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The Silver Travis Band Self Titled (
silvertravis.com) The Silver Travis
Band trace their be- ginnings back to Spartanburg, SC over 35 years ago, and
over the past third of a century, the guys have recorded one 45 rpm single and two albums, but with the release of their new self-titled album, the band steps up to the plate for the grand slam, the finest recording of their ca- reer. The music is as fresh as a spring morn- ing in Carolina. There’s just something special about
the music born in the Carolinas. Maybe it’s the home-grown aspect. Grown from the fer- tile soil of the farms and mountains and foothills of the south. After all, almost all great music can trace its roots back to the south, whether it be blues, country or South- ern rock. The Silver Travis Band was origi- nally born in the Upstate city of Spartanburg, South Carolina- the same town that gave us guitar hero Hank “Sugarfoot” Garland, rocka- billy rebels The Sparkletones and Southern rock pioneers the Marshall Tucker Band. They obviously drank from the same well. Over the years, the Silver Travis Band
has entertained countless fans, honing their musical spear to a fine edge and taking their songwriting to the next level over and over again.
With this new album, the band has
reached their apex. This is a group of south- ern boys who work together like a well-oiled machine. Think Dale Earnhardt’s #3 car if it played music. The Silver Travis Band consists of Ran-
dall Calvert (formerly of Roebuck, SC, cur- rently of Columbus, NC) on lead guitar; Joey Parrish of Roebuck on bass; Mike Satterfield of Roebuck, SC on drums; Carey Upton of Landrum, SC on keyboards and vocals and Daniel Jackson of Landrum on guitar on vo- cals. Together, the guys went into Mill Street Sound Studios in Inman, SC and recorded their finest album ever with the help of pro- ducer/engineer Tim Lawter (long time bassist for the aforementioned Marshall Tucker Band).
The music of the Silver Travis
Band is at once familiar and still fresh. Sure, there are hints of influences that have washed over them individually and as a band, from various southern rock and country bands to blues and classic rock artists- you may hear a Toy Caldwell or Tommy Crain guitar lick one minute and a Stevie Ray Vaughan note the next, only to have an energy similar to that of Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne shine through on the next song. Still, given the multitude of in-
fluences, the Silver Travis Band remains a true original. There is simply not another band who sounds like them, anywhere on the planet. Great guitars, twin leads, soaring key- boards, harmony vocals and an ultra-tight rhythm section add up to the freshest sound to grace the airwaves recently. Take my word for it, as one who has written about bands for over 30 years, this is the good stuff. “Sweet Carolina,” penned by
Daniel Jackson, is an awesome tribute to their home state, and “Can’t Stand the Rain,” written by Carey Upton is a Top 40 hit wait- ing to happen. I remember this song in a dif- ferent version from many years ago, and was thrilled the band chose to dust it off, kick it up a notch and record it.
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