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MARCIA BALL
’S PEACE, LOVE & BBQ #1 ON BILLBOARD BLUES CHART

MICHAEL BURKS’ IRON MAN #4

Alligator Records artists Marcia Ball and Michael “Iron Man” Burks’ new releases (released April 8, 2008) both charted on the Billboard Blues Chart in their debut week.

Pianist/vocalist/songwriter Ball’s Peace, Love & BBQPianist/vocalist/songwriter Ball’s Peace, Love & BBQ took the #1 spot, a first for Ball as an Alligator artist. Ball also debuted at #112 on the Billboard Indie Album Chart.

Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Burks’ Iron Man took the #5 spot, the highest chart position Burks has ever held. Iron Man also debuted on the Indie Album Chart at #135, another first for Burks.

Since the release of these CDs, both artists have been garnering massive amounts of press and radio play, with reviews for Ball in Billboard, The Austin American Statesman, The Austin Chronicle, an upcoming feature on National Public Radio’s Song Of The Day and much more. Burks' Iron Man was already reviewed in Billboard, Guitar Edge, The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, with upcoming features in Vintage Guitar and many other publications.

TINSLEY ELLIS, J.J. GREY & MOFRO JAM WITH THE ALLMAN BROTHERS AT WANEE FESTIVAL
Alligator artists Tinsley Ellis and JJ Grey & Mofro both played to a massive audience at the Wanee Festival in Florida the weekend of April 12. When it came time to jam, Ellis and JJ were invited on stage to play with The Allman Brothers, Bob Weir, Susan Tedeschi, and most of The Meters. The performance was a highlight of the entire festival.

In other J J Grey news, the song Circles from last year’s Country Ghetto CD is nominated for a JAMMY Award for Song Of The Year. The winners will be announced on May 7 at Madison Square Garden in New York
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