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LILLI LEWIS’ MY AMERICAN HEART: THE BLUE EP

Lilli Lewis - My American Heart: The Blue EP “Lewis’ single “My American Heart,” off her upcoming album, “Americana” demonstrates a caliber of genius… When Lewis hits the high notes, she personifies a contemporary Jessye Norman if folk rock had been her genre.”
– The Grateful Web

New Orleans singer / songwriter Lilli Lewis quietly released her timely track “My American Heart” on Dec. 7, and performed it the next night for the Movement Voters Project’s Georgia Fund benefit which included Mandy Patinkin and host Faith Salie. MVP raised funds directly for grass roots groups on the ground to help flip the Senate blue in the two Georgia runoff races.

Musical superstar Patinkin said of Lilli’s performance: “I was so deeply moved, Lilli, when you you sang… When I heard you, right from the beginning, it was like listening to light.”

Of her performance, Lewis says: “This year has been a real challenge, and a lot of musicians I’ve spoken with have been struggling with finding meaning in their work. The same was true for me at the start of the quarantine, but over the course of the year I’ve been invited to lend my voice to causes I care about, like masking for the sake of public health and working towards cultural equity in the music industry. So it was an absolute honor when asked to sing on behalf of a MVP, a national organization that goes out of its way to fund grassroots organizations who pound the pavement for voter turnout, especially for my home state of Georgia, where the results of the upcoming race could prove so critical for the well-being of millions.”

Throughout her career, the folk rock diva has promoted the radical decency that can inspire connection in a deeply divided nation. Lewis has been balancing working on her eagerly anticipated new album “Americana” with “My American Heart” as the single, and serving as a music industry voice for diversity across genres. This fall, she presented a Louisiana Red Hot Records-sponsored showcase for the Country Soul Songbook Summit, and spoke at the Thriving Roots Americana Conference’s Black Equity panel.

“My American Heart” features Lewis on piano and vocals; Wade Hymel on acoustic guitar and drums; Dr. Jimbo Walsh on bass; Gina Forsyth on fiddle, and Dave Easley on lap steel guitar. Cover Art provided by Nonney Oddlokken of Thread|Paper|Glue.

Hear Lewis perform her single for the powerful finale of Kennedy Center’s Arts Across America series: “New Orleans Voices on Social Justice” filmed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation Center.

Street Date: 12/18/2020
Listen on Apple Music

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ROLAND GUERIN’S “28 DAYS”

Louisiana Red Hot Records #28DayChallenge & Roland Guerin Single “28 Days”
Inspired by Epidemiologist’s Universal Masking Plan

New Orleans epidemiologist (and bass player) Dr. MarkAlain Déry shared his inspiration with Louisiana Red Hot Records for a 28 day universal masking plan to flatten COVID-19 rates, and got the #28DaysChallenge rolling. Fresh off a “Mask Up” Masks for America benefit single release with Dr. Déry and his station WHIV-FM, Louisiana Red Hot Records commissioned label artist Roland Guerin to write and produce single “28 Days” and accompanying lyric video to help raise awareness for universal masking.

Guerin was Allen Toussaint’s longtime bassist and Dr. John’s final music director, and he brings their spirit into “28 Days” — a song as hopeful as it is funky with musical nods to his mentors with inspiration from Prince. The #28DayChallenge international kickoff date
is December 1, and all are invited to share the video and encourage universal masking to give us what we need to join the countries that have flattened COVID-19 rates.

“When the pandemic hit, the first thing I did was figure out what to do to protect my family, friends and loved ones,” Guerin says. “Doing something that not only will help me, but by me doing it will help somebody else — this is important to me. And to think
that if somebody else did the same thing, well, there’s a certain vibration that’s there that is very strong and resonates deep in my soul.”

“This is the same kinda feeling that I got when writing the song “28 Days.” Coming up with a lyrical message with melody, harmony and a rhythmic vibration that will hopefully resonate with many people,” Guerin adds.

“If everyone were to wear masks for 28 days, the rates of COVID-19 would decrease dramatically,” says infectious disease expert Dr. Déry, an international relief worker for decades. “Twenty-eight days are two cycles of the incubation period of the virus, which
is 14 days. Along with other interventions such as social distancing and hand washing, everyone wearing masks daily for 28 days can potentially impact the pandemic by limiting transmission of the virus, and get us closer to a more normal pre-COVID life.”

The #28DayChallenge encourages everyone to spread the word that if we all mask together for two full cycles, we have a chance to knock the virus down.

“I’ve seen and experienced firsthand here, and from touring all over the world, people showing care on a day-to-day basis through masking,” Guerin said of why he was inspired to record 28 Days after hearing Dr Déry’s COVID-19 masking suggestion.

