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Welcome to Blue Standard Music and Blue Standard Artists in Stockholm, Sweden. Blue Standard Music is devoted especially to new country music songs inspired by traditional country music. |
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Blue Standard Music - Independent Classic Country Music Publisher and Record Producer |
History
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The Long gone Smiles Band, from Stockholm, Sweden, is a unique group which offers classic country music in the style recorded by artists
of the Golden Era of Country Music 1927-1957. The band performs on genuine acoustic and vintage electric instruments of the time and
features old style country harmony singing. The group members include some of Sweden's top country musicians playing a variety of instruments:
powerful fiddle, sparkling mandolin, whining Dobro and National tricone 1929 Hawaiian guitar, moanin’ lapsteel of the 40’s, bouncin’ guitars and poundin’
upright bass.
Michael Lindgren and Birgitta Adamson formed the group after winning a third place in the 2005 Jimmie Rodgers Talent Contest in Meridian, Mississippi,
where they performed “The Brakemen on the Memphis Train” - Lindgren's tribute song to Jimmie Rodgers. Their performance spurred a lot of media interest
and led to a feature on the ABC News show as well as live performances on several Meridian radio stations. The day after the contest the daily newspaper Meridian Star
sported the headline: “Couple from Sweden takes Meridian by storm.”
In September 2007 The Long gone Smiles Band was awarded best artist in the category "Pure Country Music" in the Swedish championships in country music.
The same year LGSB released its first CD-album: "Nashville" and has since toured the Swedish country music circuit playing country music festivals, theatre concerts
and other events. The band presents an uplifting and spiritual show that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. A multitude of classic acoustic country music instruments
are used, and the band mixes music with stories about country music, its artists and their lives. In 2007 the country magazine “Countrywood” wrote an article about the band
when reviewing the album “Nashville”: “The Long Gone Smiles Band is a prime choice for those who like traditional country music, with the difference that this album at the
same time feels much more refreshing, since it has been recorded with modern equipment in 2007.”
All LGSB songs are mixed and mastered at Art Vista Productions, Los Angeles.
LGSB gains its inspiration from the music and the powerful performances of Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams.
The band's name refers to Rodgers' and Williams' smiles, which are long gone - Only the music remains!