BYRD'S AUTO PARTS

"Lonesome Onry and Mean: Jon Byrd Tunes Up Country ~~ When you open the mail and find a record like Jon Byrd's Byrd's Auto Parts, for a moment things seem right with the music world." William Michael Smith, HOUSTON PRESS
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"BEST LOCAL COUNTRY, OFF THE ROW ~~ The string-bending excellence is expected; what surprises is the penetrating power of his pen and entertaining quality of his voice." Michael McCall, NASHVILLE SCENE
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"AMERICANA THE WAY IT WAS AND THE WAY IT SHOULD BE ~~ His vocal sound-- a touch of Haggard here and a smear of Willie there-- is wonderfully dated, old Opry and much the better for it. His original songs, such as Jackknife and Reputation, sound like old friends. Fred Dellar, MOJO MAGAZINE
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"It wouldn't take the 'Perfect World' Jon Byrd sings about with such wistful,
regretful finesse on this disc for more people to know him as the terrifically
accomplished, versatile country singer he is." Barry Mazor, NO DEPRESSION
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"The surprise of the listening session was JON BYRD. His CD shows it's time for him to step out of the shadows and as a sideman. A well-deserved DISCovery Award." Robert K. Oermann, MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
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"Even in the rootsy arena of country musicians full of reverence for the genre's past, crafting new music doesn't have to be a regurgitaion of worn clichés. On his debut, Jon Byrd proves it. A stunning country album that's as traditional and timeless as they come." Hal Horowitz, GEORGIA MUSIC MAGAZINE
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"The honest beauty of this record is humbling, and illuminating. . it's got
that timeless feel that is very difficult to create. I'm not even sure you can
do it on purpose. But that is what happened. And it all really hangs on the
voice of Jon Byrd, and there's not a moment where it falls short. "
Frank Goodman, PUREMUSIC.COM
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"This debut from Jon Byrd's Auto Parts collective is a strong mix of originals
and well-chosen covers, delivered by Byrd's engaging, scuffed-up voice and the able backing of his compadres. Byrd and company cover a lot of ground here, and they cover it well. . Don't let this one slip under the radar."
Stuart Monro, COUNTRY STANDARD TIME
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WHAT'S BEIN' SAID IN A NUTSHELL:
"Good, Gritty, Soulful Country Music" ~~
"Byrd's Auto Parts CD an elegant surprise" ~~
"Retro-honky-tonk to Country Soul" ~~
"Honky-tonk and Hard Country" ~~
"Alt-country and Hard-edged Americana"
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