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Singer-Songwriter Performs Dress Rehearsal for Music
Industry Crowd By: Edward Morris (CMT) Braving an unseasonably cold evening rain, reporters, friends and supporters of Carolyn Dawn Johnson convened at Nashville's Belcourt Theater Tuesday (April 13) to hear the Canadian singer-songwriter preview material from her forthcoming album, Dress Rehearsal. Johnson, who wore a black vest and faded jeans, fronted a tight, five-piece band and relied on the emotional force of her music -- rather than stage antics and bubbly rhetoric -- to keep the crowd's interest. "Most of these songs have stories behind them," she said, after opening the show with "Simple Life," her current single. Introducing the album's title cut, she continued, "The reason I wrote this song is because I believe that in life you just get one shot." With that, she moved into the lyrics that conclude "time is irreversible/This ain't no dress rehearsal." Setting up "We Talked," Johnson explained, "It's all about some irritation in a relationship and how important it is to talk about it." Of the 12 songs on Dress Rehearsal, Johnson co-wrote 11. continued » |
