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Nashville, TN – Grammy® Award-winner and singer-songwriter, Shelby Lynne, will perform two new songs as the character of Stella Raye on the August 9th episode of the hit Lifetime Network series, Army Wives. The new songs, “Beat The Blues” and “Like A Fool,” were written and performed by Lynne.

“Beat The Blues” and “Like A Fool”, were recorded during sessions for her upcoming album due in 2010 on Lost Highway. Lynne’s previous album for the label, Just A Little Lovin’, was an homage to the late, great Dusty Springfield and was released in January of 2008. Just A Little Lovin’ received raved reviews from critics and was the subject of features in such publications as The New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, No Depression (cover story) and a segment on CNN Headline News.

Army Wives is the highest-rated series in Lifetime’s history. The show follows the struggles, dreams and friendships of a diverse group of women – and one man – living with their spouses and families on an active army post. 

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It has almost been a year since Just a Little Lovin’ was released but the phenomenal album was still a regular in several Best Of lists for 2008. Below is a comprehensive catalog of the well-deserved recognition Shelby Lynne received for her masterpiece:

ALL MUSIC GUIDE – Favorite Albums of 2008

WFUV - The Year on Vinyl: Best of 2008
#1 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

My favorite album of the year comes with authentic wear and tear. It's analog all the way -- recorded to tape, old-school-style, with Phil Ramone at the helm. The sparse arrangements really allow Lynne's vocals to own the spotlight.

AMAZON - Top 100 Customer Favorites
#27 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin’

AMAZON - Best Folk of 2008
#10 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin’

NO DEPRESSION - Top 40 Albums of 2008
#7 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE - Our Favorite Albums
#1 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE - Favorite Albums of 2008
#6 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

NEWARK STAR-LEDGER - Top Pop Albums of 2008
#9 Shelby Lynne, Just A Little Lovin'

Alt-country singer-songwriter Lynne takes songs recorded by the late Dusty Springfield ("I Only Want To Be With You," "The Look of Love," "Anyone Who Had a Heart"), reduces them to their essence, and makes them sound like heart-to-heart, late-night conversations.

DALLAS MORNING NEWS – Top 10 Concerts of 2008

#6 Shelby Lynne at Granada Theater, April 17

Ms. Lynne can do the drama. But she did it with an almost nonchalant flair, all the while keeping the audience entranced. She sang her compositions as well as cuts from her tribute to Dusty Springfield, Just A Little Lovin'.

ADVANCE PUBLICATIONS – Best Albums of 2008

#6 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

ORLANDO SENTINEL – Best Music Albums & Shows of 2008

Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

Lynne and producer Phil Ramone combine for an elegant, understated collection of Dusty Springfield songs that's a highly evolved tribute.

CAPE COD TIMES - Best CD's of 2008
#2 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

Lynne is one of the era's great pop vocalists, and here she takes on the Dusty Springfield songbook. So much of this breaks your heart with its beautiful sadness.

EAST BAY EXPRESS
#1 Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

Far from being a phoned-in effort, Lynne's latest does Dusty Springfield's legacy proud.

CITY PAPER - Baltimore Top 10
#8 Just a Little Lovin'

THE REPUBLICAN - Best Albums of 2008
#6 Just a Little Lovin'

SONIC BOOMERS - 10 Favorites of '08
Shelby Lynne, Just a Little Lovin'

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Shelby Lynne's performance at the XPoNential Festival in Wiggins Park is only weeks away and we want you to know about an "early bird" ticket offer that is only valid until Monday, June 30. To purchase your tickets at the discounted rate, please follow this link.

4-Day Festival Pass
WXPN Members - $30 (reg. $40)
General Public - $40 (reg. $60)

Daily Tickets (Fri-Sun)
WXPN Members - $12 (reg. $17)
General Public - $20 (reg. $25)

Kids (ages 2-12)
Just $5 per day (anytime)


Shelby Lynne performs on Sunday, July 13th, on the River Stage from 6:20 - 7:10 PM. For a full schedule of the weekend's events, click here.

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From the LA Times...

Covers albums have become the easy road back for many singers who have faded from public view: Take songs many people know, apply a voice familiar from other contexts, and you have a passable formula for success. Grammy winner and rebel country star Shelby Lynne isn't one to take it easy, however, as she proved Tuesday at the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood.

