From our friends at KG MusicPress:

Nashville-based artist, Rich Mahan, a former and founding member of Shurman, is debuting his solo album Blame Bobby Bare on January 22, 2013. Mahan is backed by Music City legends like harmonica master P.T. Gazell who played for years with Johnny Paycheck and pedal steel guitarist Robby “Man of Steel” Turner who’s worked with everyone from Waylon Jennings to Frank Sinatra. Also appearing on the album and providing background vocals is Bekka Bramlett, a solo artist, former member of Fleetwood Mac and daughter of ’70s rockers Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett.

Mahan credits his father for his love of Bobby Bare saying “Growing up, I remember how stressed out my dad would get from work.  On the weekends he would cut loose and blow off some steam by cranking up these great records by Bobby Bare and dance around the living room playing air guitar.  Those songs made him so happy.”  Recently Mahan got to meet Bobby Bare who told him that his daughter had given him a copy of the record and said to Mahan “I wish I could meet your dad.”

The album is already receiving great reviews and has made it to # 34 on the Roots Country Radio Report and to #16 on The Tennesee Music Chart and the song, “Favorite Shirt” is now featured On Delta Airlines In-Flight Programming.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT BLAME BOBBY BARE:
“I can’t wait to hear more from Mahan. He’s got the vocal chops, the writing, and the humor to pull them off. Take a listen to this, you’re going to love it!”--Music News Nashville

“Rich Mahan’s solo debut Blame Bobby Bare is fun and sometimes just goofy (“Mama Found My Bong,” “Rehab’s For Quitters”), but it’s the soulful “Favorite Shirt” with back-up vocals from Bekka Bramlett that will stick with you.”–Sun 209

“Screw all that mush mouthed ‘in the tradition of’, ‘influenced by’ and all that bio page garbage the talent impaired over rely on. Mahan owns it. This stuff was injected in his DNA and it’s time some props were given by someone other than Bobby Bare Jr. Meanwhile, these are mostly originals that were just as influenced by Shel Silverstein as Bare, but because Mahan gives it his own voice it works and it never feels derivative… Insidious, contemporary outlaw to the max.”–Midwest Record

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Kim Grant
http://KGMusicPress.com

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