OCTOBER 2 RELEASE DATE FOR TONI PRICE’S NEW CD, TALK MEMPHIS

ANTONE’S RECORDS SETS OCTOBER 2 RELEASE DATE FOR TONI PRICE’S NEW CD, TALK MEMPHIS

SOULFUL SINGER CHANNELS THE SOUL OF STAX/VOLT AND HI RECORDS ON NEW CD

AUSTIN, TX – Antone’s Records has announced an October 2 release date for Talk Memphis, the new CD from singer Toni Price that salutes the classic Memphis soul sound of such legendary labels as Stax/Volt and Hi Records. The new album will be distributed nationally by RED Distribution.

Toni Price recently ended her 14-year run of incredible Tuesday night shows (dubbed the “Hippie Hour”) at Austin’s Continental Club – which had become a weekly institution for the always-packed audiences – when the singer relocated to San Diego. On Talk Memphis, she squeezes every ounce of soul in her body into the songs, channeling the sounds and grooves that made those records so amazing, even to this day.

Produced by Derek O’Brien and Toni Price, Talk Memphis features songs by such Memphis writers as Jesse Winchester (the title track), Isaac Hayes/David Porter (“Leftover Love”) Booker T. Jones/Eddie Floyd (“Sorry About That”) and Don Bryant (“Ninety-Nine Pounds”), along with other tunes written during the classic R&B/soul years (Allen Toussaint’s “Mean Man,” Jeff Barry and Bert Russell’s “Am I Groovin’ U”), Ashford-Simpson’s “Runnin’ Out” and Oliver Sain’s “Poor Little Fool”). In addition, Price taps into four songs from her longtime friend and Academy Award-nominated songwriter Gwil Owen, as well a new tune from Austin’s Wendy Colonna, which meld perfectly with the older material to create a vibrant album that flows sweetly and soulfully.

Toni Price receives solid backing on Talk Memphis from some of Austin’s finest musicians, who obviously know their way around the blues and soul songs selected for the album, including “Frosty” and George Rains on drums, Larry Fulcher and Scott Nelson on bass, Anthony Ferrell on keyboards, Johnny Moeller on guitar and The Texas Horns (John Mills, Kaz Kazanoff and Al Gomez). Playing guitar on most of the tracks is special guest David Grissom (Joe Ely, John Mellencamp, Storyville), and Marcia Ball makes a guest appearance on piano for “Poor Little Fool.” Co-producer Derek O’Brien, one of Austin’s most in-demand guitarists, also adds his tasty, soulful guitar work on electric lead and rhythm throughout.

For more information on Toni Price, visit www.txmusicgroup.com

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