The Red Hot label family of artists believes that music is the universal language that can spread the message to heal humanity, with 28 days of consistent masking. As the song says: #LetsDoThis.

READ MORE: Offbeat Magazine

28 DAYS LYRIC VIDEO

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MASK UP! COVID DOWN! VIRTUAL CONCERT FOR MASKS FOR AMERICA

On Saturday, Aug. 1, Louisiana Red Hot Records, in partnership with WHIV
FM 102.3 and OffBeat Magazine, will broadcast a MASK UP! COVID DOWN!
concert on 102.3 FM and stream on LRHR’s Facebook Live to raise funds for
Masks For America, a nonprofit that has given over 250,000 free
FDA-certified masks to frontline heroes. MASK UP! COVID DOWN! will air
from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Central.

Louisiana Red Hot Records Label General Manager & Head of A&R Lilli Lewis
is curating the roster for MASK UP! COVID DOWN!, with acts from Roland Guerin and Glen David Andrews to Grammy Nominees Tank and the Bangas, Sean Ardoin and Dwayne Dopsie.

Lewis has co-written and co-produced the MASK UP! benefit theme song to debut 8/1 and spread the word to mask up, protect one another and help eliminate the virus so lives will be saved and live music can get rolling again. Pre-sales are available now with proceeds from the single going towards the cause.

WHIV-FM Founder Dr. MarkAlain Dery, infectious disease specialist for two decades, is also working with the City of New Orleans on his Mask Up initiatives to help flatten the curve as Louisiana becomes a hot spot again.

MASK UP! COVID DOWN! benefit tee shirts will be available from OffBeat Magazine’s merchandise store, and MASK UP! COVID DOWN! masks will be sold at Dirty Coast to raise funds for Masks for America, and remind everyone to care for each other by masking up to bring Covid-19 down.

You can donate directly to Masks for America at: https://www.gofundme.com

ROLAND GUERIN’S NEW SINGLE HICKERY DICKERY

Roland Guerin Stands On The Edge Of A New Time In New Song “Hickery Dickery” – OffBeat Magazine

New Orleans singer / songwriter / producer / bass wunderkind Roland Guerin reminds us in his new single produced in quarantine “Hickery Dickery” [Louisiana Red Hot Records] that “With nothing said, we’ll be blin-dead” if time runs out.

Guerin’s musical and songwriting chops were honed in his years touring with the legendary Allen Toussaint, who gave his longtime bass player the lyrics to “Stick to the Basics” after hearing his riffs for the song.

The Toussaint-penned track was part of Guerin’s critically acclaimed album “Grass Roots” celebrated at the New Orleans Jazz Museum in a February record release party, before Coronavirus shut down the music industry.

In addition to being in Toussaint’s band, Guerin was the bass player and music director for the legendary Dr. John, touring with him internationally for years. Of their inspiration, Guerin says: “Allen Toussaint and Dr John always wrote about
inspired truthful things and instances.

A year ago, an older gentleman told me that when he was growing up, he and his peers looked to the musicians to find direction in what was happening in the world, and looked to them for inspiration… he then looked me straight in my eyes and asked: “What are
you gonna do?”

I responded, “It may not be as widely known, but I’m doing it.” Guerin comes by his songwriting naturally, his Creole grandfather was a zydeco musician who wrote a song popularized by Boozoo Chavis: “Paper in My Shoe” — the hit that put zydeco music on the map. Roland’s mother also played bass, his father sang and his uncles were musicians.

“Hickery Dickery” is his warning and glimmer of hope for our turbulent times, in the best tradition of songwriters who reflect back what’s happening in the world, and offer a roadmap out if we listen to our hearts.

ROLAND GUERIN’S GRASS ROOTS

Solid As A Rock: Roland Guerin Is Not Waiting For A Stamp Of Approval
– John Wirt, OffBeat Magazine

Dr. John music director and bassist Roland Guerin is exploring a new musical chapter. Drawing from a wide spectrum of genres, Guerin’s latest release Grass Roots displays a singular style driven by stories told through multi-layered melodies, rhythms and expressive lyrics in the range of Steely Dan, John Mayer, Sting and Peter Gabriel.

Roland Guerin found his way back to his musical roots while recording and touring with the masterful Allen Toussaint from 2009 until his passing in 2015. Having collaborated with many legends from Marcus Roberts to the Blind Boys of Alabama, Roland’s debut solo release was dubbed “a literal piece of art” by JazzReview.

Now integrating Americana folk melodies, blues, zydeco, African rhythms, and rock with jazz soloing and orchestral arrangements, Grass Roots’ tender eloquence reveals Guerin’s formidable chops not just in his playing, but in his choices.

Ibanez Artist Feature | Roland Guerin on WGNO

DEBUTED AT #5 ON ITUNES JAZZ CHART

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