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recording of their career. The music is as fresh as a spring morning in Carolina. There’s just something special about the music born in the Carolinas. Maybe it’s the home-grown aspect. Grown from the fertile soil of the farms and mountains and foothills of the south. After all, almost all great music is rooted in the south, whether it be blues, country or Southern rock. The Silver Travis Band was originally


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 en- tertained countless fans, honing their musical spear to a fine edge and taking their songwrit- ing to the next level over and over again. With Traveler, the band has reached their apex. This is a group of southern 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 Cald- well 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 influences,


the Silver Travis Band remains a true origi- nal. There is simply not another band who sounds like them, anywhere on the planet. Great guitars, twin leads, soaring keyboards, 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 waiting to hap- pen. I remember this song in a different ver- sion from many years ago, and was thrilled the band chose to dust it off, kick it up a notch and record it. I was very happy that the band paid


tribute to long time STB guitarist, the late Steve Harvey by recording his song “Long Gone,” rocking it out complete with a horn section. Steve would be so proud. Calvert’s “Chain Gang” has been entertaining audi- ences for a few years now, and it sounds great on record, with all the swagger of a Lynyrd Skynyrd tune. Randall sounds as hot as ever on lead guitar and even takes lead vocal du- ties on this one. “Spirit in the Hills,” already released as a sin- gle, was written by Mark Brinkman and arranged by Silver Travis, and has all the lyri- cal quality the best Charlie Daniels song with a swampy rock vibe. I was taken by that song the very first time I heard the band play it at Music On The Tracks in Landrum, SC. So good.


The album is a nonstop thrill ride be-


ginning to end, with great tracks like Upton’s “Stop Running” and the horn backed “Baby Blue;” Calvert’s rocking “Waiting for My Ride” and “You Lie” and the beautiful “Love continues on second page following


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