Parrish-Hundley Band: News

Deep lyrics
The chorus is giving me chills. I love the guitar at the end of the chorus, it adds to the emotion there, and that's exactly what you want.

You couldn't have said it better:

"Any american knows that freedom ain't really free"

Don't you worry about that outro, that's great. This is the first song in ages (including the radio) to make me tear up.

I love it.

- Travis Weston
Canaan, Maine
March 3rd, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/artist/AppalachianTrail

hello
great guitar and deep male vocals great country feel bet your great live good luck

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Beat.

- Shelly Noon
Goole, United Kingdom
March 1st, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/user/shellynoon

Great Song. :D
I really like this song. I'm not a huge fan of country music, but I could listen to this A LOT. I really like how the drum beat is easy to move with. I like this song. It makes me smile.

Extra Credit: Drums, Originality, Best Feel Good Track.

- MissFyasko
Austin, Texas
March 1st, 2008

hello there
classic country that rocks....good vocals great guitar great beat like it keep up the good work shelly noon

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Lyrics, Melody, Beat.

- Shelly Noon
Goole, United Kingdom
March 1st, 2008

texas anthem
very classic but in a good way. love the lyrics, theyre clever and carry a cool mood. production is top notch and it sounds like you'd have a strong set of songs under your belt.

- ADA
Beverly Hills, California, Canada
February 25th, 2008
http://www.adanoise.com

Hank's Review
Now this is Rockin Country. Blue Jean Baby. Great theme. Good lead and harmony vocals. Great production, (very professional) Great stuff.

Extra Credit: Originality.

- HankGrant
Madison, Tennessee
February 25th, 2008

Genre: Country (Country)
Hometown: Madison, Tennessee

Oklahoma native; Hank Grant, just recently finished his first CD "Bible & A Bus Ticket Home" available NOW at www.HankGrant.net.

The Parrish-Hundley duo were honored to be interviewed, via telephone, by KAPB 97.7 FM in Marksville, Louisiana on Saturday, February 23, 2008.

DJ John Ponthier commented that the "Texas in the Man" CD was more of a "country-bluesy sort of album" and further remarked that listeners couldn't help but hear that the Parrish-Hundley team were having fun the entire time they were recording.

The highlight of the show surrounded discussion of the April 12th, 2008 Winn Parish Fairgrounds show which is near Winnfield. This will be the first annual Country Music Festival in the area so naturally Mike and Sammy are very pleased to be a part of it.

Mr. Ponthier advised the listeners that Liz Grobman, the Parrish-Hundley Street Team Coordinator for Louisiana, would be on hand at KAPB the weekend of February 29th to give a few tickets away to station callers.

There were a few laughs and the interview ended with the first track from the album entitled "Blue Jean Baby." When the guys were off the air, KAPB gave away a copy of "Texas in the Man" to the first caller who could properly identify the name of the tune that was being played.

Mike & Sammy wish to sincerely thank Mr. Ponthier and KAPB for having them on the air. The interview was a lot of fun.

For those of you in the Marksville, Louisiana area, be sure to tune into KAPB 97.7 FM for the very best in today's country music. Give John a call at 318-253-5272 and request a tune from "Texas in the Man!"

New GarageBand Awards!

The title track for the album "Texas in the Man" had previously been awarded GarageBand's Country Track of the Day distinction on January 9th, 2008 but has recently been recognized with the following honors awarded by reviewers of the tune.

Best Beat in Country, week of 18Feb2008
Best Mood in Country, week of 18Feb2008
Rocking Track in Country, week of 18Feb2008

Thanks to all those who've been reviewing our music and for those GREAT reviews!

http://www.garageband.com/song?|pe1|S8LTM0LdsaSiZViyZWw

The latest GarageBand distinction was awarded on February 18, 2008 - Rocking Track in Country, week of 18Feb2008

Other Awards Include!
Track of the Day on 25Jul2007 in Country
Track Of The Week on 15Oct2007 in Country
#21 Best Guitars in Country, all-time
#6 Best Beat in Country, all-time
#6 Grooviest Rhythm in Country, all-time
#14 Best Dance Track in Country, all-time
Best Male Vocals in Country, week of 16Jul2007
Best Guitars in Country, week of 16Jul2007
Best Guitars in Country, week of 30Jul2007
Best Guitars in Country, week of 6Aug2007
Best Lyrics in Country, week of 16Jul2007
Best Beat in Country, week of 16Jul2007
Best Beat in Country, week of 30Jul2007
Best Beat in Country, week of 6Aug2007
Best Beat in Country, week of 13Aug2007
Feel Good Track in Country, week of 16Jul2007
Best Dance Track overall, week of 30Jul2007
Best Dance Track in Country, week of 30Jul2007

Patriotic Southern Rock Crossover
First and foremost, thank you for supporting the troops! Technically speaking I like the southern-rock feel of this song. The harmony is subtle but distinct which works well. I am not sure how I feel about the tempo changes. On second listen, the temp does help this song, so lets call it a extra-credit piece; generally when songs change tempo often I feel like yelling "make up your mind!". Overall I would listen to the song again not because it is well done but it personally hits close to home for me.

