Our two previous albums got to #2 and #11 on the Folk DJ chart and our most recent single release went to #2 on the same chart this past January. We were lucky enough to have some of those songs recorded by other artists, win us the Wildflower Songwriter Contest in Dallas, and help us to become finalists three times in the Kerrville New Folk Contest. Our past albums have consisted of all-acoustic productions with a fair number of very serious songs. Two singles from the record have already been released to Spotify. This album is an exciting change of direction for us and will be released to terrestrial AAA, Americana, and Blues radio on February 4, 2022. We just finished recording a new project called Double Down on a Bad Thing. Though we have not made a fortune in the music business, we feel blessed to write, perform, and record only the music we really love. She and I are known on stage as The Twangtown Paramours, and we’ve written songs, performed live, and produced records since 2010. I am lucky to be married to my favorite singer, MaryBeth Zamer. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today? Hi Mike, so excited to have you on the platform. Pelton is also a founding member of the NYC-based band The Cringe.Today we’d like to introduce you to Mike T. Pelton also served periodically as the substitute drummer in the CBS Orchestra on Late Show with David Letterman during regular drummer Anton Fig's absences. Since 2007, Pelton has been regularly appearing as the drummer on Daryl Hall's internet concert series Live from Daryl's House. Shawn is also the longtime drummer in the house band for Saturday Night Live. Shawn has recorded with artists such as Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Natalie Merchant, Ingrid Michaelson, Billy Joel, Van Morrison, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Pink, Shakira, Kelly Clarkson, Five For Fighting, Michelle Branch, Regina Spektor, Tears for Fears, Citizen Cope, Matisyahu, Jonatha Brooke, David Byrne, Edie Brickell, Marc Cohn, Richie Havens, Joan Osborne, Hall and Oates, Odetta, Pavarotti, Phillip Phillips, George Michael, Carly Simon, Dixie Chicks, Chris Botti and Buddy Guy, and has played on several Grammy winning albums for artists including Ray Charles, The Brecker Brothers, Shakira, Shawn Colvin, Les Paul and the Hank Williams tribute album with Bob Dylan. He has recorded with a wide range of artists and has been a first call player since moving to New York in the late 1980s. Shawn Pelton is an American drummer and percussionist.
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