Thank you for sticking with me & my music over the years. It means a so much to me to have so many of you in my corner. It’s been a while since I’ve emailed but since I’m an independent artist I’ve recently had to learn to wear a lot of new hats. Over the years I’ve been lucky enough to find a few friends & fans who continue to help along the way with some of those hats, too. Like you, I’m sure, I’ve had a few changes over the past year both personally and professionally. I’ve been blessed enough to work with some of my best friends while working on this & I’ve made some new ones since starting this album. You’d be hard-pressed to find a finer group of friend than this & you’ll be able to read about them in the liner notes for the new CD!

Really? It’s Finally Here?

Yes, the NEW CD is ready!! This is an 11-song album with all of the songs having being penned or co-written by me. In fact, we originally cut 16 songs for this one but had to cut a few from it & it feels much better that way. Like my debut album, I feel this one encompasses the Country & Americana spectrum very well. Each song holds a special meaning to me & I hope they will for you, too. You can pre-order your copy of my new self-titled here in CD OR digital downloads.
It seems like all I’ve been doing is visiting studios – whether recording, listening down, or approving the final mix. I’ve been in Nashville working with my long-time friend Art Ward (Century Music Group & Rukkus Room Publishing), Tom Harding and Dan Winnie (Tombstone Recording), and all of the amazing co-writers to make this CD even better than the last. I hope you enjoy each song as much & more than Somewhere Other Than Here. Maybe now, all the breath-holding & gray-haired stories can stop for a while.

New Travels & New Tunes

On Oct 19th, we will begin hosting a number of CD release parties & concerts throughout the Southeast. Some will be full band & a few will be solo or duo acoustic. I would personally love to have you at one or more of these shows. Likewise, I’ve been asked to open a number of shows for the legendary Country artist Ronnie McDowell on the American Legacy Tour. It’s a 10-day, 10-city run from Birmingham to Little Rock to Kokomo & several places in between. A great number of all of these shows are very family friendly so load up the hippie wagon & join us at a show. Please check my tour schedule at www.LeeGibsonMusic.com/tourdates for all of these locations.

Unexpected But We Connected

One night at Nashville’s music venue 12th & Porter, my girlfriend at the time took me to hear a long-time true artist “hero” of mine. She introduced us & he asked if I was performing & writing in town. I answered by saying every chance I get & I had actually wanted to open up this particular show that night but didn’t have the nerve to ask. He quickly told me I should have asked & then he proceeded to set me up with a show later on opening for him & and even suggested we write together. I held it together but essentially my jaw was all but on the floor. Time passed, I called him, he’d call me at typical musician hours, & so forth to the point I thought that it was nice that he’d even offered but it didn’t appear it would ever happen. I know, patience, young grasshopper. One day I called him for his advice & two hours later I find myself in his house writing with him & he’s loving one of my ideas. In fact, he said “I’m likin’ the $#@* out of that”! Aside from his critically-acclaimed debut album he has also had hits with Tim McGraw, George Strait, & Trace Adkins & here I am writing with him. It’s been an experience getting to know him, hanging out with him & his family, & now I get to work with him on a professional level. My dream, if you will, of working with someone of his level turned into a friendship. One of these days soon we will finish a good song or two for my next CD, his next CD, another artist’s project very soon, or just for grins. I love my life!