SUSAN SURFTONE
RELEASES BRAND NEW SINGLE
“BLUE MOON OF
KENTUCKY”. THE SONG MARKS THE
VETERAN GUITARIST’S OFFICIAL SINGING DEBUT AND FIRST SINGLE OFF OF HER UPCOMING
EP “THE MAGICIAN"
PORTLAND, OR -
Former FBI agent turned singer/songwriter, Susan Surftone is back with her
first digital dose of riptide-ready rock and roll for 2016.
One of the
premiere female surf guitarists of our time, Surftone has released her
brand new single called “Blue Moon of Kentucky”:http://cdbaby.com/
"I chose to cover "Blue Moon of Kentucky" because
it was the second song Elvis Presley ever recorded.On this song he's not a
polished vocalist and neither am I. He's singing in a higher key because he's
young, only 19, and that higher key is easier for me, “ says Susan
Surftone. "I’ve been singing to Elvis all my life in private and I thought
maybe it's time to do it in public. The song itself is a bluegrass song written
by Bill Monroe. It gives me an opportunity to play a different lead guitar
style than my usual style. I just really like the song.”
“Blue Moon of
Kentucky” is Surftone’s first single off of her upcoming EP dubbed “The
Magician”, due out on July 5, 2016.
The Magician is a
little bit of departure from her old style as it sees Surftone - after
recording four instrumental albums- stepping out of her instrumental-rock
comfort zone to step in front of the mic and make her debut vocal performance
on 3/3 of the songs - including the track “Little Bit Lied To”, which she
personally penned.
Surftone is no
stranger to breaking grounds.
The New York
native had, early on already defied convention by learning how to write and
perform electric guitar music instead of contenting herself with listening and
dancing along (like most other girls) to the day’s big boy bands.
To say that
Surftone plays a mean guitar is to put it mildly. Now more than merely a
great female guitarist, Susan has established herself as a terrific
player.
Yet the road to
success was not an easy one and she certainly paid her dues.
After she graduated
from law school at Boston University, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
approached her about becoming an agent. She took the job with the F.B.I. at the
height of the Cold War before plugging in her guitar permanently.
Since then the
Portland, Oregon resident has led her own stellar group, The SurfTon
Through the years
she has always been a strong advocate of encouraging girls to play guitar and
start bands, and while she may be a rarity in the genre of surf rock, she
certainly now has a prolific discography recorded with her previous bands not
to mention her solo albums.
Get your copy of
“Blue Moon of Kentucky” today: http://cdbaby.com/cd/
For more
information go to: www.SusanSurftone.com
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