Grammy-Winning Indie Label Single Lock Records To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Series Of Historic Concerts In Muscle Shoals, AL This November
Featuring Single Lock Artists Past And Present Including Blind Boys Of Alabama, Erin Rae, The Kernal, Prescriptions, Duquette Johnston And More
Series Kicks Off With Special Tribute To Donnie Fritts Featuring John Paul White, Spooner Oldham, The Secret Sisters And Others
October 27, 2023: GRAMMY-winning Southern music label Single Lock Records has announced a series of historic, one-time-only concerts celebrating its tenth anniversary in its geographic and spiritual home of Muscle Shoals, AL next month. The "for-musicians, by-musicians" (Billboard) indie label will kick off the series with a special evening celebrating the legacy of Muscle Shoals songwriter and Single Lock recording artist Donnie Fritts on November 11 at Ernest Barber, led by John Paul White and featuring Spooner Oldham, The Secret Sisters and many others. The celebration continues with a show at the Shoals Theater on November 24, headlined by the Blind Boys of Alabama, and a Rock N Roll “Free For All” at the Lava Room on November 25th with performances by The Pollies, Speckled Bird, Caleb Elliott and more. See below for a complete line-up for all three events.
This past September, Single Lock Records was the subject of a tenth anniversary panel discussion at Americana Fest, where label owners and musicians Reed Watson, Ben Tanner and John Paul White revisited highlights and lessons from a decade at the helm, and discussed the past, present and future of Muscle Shoals music. Earlier this year Single Lock once again returned to the Grammys where The Blind Boys of Alabama performed and were nominated for Best Americana Performance. To date, Single Lock artists have earned five Grammy nominations, with Cedric Burnside’s ‘I Be Trying’ winning for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2021. According to the Bitter Southerner "Single Lock, as a noun, a commodity, a philosophy, is a collection of great music from all influences and sensibilities, music made without narrow boundaries, without dollar-focused directives, and with 100% artist integrity at its core.”
November 11 @ Ernest Barber
Tickets here
Lineup:
John Paul White
Spooner Oldham
The Secret Sisters
Billy Swan
Andy Baxter
Adam Morrow
Caleb Elliott
Jay Burgess
Daniel Crisler
Thad Saajid
McKenzie Lockhart
Duquette Johnston
November 24 @ Shoals Theater
Tickets here
Lineup:
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Billy Allen + The Pollies
Erin Rae
The Kernal
The Pine Hill Haints
Joe Garner
November 25 @ Lava Room
Tickets here
Lineup:
The Pollies
Thad Saajid
Caleb Elliott
Exotic Dangers
Duquette Johnston
Speckled Bird
The Prescriptions
Tickets to all events can be found here.
About Single Lock Records
Single Lock was dreamt up in 2013 and in the time since, they’ve released nearly 40 records that don’t fit neatly into a specific category. Based in Florence/Muscle Shoals, Alabama, a historic place that values great songs and great musicians, Single Lock strives to gather and release an interesting and accurate collection of the best of Southern American music. Their roster of artists is a diverse, eclectic set of accomplished musicians with something to say and the skills to say it.
Single Lock is committed to the growth of their community and artists through strong relationships, sensible partnerships and--most of all-- great music.The team is made up of musicians, business people, creatives and dreamers that go the extra mile to bring you exceptional art. In 2020, Single Lock opened an office in New Orleans, Louisiana. They also responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by establishing the Advocacy Fund for Alabama Musicians, distributing over $10,000 in no-strings-attached relief grants to Alabama musicians (so far). Single Lock Records is distributed worldwide by Secretly Distribution.
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