PRESS RELEASE BUDDY IVORY BAND TO RELEASE MUCH-ANTICIPATED DEBUT CD For immediate release: BALTIMORE,
MD — Buddy Ivory is proud to announce the potent, soul-shaking January
2009 release of the debut CD, Rough Cut, by The Buddy Ivory Band.
Helmed by Buddy Shoop and Ivory Sylvester, who are both six-string
wizards and singers, the band expertly lays down grooves that are
tastier than an all-you-can-eat buffet. Their songs, a kaleidoscope of
rock, country, funk and rhythm and blues, say more with less – they
ditch the pitch, and get right down to the sale. The band strongly
believes that seriousness has no place in music, and this is evident in
their songs. “Music should be fun. We feel that life is far too short
to sweat the little things, and the passion of our music reflects the
enjoyment and fulfillment we derive from it.” Fun is the mortar that
firmly holds the 10-song Rough Cut together, from the smooth groove of
“Shadow Play” to the B-3 flavored funk of “Nothin’ But a Thang.”
Accompanying Ivory and Buddy, who plays bass on eight of the songs and
handles most of the lead fretboard duties, is drummer Steve Parezo, who
also plays on eight of the songs, and will be joining the band live.
Bob Shade contributes additional stick work on “I’m Really Sad,” “You
Gotta Go,” and “Wait for Me.” Spencer Leckliter adds the bottom end on
“Wait for Me” and “Alabama Fighting Men,” and Dan Burbine rounds out
the lineup on keyboards. For many years, Buddy and Ivory paid their
rock and roll dues – with interest – at local venues in Washington, DC,
Maryland and Virginia. In the 80s, Buddy managed and played lead guitar
for the Southern rock band, Redeye, and Ivory played lead guitar for a
local group called Shatter, which won a battle of the bands contest. With
the pending release of Rough Cut, the band has landed a knockout punch
in their battle to recruit fans nationwide. No one is immune to their
highly contagious songs, which are skillfully penned and expressively
played. Or, as the band would say, “Our music is a cross between
traditional R&B, rock and roll, country, and down-home soul. It
MUST have a beat, and get you off your seat!”
To hear exactly
what the Buddy Ivory Band means, check out Rough Cut in March, 2009.
Or, if you can’t wait until then, visit them at www.buddyivory.com or www.myspace.com/buddyivory.
