J. C. Martin (Singer/songwriter/producer/arranger and lead and back-up vocals, acoustic and electric guitars). Contributing musicians include: Ernie Joseph Orosco (guitars and back-up vocals); Cory Orosco (bass, keyboards and back-up vocals); Jay Pinkus (guitar); Jason Ball (guitar); Brad Barclay, Teddy Madl, Tina Stefens and Darrell Devlin (drums); Keith O'Malley (keyboards); Lois Mahalia, Shalonda Young, Michelle Williams, Andrea Buchanan, Shakira Baly, Devera Edwards, Melissa Gunther and Darrell Devlin (back-up vocals). Mark Parson (violin). Bill Flores (pedal steel).
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Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show, Black Crowes, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Leon Russell, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Elvis Presley (we wish).
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In a poll of prominent music journalists in December, 2007 "ONE BEER" from the album, "O' California", was selected SONG OF THE YEAR for 2007 by music journalist, Chuck Eddy, a senior music editor at Billboard Magazine. For seven years Chuck was the music editor of the Village Voice in New York City............In his annual poll of the best albums of the year, Billboard's Chuck Eddy ranked "O' California" as the 31st best album of the year and "O' Santa Barbara" as the 35th best album of the year for 2007. Keith Gordon of Rolling Stone magazine ranked "O' California" as the 29th best album of the year and "O' Santa Barbara" as the 30th best album of the year for 2007...................NEWEST ALBUM......"O' Los Angeles" is recorded, mixed and mastered. We just have to finish the artwork and then manufacture the album sometime in 2008.
....."O' Santa Barbara" was officially released June 5, 2007........................
BLACK ANGEL JUKEBOX IS ON THE AIR Black Angel will be changing songs on a regular basis so that our friends will be able to hear songs from all four albums that we have recorded within the past four years. We have added another website Black Angel Jukebox (see under our top friends) so that you can hear songs from all four of these albums........."Real Music for Real People", "O' California", "O' Santa Barbara" and "O' Los Angeles"................
HISTORY Black Angel began in Santa Barbara in 1999 with the same lineup it has now, but with the addition of Audrey Turner (currently and previously with the Ike Turner Review and now Mrs. Ike Turner) as a vocalist and Ronnie Turner (only son of both Tina and Ike Turner) on bass. The band was originally called The Prophets and played in major Los Angeles and Santa Barbara clubs such as The Roxy, Jack's Sugar Shack, Luna Park and the Wildcat Lounge. The Prophets released one CD, "The Prophets EP", in 1999. Since then the band has released three full length albums, "13 Stories" and "Real Music for Real People" and "O' California". The band has currently recorded three new albums ('O California, 'O Santa Barbara and 'O Los Angeles). The 'O California album was released in December, 2006. Black Angel has played shows at such Southern California clubs as B. B. King's Blues Club, The Coach House (San Juan Capistrano), Paladino's, Rusty's Surf Ranch, The Cat Club, The Creekside Inn, the Martini Lounge, The Tryst, SRI (Studio Instrument Rentals) Showcase, The Musicians Institute, The Scientology Celebrity Center and The Tryst. Black Angel's new album, 'O California, is a mixture of rock 'n' roll, country rock, pop and country tunes in the vein of Hotel California, Exile on Main Street and the Beatles White Album. Black Angel has received acclaim with music producers, record company executives, management companies, club owners and fans. Please have a listen to the latest music from Black Angel. If you want to hear more of Black Angel, go to www.Garageband.com and look under Black Angel Band or go to CD Baby under Black Angel. There are free downloads of some very good Black Angel songs on Garageband.com and the albums can be purchased for $9.99 each on CD Baby or garageband. Black Angel has recorded some new duets with Audrey (Mrs. Ike) Turner including covers of Rolling Stones songs for the new "O' Santa Barbara" album released on June 5, 2007..........RADIO PLAY...............Black Angel can be heard on Live 365/Radio Wall of Sound (UK), Music Promotion Station (The Netherlands), X Radio (Austin, Texas), Broadcast Asylum (Chicago), Rogue Radio (Boise, Idaho), University of Illinois at Chicago Radio (DJ John), Spirit of The Blues- 92.3 FM (Australia), Night Moves Show (Manchester, UK), Hippo Radio (UK), Hot Rocks Radio, Tornado Valley Radio (Wichita, Kansas), Byte Me Radio (Andalusia, Alabama), Radio Free Bakersfield (California), Westfield Radio (Ohio), Open Mike Cafe (Michigan), Radio ZRO (Belgium), KCSB/Music Soup (Santa Barbara, CA), Hillbilly Heaven (University of South Carolina radio), WLVR-91.3 FM Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Bandstand Philippines, Helsinki Blues Cafe, Kill Radio, Preying Lizard Music's Chill Pill show, Octane 365, Blues Nation, Kansas City Online Radio, MusicDistributors.com, JDs Musical Alchemy, The Promise and on numerous other broadcasts and podcasts around the world.