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Guitars, Melody, Mood.

- Jerry Clemens
Casper, Wyoming
February 17th, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/artist/JerryC

Great Texas Song!
Lot of songs are written 'bout Texas... cause it's just so big. This song delivers with the rockin' country feel... Love the slide and lead guitar. Lyrics are very original... not borrowed from Asleep at the Wheel. We've needed another good Texas song for a long time. The writer is correct in saying that "Until you've been to Texas, hey, you just don't get it!" We're our own little country! Good luck with this one!!!!

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Bass, Production, Lyrics, Melody, Beat, Mood, Originality, Most Rocking Track.

- Kate McCarthy
Houston, Texas
February 16th, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/artist/misskatymac

Awesome
I love songs like this, love that texas feel. I just might have to come to Texas, you guys make it sound so good there. Very ZZ-toppish. Rock On

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Guitars, Drums, Production, Lyrics, Beat, Mood, Originality, Most Rocking Track.

- Justin D Mason
Falmouth, Virginia
February 16th, 2008
http://www.ilike.com/artist/emerging/jdcarolina

Refreshing
A refreshing sound that you can get into, especially if you are into an Americana/country sound. Captures he country mood without going overboard with the pop sound.

Extra Credit: Beat.

- Japundit
Japan
February 15th, 2008

Nice Vocals
This is an interesting song, good chord progressions, very nice lyrics. Good stong vocals. I like how the song progressed from the simple guitar in the beginning to the full instrumentation later in the song. Good instrumentation. Engineered well, good balance. All in All not a bad song.

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Lyrics.

- Todd Harris
Deshler, Ohio
February 15th, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/user/twh7458

Southern boogie
The guitar starts out screamin' on this one, like Molly Hatchet or even Jimi Hendrix, but when the vocals come in they sort of soften the performance down a bit to where it's probably palatable for country music radio these days.

Instrumentally, this is pure Southern rock boogie, with the alternating slide and regular lead guitar workouts. The instruments sound great, they're all there, right with it, the mix is perfect.

The voice has none of the grit you usually hear with this type of song, but as I said earlier, that's probably the ticket to the country market for this song. The harmonies lend a Commander Cody feel in place and they are well done, but discrete. Indistinct maybe would be the word. Maybe too much reverb on the harmonies?

There are a number of good lines in the lyrics, and the story it tells and the images it paints are entertaining. All in all, a rollicking good 3 minutes.

Extra Credit: Beat, Most Rocking Track.

- David Ostridge
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
February 13th, 2008

Dire Straits Meets Moby Grape at Graceland? Go Figure.
The guitar lines have been used on recordings by such legends as Neil Young, CSNY, The Byrds, Poco, The Eagles, and so on, meaning the playing and progression are somewhat cliche. The vocals sound like either the Eagles or Moby Grape, and the "Goin' Back to Texas" made me immediately think of Moby Grape. When the music kicks in, I definitely think Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, or the Grateful Dead. Obviously, this is not meant to be "traditional" country, but "country" the way Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia meant it. I love those San Francisco groups, and I can hear some Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler in there. Meaning that this is a decent homogenization of retro/roots rock styles. As for the performance, a little cliche in that all of the parts have been done before, to varying degrees. Vocalist sounds like the lowest voiced member of Moby Grape, who I think was Don Stephenson. Guitarist sounds like Mark Knopfler. 4 stars, at least. Production is good, song is good, arrangement is good, all around decent stuff.

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Lyrics, Mood.

- Marcus Singletary
Hollywood, California
February 12th, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/artist/singletaryband

good stuff
i am having a good time with this tune. it has a laid back mood. your sound is clear with a good mix. you really don't sound like any one i can think of.

Extra Credit: Production.

- Jim Hill
Crescent City, California
February 12th, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/user/jimhill

White Boy Blues
This is "White Boy Blues." Not like that's a bad thing. I enjoy stuff like Little Charlie and the Nightcats, the "California Cool" style of music that the bands play nowadays in Bakersfield and such places. "Brown hair" and "Green eyes" are mentioned in the lyrics, giving the listener a clear picture of the woman being referenced. Those lyrics are punctuated by engaging guitar solos. Especially, the slide player is hot, and gives this tune a Derek Trucks/Allman Brothers/Eric Clapton Band feel. It certainly has as much soul as "Cocaine" or anything JJ Cale ever did. Nice job.

Extra Credit: Guitars, Drums, Lyrics, Beat, Most Rocking Track.

- Marcus Singletary
Hollywood, California
February 12th, 2008

Bluesy
Nice ZZ or Skynyrd feel. Production is clean and the lead vocals are strong. Great lead guitar and beat. This is a true tailgate or straw on the floor bar tune.