Lynne's upcoming release, "Just a Little Lovin'," is a tribute to Dusty Springfield, whose power, nuance and warmth made her one of the indelible voices of the postwar era and perhaps the greatest white soul singer ever. The English pop legend is a natural role model for the Virginia-born Lynne, who began her career in country two decades ago but has followed Springfield's path toward greater and greater eclecticism.

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A decade ago, Shelby Lynne was living as the proverbial Nashville misfit.  Highly talented, promising but hard to categorize, this young performer intent on fortifying her artistry, felt the constraints of the Nashville system.  She did well, winning critical acclaim and the respect of all who heard her country-soul voice.  She released a great (and ahead of its time) swing album, (Temptations, 1993) on the label Morgan Creek that went belly-up before the album could show its potential.  "I was frustrated by the Nashville way of record-making," says Shelby.  "I wanted to include more of my soul and pop influences."  So she went back home to Alabama where she spent days writing songs and planning her next career move.

I Am Shelby Lynne is a knock-out, intimate, turbulent album, titled from a note written to Shelby's manager.  Produced by Bill Bottrell, the 10-cut disc is a true rare find.  Lynne has written some of her most beautiful melodies sketching narrative stories about pain, inner turmoil, lost love and injustice.  "Every song is about my true feelings.  Pain.  Loneliness.  Being cheated.  Loss.  This is a record about my acceptance of me," says Shelby.

The album kicks off with "Your Lies", a big Southern pop production reminiscent of Phil Spector, full of strings and indignant sadness.  Then In a seamless move, "Leavin", a soulful and moving tribute to her R&B influences (the only tune written solo by Lynne) reminds us of what we all love about 70's soul music.  Next, we are hit hard by the rockish, guitar driven "Life Is Bad", a heavy, Poe-ish poem Lynne says, "she wrote in ten minutes."

There are fluid, soul grooves on "Easier", "Gotta Get Back" and "Why Can't You Be" all updated takes on Memphis and Muscle Shoals that display her indebtedness to the passion of soul-queens like Aretha Franklin and Dusty Springfield.  "Lookin' Up" is a fine example of what real traditional country songs should consist of, influenced by the great melodies written by Jimmy Webb (Wichita Lineman, Galveston).  "Dreamsome" is a pop ballad that shows an almost vague, explosive example of the perfect love affair.  "Where I'm From" is pure country-soul with sentimental Alabama homegirl pride, and the closer, "Black Light Blue" is a slow introspective and spooky number that shows us Shelby's jazzy ability and adoration for the Billie Holiday and Chet Baker days.

Lynne and Bottrell went to Memphis to add strings with George Del Barrio and the Memphis strings.  Del Barrio'' sensitivity and touch add a classic feeling to this album reflective of early Van Morrison.

"I wanted to make a whole record that would last as a great piece of work.  Something I loved.  I even listened to this record and it feels good to me every time," says Lynne.

I Am Shelby Lynne is a landmark album by one of the purest voices in any genre of music.

The Annotated Shelby Lynne

Your Lies- "It was written about a relationship that had just ended.  I always write from real experiences, never fantasy."

Leavin'- "I wrote this one a while ago.  It's probably suitable for a lot of women and men in the world."

Life Is Bad- "This is a poem I wrote in ten minutes that just kind of fell on the paper.  I remember not feeling much hope and pretty trapped when it came to me."

Easier- "It's a song about cheating, a busted love affair, told from a scorned women's point of view."

Gotta Get Back- "A pure, goofy, love song."

Why Can't You Be- "I think it's a good question.  Why can't we just be?"

Lookin Up- "My sister and I decided as songwriters a while back that Hank Williams wrote "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" because he was.  "Lookin Up" is real and sad to me because I felt like this when Bill Bottrell and I wrote the song."

Dreamsome- "It's about going to a place with your lover only the two of you know about."

Where I'm From- "I grew up in the country- the rural, hot and sticky South Alabama with 200 people.  The closest city was Mobile.  I knew nothing but pine trees, land, livestock, my little sister, my parents and music.  I wanted to draw a picture of Alabama without showing a tourist brochure."

Black Light Blue- "This song came with the confusion of living.  What is it about?  It' s about the light in life we seek, is really a cloudy mess.  There is only one explanation for this song, and it's your own, when you hear it.  For me, it's just about how living hurts."