blues, gospel, rock and south-
ern boogie. Midnight Believer
Lee Roy’s latest showcases all of
these elements and his experi-
ence in a collection of colorful,
compelling music. Reflecting
on the organic process of the
record Parnell shares “well, it’s
funny…most folks think of me
primarily as a slide guitarist, and
to some degree that is true, but I
played ‘regular lead guitar’ long
before I played slide. On the
song ‘Hours In Between’ what
you’re hearing is one continuous
lead guitar track from me…one
pass going down with my band
and no fixes. Not to say I didn’t
want to, but they all threatened
to walk out on me if I did! Look-
ing back, I’m glad I didn’t get
the chance to fix anything.” On
the songwriting side, Parnell col-
laborated solely with Greg Barn-
hill on the record, co-writing all
10 of the tracks together. Etta
Britt provided backing vocals
and The Fairfield Four shine on
“Sunny Days.” Midnight Believer
is solid from start to finish run-
Listen to “Sunny Days” by Lee Roy Parnell
NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 9
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