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The Alt Root Top Ten For May 24, 2023
In a musical tribute Langhorne Slim honors Canadian songman Gordon Lightfoot with a cover of “Sundown”. The tune lands in the #1 spot for the weekly Top Ten on Wednesday May 24, 2023 joining a new single from Sara Petite who speaks on the joys of “Forbidden Fruit” with a cut from her upcoming (06-09-23) release The Empress. Bettye LaVette returns with the semi-self-titled LaVette! (06-16-23), making the chart with “Hard to Be Human” alongside British Columbia singer/songwriter Bran Sanders with the single “Fire in Them Hills” and The Comancheros remembering a sad time in a beloved old truck with “The Day George Jones Died” on the 10th anniversary of his passing. Second generation Rockers come together when Duane Betts welcomes Derek Trucks in for the recording of “Stare at the Sun”, a track from Duane’s upcoming (07-14-23) release, Wild & Precious Life. SoCal dark Americana troubadour Luther Black crafts songs that match his desert homeland, much like the current single, “Black and Blue”, from Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts. Classic Country sits down at the kitchen table as Patterson Barrett welcomes Buddy Miller in for “I’m Pretending” from the upcoming (06-16-23) release I Just Can’t Call It Quits as Ryan Curtis talks of a “Codependent Heart” from his upcoming (07-14-23) release, Ain’t Ever Easy. For his contribution to Mental Health Awareness Month, songwriter Ron Pope delivers “You’re OK” as a reminder and source of inspiration for those struggling with their minds. The profits from the single will benefit Musicares and Mental Health Awareness as the cut shows the exit on this week’s chart with a message for the weekly Top Ten on Wednesday May 24, 2023.
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The Alt Root Top Ten For The Week
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Sundown – Langhorne Slim (single available on Dualtone Music Group)
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Sundown – Langhorne Slim (single available on Dualtone Music Group)
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Forbidden Fruit – Sara Petite (from the album The Empress available on Forty Below Records/JTMMUSIC)
The Empress by Sara Petite will be available on June 9, 2023
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Forbidden Fruit – Sara Petite (from the album The Empress available on Forty Below Records/JTMMUSIC)
The Empress by Sara Petite will be available on June 9, 2023
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03
Hard to Be a Human – Bettye LaVette (from the album LaVette! available on Jay-Vee Records)
LaVette! by Bettye LaVette will be available on June 16, 2023
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Hard to Be a Human – Bettye LaVette (from the album LaVette! available on Jay-Vee Records)
LaVette! by Bettye LaVette will be available on June 16, 2023
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Fire in Them Hills – Bran Sanders (single available as a self-release)
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information
Fire in Them Hills – Bran Sanders (single available as a self-release)
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information
05
The Day George Jones Died – The Comancheros (single available on Treehoss Records)
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The Day George Jones Died – The Comancheros (single available on Treehoss Records)
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06
Stare at the Sun featuring Derek Trucks – Duane Betts (from the album Wild & Precious Life available on Royal Potato Family)
Wild & Precious Life by Duane Betts will be available July 14, 2023
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Black and Blue – Luther Black & The Cold Hard Facts (single available on DA Records)
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Black and Blue – Luther Black & The Cold Hard Facts (single available on DA Records)
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I’m Pretending feat. Buddy Miller – Patterson Barrett (from the album I Just Can’t Call It Quits available from So Fish Records)
I Just Can’t Call It Quits by Patterson Barrett will be available June 16, 2023
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I’m Pretending feat. Buddy Miller – Patterson Barrett (from the album I Just Can’t Call It Quits available from So Fish Records)
I Just Can’t Call It Quits by Patterson Barrett will be available June 16, 2023
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09
Codependent Heart – Ryan Curtis (from the album Ain’t Ever Easy available as a self-release)
Ain’t Ever Easy by Ryan Curtis will be available July 14, 2023
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Codependent Heart – Ryan Curtis (from the album Ain’t Ever Easy available as a self-release)
Ain’t Ever Easy by Ryan Curtis will be available July 14, 2023
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10 You’re OK – Ron Pope (single available on Brooklyn Basement Records)
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