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"The greatest singer on the planet to this day!"
- Gary LeVox, Lead vocalist of Rascal Flatts
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"One of the best soul singers in music. He gets
inside a song and turns it inside out. When you listen
to him sing, he makes every word sound important and
makes you feel as though he is singing straight to
you. I love everything he's done. He's a great singer,
a great artist, and a great man."
- Josh Turner, GRAMMY nominated vocalist
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER/SONGWRITER MARTY RAYBON
At Star Studded Nashville Music Garden Dedication
Nashville, Tenn. (September 30, 2009)—GrandVista
Music Grammy award winning singer/songwriter and country
music extraordinaire Marty Raybon, was amongst the
star “budded” line-up at the Nashville Music
Garden dedication ceremony Tuesday, September 28, 2009,
at the Hilton Nashville Downtown.
Shenandoah, the chart topping country super group, was honored,
amongst many other music legends, with a “Shenandoah
Rose Bush” at Tuesday’s ceremony. Raybon, founder
and former lead singer (1985 to 1997) of Shenandoah,
was present to accept this honor on behalf of Shenandoah.
During his time with the band, Marty led Shenandoah
to 22 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts,
including the No. 1 hit “Two Dozen Roses,"
among a dozen others.
“Although I am no longer with Shenandoah, those years
will always hold a special place in my heart,” Marty
Raybon states. “I was in great company yesterday
and I am thankful that the guys and I were honored amongst
some of the greatest legends country music has ever known...it
was truly a humbling experience.”
Nashville Music Garden is the first of its kind to appoint
rose bushes, daylilies and other flowering plants, in honor
of influential entertainment icons. Appropriately situated
in the heart of Music City at the Hall of Fame Park, the garden
is in the middle of a square formed by the following musical
platforms: Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, Nashville
Symphony, Hilton Nashville Downtown and Sommet Center. Honorees
included celebrity co-hosts of the ceremony Barbara Mandrell
and Lynn Anderson, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Reba McEntire, LeAnn
Rimes and hit songs “Pretty Woman” and “Purple
Haze,” amongst many others. For more information,
please visit: www.nashvillemusicgarden.com.
Raybon has continued to honor his music-making craft since
his mid-July signing with GrandVista Music. In lieu of the
season, Raybon will release an upbeat original holiday tune
(October 2009) that’s sure to be a household favorite.
The year 2010 will birth great music from Marty. He is scheduled
to release another extraordinary single (January 2010), noted
as one of his best to date, followed by a masterful CD. For
more information and updates, please visit: www.martyraybon.com.
GrandVista Music is a multi-entertainment company that also
represents Perry Danos, Shelean and Orchestra Mastrangelo.
For more information on GrandVista Music, please visit: http://www.grandvistamusic.com.
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For Artist Materials or Interviews, Please
Contact:
GrandVista Music
Tiffany Duquette | Publicist
tiffany@grandvistamusic.com | 615.329.4711
GrandVista Signs Marty Raybon -- (July
20, 2009)
It's a label that believes in producing new standards to
achieve the finest quality in recorded music today. So it's
no surprise that GrandVista Music is pleased to announce signing
singer/songwriter Marty Raybon to the Nashville based label.
“The opportunity and vision of GrandVista that I have
been given is a dream come true," says Raybon.
A seasoned and successful artist, Marty Raybon is the total
country entertainer. From bluegrass to southern gospel, to
the grass roots of country, Marty Raybon's career has spanned
over two decades and includes five #1 hits, a Grammy award,
and a CMA award. Raybon first made a splash in the country
music scene as Shenandoah’s lead singer from 1985 until
1997. During his time with the band, they produced hits including:
“Next to You, Next to Me;” “Somewhere in the
Vicinity of the Heart;" “Two Dozen Roses;"
"The Church on Cumberland Road;" and “Darned
If I Don't (Danged If I Do).” After a long run as Shenandoah’s
lead singer in the eighties and nineties, Raybon has most
recently been out on the road with his band “Full Circle,”
playing over a hundred dates a year to a dedicated fan base.
Marty Raybon will be the first in his genre to join the GrandVista
roster, which includes artists Perry Danos and Shelean Newman,
the GrandVista Recording Orchestra, Quaver, and Orchestra
Mastrangelo. "We're really proud to be signing Marty.
We've got great plans for him,” says GrandVista CEO David
Mastran. “I look forward to the grand scheme of the next
chapter in my life with GrandVista" adds Raybon. That
next chapter will include a country album, with a single slated
to release later this year.
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