decades now, she was raised in Osceola - a town of 800 people in the Missouri Ozarks. Her childhood home was down a secluded dirt track, set amongst 190 acres of woodland, where Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings and EmmyLou Harris were fixtures on the radio. Her granddad, himself a guitarist in a band, also played his part by introducing her to the artists that he loved, such as Earl Scruggs and Lefty Frizzell. These country, honky-tonk and Americana roots still shine through in her own music.

Recently, Lewis has dug ever deeper, incorporating influences like Ray Price and Merle Haggard into her sound. It's all there on Buzzard's Bluff, her second album, and the follow-up to her debut, Whiskey Halo. Named after a real bluff near where she grew up, Buzzard's Bluff is a fitting landscape for Lewis' songs of searching self-reflection. By looking back on a childhood where minding your own business was prized above all else she hopes to navigate the difficulties of being an adult, wife and parent. Returning to this place has also meant dealing with the tragic loss of her second child, Luke, which has had a very significant effect on her life and music.

On the album's title track Lewis sings "there ain't nobody gonna run in here and save me." And though the album explores the darkness and sometimes devastating realities of life, there are hints of faith, hope and love sprinkled throughout.

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Buzzard's Bluff - Release Date April 6, 2018
All songs written by Jodee Lewis (BMI) copyright 2018
Except Redeemed of the Lord written by Katie Abernethy.
Produced by David Cover, Columbia, Missouri.
Recorded at Centro Cellar Studios, Columbia, Missouri with Wil Reeves.
Mixed by David Cover.
Mastered by Trevor Sadler, Mastermind Productions, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Album art designed and created by Sarah Dockery.
Musical performances by Jodee Lewis, Doug Zylstra, Katie Abernethy, Christian Dillingham, Jad Jabbour and David Cover.

Track Listing:

1. Buzzard's Bluff
Jodee: vocals, acoustic guitar; Doug: acoustic and slide guitar;, Katie: fiddle; Christian: upright bass, tambourine; Jad: drums, percussion; David: percussion

2. Though The Flood May Rise
Jodee: vocals, banjo; Doug: acoustic guitar, backing vocals, percussion; Katie: fiddle, background vocals, percussion; Christian: upright bass, percussion; Jad: drums, percussion; David: percussion, vocals

3. It Ain't Killed Me Yet
Jodee: vocals, acoustic guitar; Doug: electric guitar, backing vocals; Katie: fiddle, backing vocals; Christian: upright bass; Jad: drums, percussion; David: percussion

4. Nothing Ever Really Changes
Jodee: vocals, acoustic guitar; Doug: electric guitar; Katie: fiddle; Christian: upright bass; Jad: Drums

5. Cigarette Song
Jodee: vocals, acoustic guitar; Doug: mandolin, backing vocals; Katie: fiddle, backing vocals; Christian: upright bass; Jad: Drums

6. We Shouldn't Be Alone
Jodee: vocals, acoustic guitar; Christian: upright bass

7. Start Again Tomorrow
Jodee: vocals, acoustic guitar; Doug: electric guitar; Katie: fiddle; Christian: upright bass; Jad: drums; David: percussion

8. Missouri
Jodee: vocals; Doug: acoustic guitar, mandolin; Katie: fiddle; Christian: upright bass; Jad: drums; David: percussion

9. The Redeemed of the Lord
Jodee: vocals; Doug: acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals; Katie: fiddle, backing vocals; Christian: upright bass; Jad: drums

10. A House That Was Never A Home
Jodee: vocals, acoustic guitar; Doug: electric guitar; Katie: fiddle, backing vocals; Christian: upright bass; Jad: drums

11. Peace At Last
Jodee: vocals; Doug: acoustic guitar; Katie: fiddle; Christian: upright bass; Jad: piano; David: percussion



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