Four Dead in Ohio

"I don't care who you hire, or what the company has to pay him … so long as he's the best there is."

Right Recordings is delighted to announce the release of Live My Life, the latest album from Blues n Roots master Stacy Mitchhart. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter and guitarist s 12th record captures the thrill of his live shows with original songs, a surprising Beatles cover and cigar box guitars. Mitchhart s musical journey began in his native Cincinnati, Ohio, in a home where jazz guitars masters like Wes Montgomery and Johnny Smith were playing on the stereo. Therefore, it was natural that he gravitated towards the six-string. As a child he saw the outrageous Little Richard on a TV show and was captivated by his showmanship.

"The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time (although some may vote for Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday). Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, Fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution; one could always understand the words she sang. The one fault was that, since she always sounded so happy to be singing, Fitzgerald did not always dig below the surface of the lyrics she interpreted and she even made a downbeat song such as "Love for Sale" sound joyous. However, when one evaluates her career on a whole, there is simply no one else in her class.