Chris Richards - Jam The Breeze

By his own admission, Chris Richards' hometown of Sheboygan, Wisconsin was hardly a hotbed of musical creativity when he was growing up. A stint with a major record label in LA taught him more than he wanted to know about that end of the biz, but it was during that time that he became intrigued by the notion of songwriting as a career path. A book on the subject by revered tale-spinner Tom T. Hall provided guidelines AND the assurance that he was on to something, and, with the aid and encouragement of long-time Dave Alvin sideman Rick Shea, he recorded his debut disc, Jam The Breeze, in 2001.

Despite that project's limited budget and Richards' relative inexperience, Jam The Breeze caught the respective ears of such shakers-and-movers as Mojo, No Depression and BBC radio. Reviewer Crispin Sartwell (ND #37, Jan/Feb '02) cited John Prine and Lucinda Williams as touchstones, writing Chris Richards' performance of these ten magnificent songs is not polished, but that is not to say it is not in its own way perfect.

Track Listing :

• Jam The Breeze
• Why Arizona
• Tijuana Lullaby
• Prairie Smoke
• Someone Else's Blues
• Madison
• She Once Lived Here
• Heaven & Earth
• Come Down
• The Night Is Young

Find out more at Chris Richards' Website