Michael Lawson

Here are the liner notes for each track on the record:

Higher

Michael Lawson-Vocals

Will McFarlane-Guitar

Justin Holder-Drums & Percussion

Brad Kuhn-Keyboards

Jimbo Hart-Bass

Produced by Jimbo Hart

Engineered by Spencer Coats at Fame Recording Studios Muscle Shoals, AL

Mixed…

Change will come and Still to far to Go were the middle songs of the second six.

Change will Come was written about the political unrest in the country. The bridge line is key to the intent and vibe of…

Lighter load was a pivotal tune in the development/making of Tennessee River shakedown.  At the time, I was struggling to figure out what to do with the six songs I had just tracked at FAME with Jimbo Hart producing.  I…

We had originally scheduled to record the final 6 songs of the record in May of 2023, but plans changed and everyone had a bunch of scheduling conflicts (that is, everyone but me).  Sometimes those kinds of things work out…

Tears and Whiskey was one of the final 2 or 3 songs written for the record. When we started the session, the goal was to record a 6 song EP with Jimbo producing. But after we tracked the first six…

Not Alone is the third song on Tennessee River Shakedown. Like many songwriters, I get really excited about just about every song that I write and demo.  But this one felt special to me from the start.  Some songs just…

Half a mile from Heaven is the second track on the record and the second song that was written for it (we break that trend with the album's third song).  I actually wrote the song front-to-back instrumentally while driving myself…

Higher is the lead track of the record and also happened to be the first song that was written for it.

I wrote the song's skeleton driving back from my then girlfriend's house (the good news: She's now my wife!).  

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Hi Everyone!

Long time, no see! I'd like to think that there's a good reason for my lack of posts of late, but there really isn't. After all, we're all busy, aren't we?

Anyhow, a quick update from me about…

Hey Everyone!

Happy Summer!

Long time, no see! 

I wanted to take a couple of minutes today to provide you with an update about all Michael Lawson music happenings since the release of Side 2.  Needless to say, it's been…

The moment that you listen to Side 2 the first thing that may strike you (outside of the vocals, of course) is the quality of the musicianship.

This post is to intended recognize the folks who made this record what…

One of the things that I am the most proud of with this record is that I was able to pull this off in spite of lots of obstacles.. 

But even though I wrote and produced the songs (and worked…