N SANTINI a handful of exclusive festival offers, and The Santini- Jensen Project was born. It then evolved into Tennessee Redemption, a band committed to creating and performing real American roots music without boundaries or boxes, in 2019 with its self-titled debut. The diverse yet focused album features eight original songs and two covers: Tom Waits’ “Come On Up To The House,” and Little Walter’s “Watch Yourself,” totally reimagined. Santini’s latest release, 2019’s The Longshot, takes listeners on a bit of a detour from the traditional blues highway on which he has logged so many miles. His musical influences and inspirations include such legendary rock artists as The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Allman Brothers Band and Creedence Clearwater Revival just as much as Little Walter, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. Here Santini ties his blues and rock influences together to deliver an
energetic, yet introspective album. Debuting at No. 7 on the Billboard Blues Chart, the CD won a Blues Blast Music Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Recently, Santini and his band have been focusing on their upcoming single, “Don’t Shake the Devil’s Hand,” another flavorful helping of his classic and southern rock-influenced blues. With a pre-pandemic schedule of more than 100 shows per year throughout the world, Santini has garnered multiple award nominations, festival headlining slots, and opportunities to perform on stage with the likes of Buddy Guy and Gary Clark, Jr. His well-recognized talents contributed to his becoming an endorsed artist for Honher Harmonicas in 2019. The endorsement was especially meaningful as Santini has been playing their harmonicas all his life, ever since that very first one all those years ago. More at brandonsantini.com.
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