Wild & Blue  

Wild & Blue

Wild and Blue is the California-bred father/daughter duo of Steve and April Bennett, who take the time-honored tradition of family harmony into inspirational new territory. Steve writes insightful, personal songs, and he and April sing them with timeless emotional urgency. Steve and April—who dubbed themselves Wild and Blue in honor of the classic John Scott Sherrill song of the same name—have been singing together for live audiences since April was a toddler. In adulthood, April's aching, expressive voice has emerged as a powerful vehicle for Steve's songwriting on such striking originals as "Ain't Got Much Time," "Without Love," "Wedding Dress for Sale," "Being There" and "Looking At Me, Looking At You." Steve and April's organic rapport, as well as their innate sense of musical history, is further reflected on their iconic readings of a pair of John Fogerty's "As Long As I Can See the Light" and Kris Kristofferson's "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends." "I think that we're rooted in vintage soul and R&B as much as we're rooted in country," Steve offers. "That feeling, like the vibe of Elvis' '60s Memphis recordings, or Dobie Gray's country records, is something that we really love, and that we work really hard to convey. And we both love songwriters like Mickey Newbury and Kris Kristofferson, and we try to convey some of that feeling." "We're both musical history buffs, and I've always been in love with music that was created before I was born," April says. "The music that I listened to as a kid were artists like Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Roger Miller. To me, that music was so deeply felt and so emotional, and it always spoke to me. We're both very emotional people, and I personally can't sing anything that I don't feel. And we both have a great sense of urgency about the music that we're making together." Restless is the culmination of Steve and April's lifelong musical collaboration. Steve and April have been performing together for decades, sharpening their vibrant creative chemistry through years of live performance. Steve has been writing and performing since his teens, honing his craft in front of club audiences throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. When she's not singing, April has also established her talents as an actor, director and makeup artist in the world of live theatre. Steve and April recorded the 11-song R

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