INSIGHT Magazine September 2015 | Page 12

Music INSIGHT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X08ycU3cf2w cover of the Black Crowes' "Hard to Handle," the audience cheers in appreciation - a tough reaction to get from folks who are sitting down to dinner. "When I heard their music, I knew I'd love to come play for this band," said Jones. "I understood where the emotion came from, it didn't have anything to do with their plans to do this or do that." The band's plans have become big, though, with a recently released music video for "Sweet Lady Blue," a re-tooled track from the band's first CD back when they were still Amberson-Baggett, which helped propel the band to #5 on CMT's "Most Popular Artists" rankings at CMT. com in late July. booking live shows. With DJs in faraway places becoming familiar with the band, opportunities to travel should open up, according to Michael Baggett. Next up is a two-month, nationwide radio campaign to introduce new regions to the band's music and cement a foundation for "Say we do well in Biloxi, we'll go play Biloxi," he said. "It's the next step up for playing live." September 2015 INSIGHT