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 Blue Line Highway's Profile |
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"A Perfect Curve" is now available on iTunes! |
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| Location: | Richmond, Virginia |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Aug 3, 2008 (494 days back) |
About Me |
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| Click the covers to get Blue Line
Highway on iTunes, or visit their website
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Music:Member Since: 2/4/2007Band Website: bluelinehighway.com Band Members:Blue Line Highway is John Leedes, Julia Dooley, Melissa McKenna, and Ray Alfano John Leedes John has played everything from space jams to edgy pop in such local favorites as The Flipside, Left Exit, Thelma Shook, and Whistler's Mother. In high school he played with Dave Schools, who went on to found Widespread Panic. John currently plays with The Reaction, the Harrison Deane Band, King Solomon's Marbles, Squalor Hollow Boyz, and the Bart Chucker Band, and sits in with Amy Henderson, Dave Pollard, Wendy Pace, and others. He has shared stages with Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Little Feat, Rick Derringer, NRBQ, J. Geils, Melvin Seals, Donna Godchaux MacKay, and the David Nelson Band. Julia Dooley A singer and songwriter originally from the foothills of southwest Virginia, Julia joined the band in 2003. Her musical journeys have allowed her to share stages with James King, Jack Lawrence, the Slack Family, Squalor Hollow, Neko Case, the Legendary Shackshakers, and the Carpenter Ants. She is also a member of Engine 143, the well-known Carter Family tribute band. Julia's distinctive blues-influenced vocals help define Blue Line Highway's unique sound. Melissa McKenna Melissa, a founding member of Blue Line Highway, is its principal songwriter. At six she was handed her first guitar when her uncle won it in a poker game. Over the years and through a wide range of life experiences she developed distinctive styles of songwriting and fingerpicking, unbound by convention. Her lyrics and original musical approach are major contributors to Blue Line Highway's sound. Ray Alfano Ray Alfano is from Long Island, NY. At 16, after playing guitar for several years, Ray took up the bass, and played the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut club scenes with such bands as The Brats and Boxcar Poodle. Ray moved to Virginia in 1988 and quickly met new friends and musicians. Ray joined the Blue Line Highway lineup in 2006. Influences: Allman Brothers Band, The Band, The Byrds, Emmylou Harris, The Grateful Dead, It's A Beautiful Day, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones Sounds Like: "Mix up bluegrass, folk, rock, country, shake and pour" --Greg Hershey, Richmond.com Record Label: www.LostCatRecords.com Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Blues / Classic Rock / Americana) |
My Blog |
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Indie Music Stop Reviews A Perfect Curve |
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| Artist: Blue Line Highway Title: A Perfect Curve Website: http://www.bluelinehighway.com MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/bluelinehighway Style: Folk Rock/ Americana Label: Lost Cat Records Rating: 8.4... Posted by Blue Line Highway on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:53:00 PST |
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BLH thanks these music stations for their support... |
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| We'd like to say "thank you" to the following radio stations for playing tunes from our new cd, "A Perfect Curve" as well as songs from our previous cds, and for their continuing support of BLH music:... Posted by Blue Line Highway on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:29:00 PST |
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Style Weekly Life in a Minor Key review--just click the link |
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| http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=15478..:NAM
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New review from musesmuse.com by Chip Withrow |
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| CD REVIEW: ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Blue Line Highway - Life In a Minor Key By Chip Withrow - 06/17/2007 - 12:03 PM MDT ..:namespace prefix = o ns ... Posted by Blue Line Highway on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:28:00 PST |
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New review on Smother.net |
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| Bluegrass, Americana, folk rock, you name it and Blue Line Highway does it. Reminding one of the '60's folk rockers, Blue Line Highway compose passionate roots rock tunes from their home in Richmond, ... Posted by Blue Line Highway on Tue, 29 May 2007 10:55:00 PST |
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Review at IndieOneStop.com |
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| Life in a Minor Key is an infectious album, filled with outstanding musicianship and song-sensitive performance. The production level is extremely high, allowing each instrument its proper place in th... Posted by Blue Line Highway on Sun, 13 May 2007 02:40:00 PST |
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Review in Popmatters.com |
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| Blue Line HighwayLife in a Minor KeyThis Virginia band would fall off the Indigo Girls wagon in a heartbeat, especially if one uses the leadoff song "Deliver" as a measuring stick. Rooted in folk yet ... Posted by Blue Line Highway on Sun, 13 May 2007 02:38:00 PST |
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