365 Songs in 365 Days from chriscrocket.com.Entertainment Editors NEVADA CITY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2001 Chris Crockett, a singer/songwriter from Nevada City, California Nevada City is the county seat of Nevada County, California, USA, 166 miles (267 km) northeast of San Francisco. In 1900, 3,250 people lived in Nevada City, California; in 1910, 2,689 lived there. The population was 3,001 at the 2000 census. has created quite a stir on the internet. His project, www.chriscrockett.com, is featuring a different original song each day of the year 2001. 365 songs, 365 days. All 365 songs were written or co-written by Chris during his 44 year song writing career. Featured are songs which were recorded by several major pop and country artists, as well as "unheard gems" dating all the way back to the early 60s. By year's end, Chris will have released 26 CDs of original material, one CD every 14 days. Is he Crazy? Yes. Is he an undiscovered Genius? Only time will tell. Each of Chris' songs are available as a free download for one day only, then "retired." Songs from past days are available on CDs for sale at the website. So far this year Chris has released 16 CDs, each containing 14 songs. Earlier in 2001, Chris had a Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern radio hit with "The PG&E Song," a humorous look at California's energy crisis. His latest single, "The Ballad Of Thom Staser" is another humorous "epic" song about a Northern California man who elected to demolish his house against the orders of the City Council. Chris has completed close to 500 songs in a number of styles: folk, folk rock Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and Canada around the mid-1960s. , country, children's, spiritual, rock, pop, surf, even light jazz. His grandfather, father and uncles are credited with being the first group to bring country music to California (The Crockett Kentucky Mountaineers). Chris is a member of NARAS NARAS National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy awards) NARAS Navigation Aids, Radar and ARPA Simulation (UK maritime course) , The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. Established in 1957, The Recording Academy is a U.S. , was a staff writer for legendary producer Snuff Garrett Snuff Garrett (born Thomas Lesslie Garrett on July 5, 1939, in Dallas, Texas) is a retired American record producer whose most famous work was during the 1960s and 1970s. His nickname is a play on Garrett's Snuff, a brand of smokeless tobacco. , and has written for major artists (Brenda Lee Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American pop singer, who was immensely popular during the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1960s she had more charted hits than any other woman, and only three male singers/groups (Elvis Presley, Ray Charles and The Beatles) outpaced her. , Larry Mahan, Donnie Brooks), independent artists, motion picture soundtracks and radio commercials. As a member of the Crockett Brothers Band, Chris recorded two classics for Del-Fi Records, "Mother May I Go Surfing" and "Fastest Car In Town." New versions of both songs will appear on the website this summer. For more information on Chris, and to hear today's song, visit www.chriscrockett.com. As Chris says, "come for the novelty, stay for the music." Chris has media packages available by request, please write to: chris@chriscrockett.com. |
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