To be perfectly fair from the opening paragraph on the main page, George had his portion of this article ready far longer than I. Love to George!

Steven West 
By Jim Weaver 

Ladies, lookie what I found for you. Steven West, he's one of those tattooed singer/songwriting bad boys who can belt out a tune that just might melt your heart. As I was listening to his music I had this sneaking suspicion that this young man felt a Rock-n-Roll calling at one time, but found his true passion in his country roots. Guess what, as I was reading through his bio, my suspicions were confirmed. Born and raised in a small town in New Jersey... WOW! There's an association you don't hear very often, country artist from New Jersey! But I digress. 

West resides where he belongs now in Nashville of course, sharing his music with his fans each and every Wednesday through Saturday evenings at World Famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge. Steven West is a star in the making, it even states on his myspace that he's very close to a major record deal. Just think you can say you heard it here first.

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Ralph Parker - A High Price For Low Livin’ 
By George Peden

It’s that time of the month. That time when Jim Weaver, CSO’s intrepid powerhouse editor, gently chides me for a Waiting in the Wings piece. So with a sense of prevailing urgency I went looking for someone who meets the charter of talent waiting just off the main stage.

Enter Ralph Parker. 

As I rifled through a pile of review waiting CDs sitting neatly and nicely in a corner, I flung that, threw this, and sorted, disappointingly, through the hopefuls who had sent music along in the trust of a favorable word or three. Ralph Parker drew my interest. It proved to be a good choice; he’s certainly one artist who deserves more than a mere mention. 

Spreading his talent across the great divide, Australia and Nashville, Parker is back with his fourth CD (I’ll be surely chasing the others) called A High Price For Low Livin’. Out on Universal Sound Records and produced by T. Jae Christian, the album is simply, in two words, surprisingly fresh. 

With 12 tracks on board, three self-penned, the album is a showcase for Parker. (He only inked his record deal with Universal in 2006). The album sweeps across rockier moments – “A High Price (for low livin’)," “Somebody’s Gonna Get Hurt”, and the guitar-charged and fiddle-led “Burying Bones By The Dozen,” onto mellow cuts like “Sweet Perfume” and the understood ache of “An Old Valentine”. 

With a clear, moody and melodic made-for-country voice; Parker is a definite wings waiter who impresses. 

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