Open Road

There's no arguing that Pete Kennedy and Maura Kennedy know how to write a fine song, but the Kennedys' catalog also confirms they can choose a lovely cover when they're of a mind, and they've chosen to pay homage to some of the songwriters and tunes that influenced them most with their eighth studio album, Songs of the Open Road. While the album offers a tip of the hat to some old friends and acknowledged mentors, including Nanci Griffith ("Late Night Grande Hotel"), Dave Carter ("Gypsy Rose" and "Happytown"), and Roger McGuinn ("Eight Miles High"), there are a few surprise selections here, including a lovely take on Nick Lowe's "Raging Eyes," the Flying Burrito Brothers' "Sin City" performed with heart-tugging depth, and a timely interpretation of Jimmy Webb's "Galveston."

You’d only need fingers and toes to count up the number of guitarists whose sound is so singular that you’d recognize them immediately by ear alone. David Grissom would definitely make that list long before you even got to your toes. In fact, David’s tone, style and musicality is so distinct that it likely wouldn’t take more than a measure or two to crack a smile of recognition. “David Grissom is a guitar geek's dream, an inventive player who combines power, finesse, theory and good taste into a disturbingly virile mix that straddles the line between beautiful abstraction and full-tilt boogie. Grissom is both virtuoso and journeyman, sideman and leader, merciless road dog and insouciant studio gun-for-hire.” - William Michael Smith, Houston Press.

Open Road rolls out like a tribute to America’s musical roots with the Pop-Country-Rock and Alt-Country sounds that flood the radio and TV airwaves on a daily basis. This spirit of America’s wide open spaces is celebrated through this massive collection of 15 Americana song construction kits loaded with instruments that include dobro, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, strummed and finger-picked acoustic guitars, performed over beds of drums, bass, guitars, B3 organ and Wurlitzer electric pianos. These 15 compositions are created in a complete song format with intros, verses, choruses, bridge, outros and ending notes allowing you to create your own personal version and mix.

'Brand New Deluxe Version of Gary Barlow’s No.1 Album ‘Open Road’ celebrating 21 years since it’s release. 'This 21st Anniversary Edition includes previously unreleased demo versions and live sessions of some of his biggest solo hits as well as his first solo No.1 hit songs ‘Forever Love’ and ‘Love Won’t Wait’

Sarah Seo shows that the rise of the car, the symbol of American personal freedom, led to ever more intrusive policing, with devastating consequences for racial equality in our criminal justice system. Criminal procedures designed to safeguard us on the road undermined the nation's commitment to equal protection before the law.

Windy Daze is a 1971 album by Open Road, and this is a two-disc deluxe edition. This was remastered in 2021 by Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red.