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In 1999 Memphis Bluesman Preston
Shannon was in the running for three Grammy nominations stemming from his third
record "All In Time", which was produced by Willie Mitchell. Quite a feat for an
authentic Soul Blues singer these days. It looked like Shannon could possibly
crossover into the coveted B.B. King-Thrill-Is-Gone/Robert Cray-Smoking-Gun
mainstream success echelon. Then something remarkable happened...nothing. There
was no follow up record to keep momentum. The iron grew cold. Shannon kept
playing, ever solidifying his musical prowess on the Memphis concert scene
(named "Entertainer of the Year" countless times by the Merchants Association of
world famous Beale Street) but no further recordings until now.
Blessed with a raspy Bobby
Womack-like voice and able guitar fingers, Preston was originally born in Olive
Branch, Mississippi. Shannon's family moved to Memphis when he was eight.
Shannon cut his teeth with a local bar band called Amnesty, followed by other
Memphis-area bands while working days at a hardware company. But he became a
full time musician when he scored a spot in Soul great Shirley Brown's band. It
wasn't until 1991 that he put together his own band and began playing the clubs
on Beale Street and other hot spots. In the early 1990s, he was discovered
playing a blues club by producer Ron Levy who brought Shannon to Rounder
Records. "Break The Ice" came in 1994 featuring the Memphis Horns and it made
certain the live magic of Shannon's show carried over to the studio. Next
Shannon was fitted with legendary Hi Records producer Willie Mitchell (Al Green,
Otis Clay & others) and delivered one of the best Soul Blues records of the
past 25 years. In fact it is ranked #8 on Blues Critic's "Greatest 100 Soul
Blues & Southern Soul Albums 1980-2005". The record was also considered for
Grammy Nominations. In 1999 came "All In Time", again with Mitchell, and further
accolades were heaped upon this new artist- the next big thing? Fast forward
through an inexplicable 7 years to his brand new CD "Be With Me Tonight", which
picks up right where he left off.
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