ARTIST: Will Hawkins
TITLE: Ghost Town
LABEL: Southside Records
GENRE: Pop
BITRATE: 170kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 36m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-10-00
RIP DATE: 2007-05-23
Track List
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1. Forgiveness 3:40
2. California 3:09
3. Johnstown 4:33
4. Big Time 4:11
5. As Good As It Gets 4:22
6. Save Me 1:24
7. Ghost Town 4:05
8. In My Heart 3:46
9. C'mon Now 4:39
10. May The Road... 2:13
Release Notes:
Contrary to popular belief ,Will Hawkins was not born in Nashville, Lubbock or
on the side of some dirt road in Wyoming. He and his smooth, dark, moody twang
were actually born on the banks of the Hudson River in the historic and haunted
village of Sleepy Hollow, NY, home of the Headless Horseman and a crumbling Ford
Motors Factory and is contributed to the old Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and
Waylon Jennings records his parents played around the house as he grew up.
Hawkins' new release, Ghost Town includes the web radio hit Johnstown, which has
already been downloaded over 5000 times and has received nationwide airplay. His
earnest and compelling songwriting style and passionate live performances have
often been compared to John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle and
Johnny Cash.
Johnstown was written after an emotional USO sponsored performance at Walter
Reed Army Hospital in DC. The song tells the tragic, yet inspiring story of how
an injured Reservist returns home after his tour of duty in Iraq and comes to
terms with how his injury and experiences on the battlefield has changed his
life forever.
ôYouÆre gonna watch me bleed to what what you need, but baby IÆm Aliveö
Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha was so moved and inspired by WillÆs song
that it was incorporated in his re-election campaign rally in Johnstown this
past fall which was televised nationally and attended by ex-senators Max Cleland
and Bob Kerrey, Governor Edward Rendell and Murtha himself.
His solo debut, NEXT STOP BEDFORD AVENUE (2003) was hailed by critics and fans
alike as a powerful, melodic and insightful recording. He toured extensively
through the North America received support on college and AAA and later took the
U.K. by storm with airplay on BBC-2, BBC-4 and many web radio networks.