Shine bright

"Marcia Ball Blends Musical Spirits of Texas and Louisiana ... Ball assembled a stellar cast for this effort, recorded at two Austin studios and Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana. In addition to her touring band - bassist Don Bennett, drummer Corey Keller, guitarist Mike Schermer, and Eric Bernhardt on tenor sax - Ball has Los Lobos' Steve Berlin on bari as well as producing the project, with Cajun accordinist/guitarist Roddie Romero and Hub City Allstars bandmate Eric Adcock on B-3 guesting on some cuts. Fiery singer/guitarist Carolyn Wonderland is brought in to add her Bonnie Bramlett-style vocals to the mix as well".

"'Shine Bright' is an album that sure lives up to its name, with Texan, Louisiana-raised, keyboard wizard Marcia Ball delivering twelve tracks packed to exploding with her raw, raucous and rollicking boogie-woogie chops and powerful voice. Ball is always a pleasure, with each successive release simply cementing her position at the top of the good-fun-feeling blues end of the spectrum. This is music with edge, clever lyricism and an excellent bunch of backing musicians. Irresistible, toe-tapping stuff that positively roars along firing on all cylinders".

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" ... the facets of every musical gem on this new album shine brightly with the light of Ball's deep love for all kinds of music. It's been 50 years since she released Gum, but Ball sings and plays just as passionately and still brings her high level of energy to every song".