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Sean Patrick McGraw
Sean Patrick McGraw's last name is no doubt familiar to country fans,
but if he has his way, his music will soon clearly distinguish him in
country-music circles.
In spite of the fact that the New York native, along with his band, has logged more than a million miles, the seasoned artist is still considered a newcomer on the national country circuit. However, these days he's making faster career progress than ever, thanks to the fact he's now signed with Little Engine Records, yielding some airplay on country radio and currently celebrating the debut of his new video for “Dollar Ain’t Worth A Dime” on Country Music Television.
The clip was unveiled on CMT on May 15, and the tune, which was written a little more than a year ago, the Nashville-based McGraw has said, still carries a timely message in today's economic climate.
Sean Patrick McGraw garners critical acclaim
In his own view, the singer-songwriter describes his sound as "something like Lyle Lovett singing Springsteen songs while wearing Dwight Yoakam's hat." And following the 2005 release of his critically acclaimed CD dubbed Songs for Saturday Night, he hit the road nonstop to take his music to country fans where they live, and in the process, he's managed to earn respect among his fellow songwriters as well.
As evidence, his song titled "Fiona," which is about a heart-breaker of a gal, won top honors at last year's Independent Music Awards, first place at the American Songwriting Competition and at the Mountain Stages New Song Festival, as well as being named finalist in the International Songwriting Competition and the Mid Atlantic Song Competition.
Hailed by one esteemed Music Row critic/columnist hailed as "the classiest country rocker I've heard all year," the "Fiona" track, along with other cuts from McGraw's Songs For Saturday Night release, are featured in the short-length documentary titled Ten Days on Tour, which aired on CMT in 2006.
Nashville-based singer-songwriter lands opening slots on Toby Keith's tour
More recently, the one-time Nashville Star semifinalist has scored a stint as the opening act for country superstar Toby Keith on his America’s Toughest Tour. In particular, McGraw will open Keith's shows on June 20 in Indianapolis, ind.; June 26 in Tampa, Fla.; June 27 in West Palm Beach, Fla.; and June 28 in Jacksonville, Fla.
But don't expect McGraw to be one of those openers that country fans don't mind missing, for his live show's garnered acclaim from hard-to-impress critics, including the Los Angeles Times, who wrote that his recent Stagecoach performance delivered "a zeitgeisty brand of country-rock that confirmed why he did well on the show. His tenor is strong and befitting of the bar-brawler ruckus that so many of his younger peers are working in right now.”
For more info: Official Sean Patrick McGraw Web site, Sean Patrick McGraw on MySpace and CMT Artist Page: Sean Patrick McGraw.
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