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Jan 26, 2017 valerie june v alerie junes acclaimed 20 debut, pushin against a stone, was a crucial stage in a meteoric rise from selling home recordings from a car to supporting the rolling stones and. Pushin against a stone was produced by peter sabak, dan auerbach and kevin augunas and was recorded at easy eye studios in nashville, tn, fairfax recordings in van nuys, ca, and studio h in. But like she always does, she left an indelible, unforgettable impact on the hearts and ears of the acm attendees and viewers. Check out pushin against a stone by valerie june on amazon music. Currently putting the finishing touches to debut album pushin against a stone valerie june has handed clashmusic a very special clip.
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Since the release of her 20 breakout pushin against a stone, june has been patiently at work in the garden of song, nurturing seedlings with love and care into the lush bloom. The 50 best albums of 2017, with entries from taylor swift, lorde and kendrick lamar. Highly personal and private photographs from her mobile phone were posted on several celebrity gossip websites yesterday april 6. The album was coproduced by the black keys member dan auerbach and kevin augunas. She covered most of the songs i was hoping to hear, although she didnt play pushing against a stone or shotgun, and i thought shotgun would have fit well with the set. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Congratulations valerie june, that stone is now rolling. Blending folk, soul, blues, and appalachian traditional elements into a refreshingly timeless sound that sits outside any particular musical era, valerie june stands in a long and storied line of unique performers in memphis, a city with a still vibr.
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Valerie june hockett bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Hocketts actions attracted the attention of producer kevin augunas, who helped her network with dan auerbach of the black keys. Sep 03, 20 on junes third fulllength, pushin against a stone, it doesnt quite matter just how june gets where she is going, as long as she gets there. Valerie june pushin against a stone lyrics and tracklist. Her beautifully deep voice might be sexy now, but it didnt always hold such allure. She began recording and performing in 2001, initially with her thenhusband in the duo bella sun. Valerie june pushin against a stone by doublebellybuster. Since the release of her 20 breakout pushin against a stone, june has been patiently at work in the garden of song, nurturing seedlings with love and care into the lush. Pushin against a stone by valerie june on amazon music. In her solo work her sound encompasses a mixture of folk, blues, gospel, soul, country, appalachian and bluegrass. Valerie june v alerie junes acclaimed 20 debut, pushin against a stone, was a crucial stage in a meteoric rise from selling home recordings from a car to supporting the rolling stones and.
Her name was not mentioned in the credits or by the announcers. Under exclusive license to concord music group, inc. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Get all the lyrics to songs on pushin against a stone and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Stone masterfully combines pristine sound with roughhewn.
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Daniel quine auerbach, ricardo ochoa, kevin augunas, valerie june hockett. There are elements of blues, rock, pop, and folk all conjoined into a gorgeous and powerful statement of black femininity. On pushin against a stone, those lyrics, excerpted from opening track workin woman blues, establish the tone for the debut effort from singersongwriter valerie june. Valerie june pushin against a stone teaser youtube. Feb 06, 2020 buy valerie june pushin against a stone 20 0. Often, she wonders if its something shes heard before or did it just emerge from her own mind. Features news, tour dates, music, videos, photos, merch store and email list sign up.
Valerie june hockett born january 10, 1982, known as valerie june, is an american singer, songwriter, and multiinstrumentalist from memphis, tennessee, united states. Pushin against a stone, an album by valerie june on spotify. Valerie june brings an eclectic mix of folk, soul, appalachian, bluegrass, blues and gospel to her unique sound. Blending folk, soul, blues, and appalachian traditional elements into a refreshingly timeless sound that sits outside of any particular musical era, valerie june stands in a long and storied line of unique memphis performers, a city with a still vibrant music scene even into the 21st century. Aug 26, 20 on pushin against a stone, those lyrics, excerpted from opening track workin woman blues, establish the tone for the debut effort from singersongwriter valerie june. Valerie june followsup a highly regarded debut with a stronger, tighter set of songs around the theme of time and its passing. Pushin up against a stone pushin up against a stone submit corrections. Aug 12, 20 countrified darling valerie junes soulful pushin against a stone will snag awards, sell tote bags. Valerie june pushin against a stone cd amoeba music.
Ten seconds into pushin against a stone i was transfixed i mean completely blownaway, simply not believing what i was hearing. Valerie june didnt announce her performance on the acms. Aug 18, 20 valerie june named this album pushin against a stone to symbolize the struggle she has gone through to get her music to a wider audience. Provided to youtube by universal music group pushin against a stone valerie june pushin against a stone. Valerie june, pushin against a stone this new yorkviatennessee singer mixed blues, soul, country, stringband folk and gospel while the black keys dan auerbach added oldschool. Performing live, valerie june seemed to become absorbed in her music with the american singer closing her eyes and hunching her arms around her battered guitar. Valerie june pushin against a stone 20, vinyl discogs. Valerie junes album is an exploratory record that examines personal struggle through different american genres. Coproduced by the black keys dan auerbach, who also lends some songwriting help, pushin against a stone sees june spinning tales of a life of struggling to be heard i aint fit to be no mother. Called pushin against a stone, its a bittersweet collection of songs about feckless men and hardworking women who aint fit to be no wife. Valerie june will be the star of your fall playlist.
Valerie june, the singer best known for her album pushin against a stone, has reportedly become the latest celebrity to fall victim to apparent leaked nude photos scandal. Pushin against a stone is in stores august, 20 in the u. Bleeding blazing hot hot as the sun fortune teller told a tale of things to be done been pushin my weight up against a stone and i believe to my soul. It was released on august, 20 by sunday best recordings label. Valerie june, pushin against a stone june can sing a duel with the devil, even as her voice tells you she knows shes already triumphed. Valerie june pushin against a stone releases discogs. Pushin against a stone, valerie junes concord debut, is the fruit of over a decade of dues paying by the native tennessean after three selfreleased bootleg recordings. Valerie june named this album pushin against a stone to symbolize the struggle she has gone through to get her music to a wider audience. To say valerie june is an artist to watch is a gross understatement. There is a time to push, and a time to gently tend the garden.
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