The International Red Carpet Awards for Independent Artists is August 2023, in Holland. I will be performing here in the USA at that time and won't be able to attend or perform on the TV Show there this year. However, I will be near a phone and a computer to Skype-in, if need be, during the international broadcast.
I don't know how good my chances are at winning anything at this show, but I am very humbled just to be nominated…SEVEN TIMES.
On Saturday, February 24, 2023, several of the performers on the 66 Kix Tour were taken to Tulsa, Oklahoma for a photo shoot and some filming for the tour's documentary.
Tour producer Sam Sibala brought performers Elzie Hickerson, Joesf Glaude, Andrea Easton Esparza, Matt Damon, Becky Sparkman, Nova Sharp and yours truly to The Mother Road Market on 11th Street (Route 66) in Tulsa for some photos at the big Route 66 mural on the building.
We packed up and moved to the Pearl District on Route 66 for some shots at a great little vinyl record shop called Josey's. Several shots of the artist were taken as we looked over some classic albums that helped us for our individual music styles.
Our little caravan then stopped at Tally's on Route 66 for some lunch and few tunes provided by Matt Damon.
We ended the day at Davis Ward's Studio 66 where we participated in interviews and played our original songs on film for the tour's documentary.
I am only allowed to show you a few photos--the rest will have to wait for later!
The Mother Road Market
L-R" Matt Damon, Becky Sparks, Andrea Easton Esparza, Tom Davis, Elzie Hickerson, Nova Sharp, Joesf Glaude
Davis Ward's US STUDIO 66
Sam and the Camera Crew
Tom Davis
Becky Sparkman
From Tulsa's Pearl District
"SIXTY-TWO" is now available worldwide and at www.tomdavismusic.net/music-and-merch on this website!
These songs were recorded and produced at Hilltop Studio in Nashville, TN by Adam Knight and arranged by Duncan Mullins except for London Fog. which was produced by Kevin Knowles in Bartlesville, OK.
These songs were originally a collection of tunes recorded as just vocals and guitar over a 40-year period when I had to pretty much leave music to help raise seven children.
After a very relaxed audition on Friday, January 13, 2023, Tom was informed by Sam Kix, the organizer of the Kix 66 Tour, that he had been selected as a performer on it. One of the dates Tom will play is Saturday, June 17, 2023, at the Coleman Theater in Miami, OK.
The purpose of the 66KixTour, is to pay tribute to songwriters and musicians, in each of the eight states that Route66 traverses, honoring musical legends while showcasing a new generation of gifted artists. The tour will be a monthly concert at various Route 66 destinations, such as concert venues, roadside cafes and restaurants, as well as tourist attractions on the Mother Road and the tribute songs will be sung by the best of local musicians and vocalists in each state. For example, the Oklahoma Edition will honor legendary songwriters, Leon Russell, JJ Cale, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, etc.
The series is providing a new platform for local songwriters to perform original songs, that are captured on Video and Audio recordings allowing us to generate new 4K video content for a new local digital channel for entertainment and will generate an entertainment and an economic stimulus to Route 66 rural communities. www.66kixtour.com
Thanks, Sam Kix! It's official: I have been asked to audition for a national tour on Route 66 www.66kixtour.com . My audition is Friday night at Big Shots on Monkey Island near Grand Lake, OK. My performance will be filmed and viewed by tour executives.
WOW--We recorded three songs in one day! Thanks. to Adam Knight, President of AOK Records, for producing this album at Hilltop Studios in Nashville, TN. The songs came out as I expected them but, might keep one of the songs as an instrumental and finish the vocals later (Perhaps on the album SIXTY-THREE?).
Here are some photos:
Arrival at Hilltop
This is the legendary men's room where it is rumored that George Jones got sick, Waylon Jennings decided to get straight, and Johnny Cash had a word with the Lord.
This is the entrance area to Hilltop Studio.
The first song of the day is being tracked.
Meet The Band!
Christmas is great but going back to Nashville's Hilltop Studio to record with producer AOK's Adam Knight is a very close second!
We will re-record "Long Distance, Give Me Heaven" and update a crowd favorite at live shows "Cedar Key" for those of you who enjoy music inspired by Jimmy Buffet.
Unfortunately, the family is staying in Oklahoma for this visit, but my Constantine Records labelmate, friend and pastor to the IHRA, Randy Ferrell, will do his best to keep me out of mischief.
WOW! Tom has been nominated in several categories for the International Red Carpet Awards Show 2023 in the Netherlands!
We filmed THE GAME at the historic Constantine Theater in Pawhuska, Oklahoma--right across the street from The Food Channel's Pioneer Woman. The theater was built in 1914 as an opera house where the greats such as Enrico Caruso performed. The theater is being upgraded and it still plays host to musical acts and comedians as well a opereatic, ballet, symphonic and theatrical performances. I call it HOME. See More......