Extra Credit: Guitars, Mood.

- Rhett Bales
Seattle, Washington
February 11th, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/artist/RTBhimself

Beer Drinking Tune
I like the bar room feel. Probably a great live song. Makes me think of George Throgood.

- Codie Prevost
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
February 11th, 2008
http://www.myspace.com/codieprevostmusic

Patriotic
Excellent patriotic song. Very interesting changeup of beats throughout the song. Nice guitar work. Touching lyrics. Outro? I know that's really popular, repeating the first line, as in Alan Jackson does it on every freakin song he sings. I do like the loneliness and signularity of yours contrasted to the instrumentation leading up to it. It's just personal opinion but I don't really care for the first line being repeated in the outro. There's no way I'd mark you down for that, I only say it because you specifically ask. Everything else about this is absolutely top notch!

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming, Production, Lyrics, Melody, Mood, Originality.

- Doug Drake
Cheyenne, Wyoming
February 9th, 2008

By the latest reports, from the European Country Music Association, Parrish-Hundley have just hit the National Charts in Norway with two tunes from the "Texas in the Man" album landing in the National Top 40.

"Goin' Back to Texas" came in at #30 while "Sunny Day" is currently sitting at #35.

"Oh, we're very very pleased to have not just one song but two in Norway's Top 40," said Mike Parrish. "Sammy and I would like to thank all those who requested the songs and the DJs who aired them. We'd also like to thank Miss Dixie Vornbrock for promoting Parrish-Hundley all over Europe the way she has."

Triple Strand Production's Dixie Vornbrock sent notification on February 8th, 2007. Here's a look at the Norway National Top 40.

Norway National Top 40

1 Trinity Lane - Things Could Be Better
2 Tracy Lawrence - Cold Beer
3 Patti McKinnon - Clouds Over Nashville
4 Kolt Barber - Twang
5 Nellie Donovan - Steppin' Out
6 Hal Willis - Walking Dream
7 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
8 Sandra Lee Burdick - I’m Going Home for Christmas
9 Billy Chernoff - Through Hell With You
10 Buck McCoy - Got It all With You
11 Deborah Allen - Rockin' Little Christmas
12 Heartland - I Loved Her First
13 Judith Lynne - Becoming a Woman Again
14 Miranda Leake - Crazy
15 Angel Rattay - Somehin' 'bout a Memory
16 Bill Ekhoff - The Code
17 David Cline - Daddy I Understand
18 Kasey Chambers - Am I Not Pretty Enough?
19 Carl James - 'Til He’s Out of Your Mind
20 Gail Russell - Snowbird
21 Julie Taylor - Hate
22 Monika Wild - Hearts
23 Becky Hobbs - Honky Tonk Saturday Night
24 Diane Gee - How Long is Now
25 Judi Kanyo - Old Fashioned Heart
26 Frank Pizzo - You’ll Be the Death of Me Yet
27 Bill Ekhoff - What I Didn’t Want to Know
28 Jenny Casey - Grown Woman
29 Carl James - Daddy Misses Mommy
30 Mike Parrish - Goin' Back to Texas
31 Linda Wright - A Cowboy Never Dies
32 Tom Keeping - Fifty Years Ago Tonight
33 Linda Wright - You Don’t Want To
34 Marci Alma - Zita
35 Mike Parrish - Sunny Day
36 Sandra Moon Johnson - My Father
37 Tom Keeping - I’m Coming Home
38 Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
39 Adam Brand - That Changes Everything
40 Chris Tyler - Soldier's Letter to Santa

Good harmonies!
This has a sound from The Outlaws, from the 70s. Excellent harmonies, good vocals throughout. Good guitar work, really like the acoustic touch. Great sounding song.

Extra Credit: Male Vocals, Guitars, Originality.

- Doug Drake
Cheyenne, Wyoming
February 7th, 2008

Incorporates many elements
Intro 'walks' us into it. Mix and progression are great, and musicians are great. Has a Steve Earle vocal feel to it. I love the arrangement and progression...the change was well thought out and sounds great. Nice unexpected R.E.M type chorus on it. It's kind of "Americana" (verse,progression) and has a western (feel, vocal) country style....but a good listen, nonetheless...

Extra Credit: Lyrics, Mood, Originality, Most Rocking Track.

- Jamie Young
Keiser, Arkansas
February 4th, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/artist/jamiegaleyoung

Take a trip south of the border
I definitely get a Flying Burrito Brothers and/or Doug Sahm feel from this song, and maybe a little bit of Roger Clyne as well. The song sounds very professional and well-done, probably one of the better sounding songs I have heard so far. The instruments are all clear, and nothing sounds out of balance. Very well done.

Extra Credit: Production.

- The Allendales
Lincoln, Nebraska
February 2nd, 2008
http://www.garageband.com/artist/theallendales