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Kansas based WC Edgar moved to Nashville in 1989 to become an artist. He
wound up playing steel guitar for top artists who include Alan Jackson,
Ty England, Marty Haggard, BB Watson, LeRoy Van Dyke and Opryland USA.
He counts among his friends, other artists that include Tracy Lawrence
and Daryle Singletary with whom he learned the ropes of the business.
WC, who admittedly doesn't play by Nashville's rules, is now looking for
his own deal and recorded this 3 song promo that includes a guest
turn by his friend Daryle Singletary.
WC Edgar writes all his own songs that fall
into the traditional country vein, drenched in stone country fiddle and
weeping steel, and he possesses a deep, rich baritone very reminiscent
of that of his friend Daryle Singletary or Trace Adkins. WC not only
handles the vocals and steel guitar duties, but also plays acoustic
guitar.
Two of the songs revolve around heartache.
"Vegas" has an uptempo two-stepping melody that belies it's melancholy
tale of a down-on-his-luck rodeo cowboy mourning his lost love. The
swaying shuffle, "Mirrors Don't Lie" is an aching ballad of heartbreak
and regret over a shattered relationship. The third song, "Red, White &
Black" is a mid-tempo patriotic song, minus the chest thumping jingo-ism
that the more recent spate of 'patriotic' songs have leaned towards, and
this one instead makes a case for unity.
WC Edgar's songs are well written country songs
that easily stand up with the best of anything that came out of the
neo-traditionalist era from artists like George Strait, Randy Travis,
Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence and even WC's good friend Daryle
Singletary. He also possesses a voice that can easily match any of them
and he's an extremely accomplished musician. He's thus far had a bit of
success in that some radio stations picked up the cut "Mirrors Don't
Lie." Let's hope it's the first step towards WC getting that deal,
because he's an artist well worthy of being heard by a far greater
audience.
On TheWeb: http://www.wcedgar.com
AnnMarie Harrington TakeCountryBack
February 2004
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