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Driving South

by Highway 61

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Walk On Water
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Bad Day
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Baby Where'd You Stay Last Night
4.
Black Magic
5.
Midnight Train
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Breath Away
7.
Stranger 04:43
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8.
Downtown Girl
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Supernatural Monkey Child
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Breathe

about

Highway 61 - March 2023 West Coast Tour:
Fri 3/17 - South Bay Customs, El Segundo
Sat 3/18 - Dollhut, Anaheim
Thurs 3/23 - Whisky au-go go, Hollywood
Fri 3/24 - DiPiazza’s, Long Beach
Sat 3/25 - Old Town Pub, Pasadena
Sun 3/26 - Off Sunset Festival, Silver Lake

Highway 61 is a Los Angeles-based blues-rock ‘n’ roll band whose debut album was recorded 30 years after the band broke up. And it only took a worldwide pandemic, a near-fatal bout with Leukemia, and the death of their mentor to make it happen…

In summer 2022, the foursome reconvened for the first time in decades at Kitten Robot Studios in Los Angeles with producer Paul Roessler (The Screamers, 45 Grave, Nina Hagen) to make Driving South, which mixes doses of The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty with dashes of The Black Crowes and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The band ripped through the entire album over a few weeks, finally tracking fan favorites like “Baby, Where’s You Stay Last Night” and “Supernatural Monkey Child,” alongside brand new song “Black Magic.”

Driving South also salutes Highway 61 mentor Alan Mirikitani, a.k.a. blues guitar master BB Chung King, who sadly passed away in 2015. “Walk on Water” and “Breath Away” feature unreleased solos Mirikitani recorded with the band in 1992. In an incredibly emotional reunion, “Walk on Water” also features Mirikitani’s daughter Alana Mirikitani on backing vocals joining the two artists on an album for the first time.

credits

releases April 7, 2023

Frank Meyer – Lead Vocals, Guitars
Andy Medway - Guitars
Mike Knutson – Drums, Percussion
Russell Loeffler – Bass, Vocals

Special Guests:
Alan Mirikitani – Lead Guitar on “Walk on Water” and “Breath Away”
Alana Mirikitani – Backing Vocals on “Walk on Water”
Kellie Rucker – Harmonica and Backing Vocals on “Bad Day”
Paul Roessler – Keyboards

All songs written by:
Frank M Meyer, Cheetahman Music, BMI / Andrew Medway, BMI
Michael Knutson, BMI / Russell Loeffler, ASCAP

Produced by Paul Roessler
Recorded at Kitten Robot Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Mastered by John “JJ” Watt
Layout/Design by Glenn Robinson

This album is dedicated to the music and memory of Alan Mirikitani. Big thanks to Alana Mirikitani and Kellie Rucker for helping us carry on his legacy through our music. Extra special thanks to Paul Roessler, JJ Watt and Malibu Lou!

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