Second Cup Cafe: Whiskey Falls

The Country/Rock Band Performs Songs From Their New CD "Whiskey Falls"

(CBS)  When Whiskey Falls sings, it's four-part-harmony bliss in the country/rock genre.

Although the band is fairly new, collaboration and original songwriting have come naturally for them. They performed songs from their self-titled album "Whiskey Falls" on The Saturday Early Show's Second Cup Café.

In the song "Last Train Running," the harmonies are clean, sharp and precise, which is evident whether you are a country fan or not.

"I’ve been brought to tears a few times on stage by just how special the music is, how amazing the harmonies are," said lead singer Seven Williams.

Williams and band member Wally Brandt go way back to playing music during their youth. With the help of Wally's twin brother, Bill, they eventually co-founded a successful film and television music production company, where they created themes and original songs for big network shows.

With a drive to take their music to the next level, the band headed to Nashville, the Mecca of country music, where they co-wrote songs with country stars Don Schlitz ("The Gambler"), Frank Myers ("I Swear"), and Stephanie Bentley ("Concrete Angel").

Encouraged by friend Cliff Downs, Brandt and Williams decided to finally write their own songs.

They formed Whiskey Falls with Buck Johnson, a native of Shady Grove, Ala., whose talents scored him gigs with Matthew Sweet and Shawn Mullins as well as backing the Doobie Brothers on a live album.

In addition to playing the guitar, keyboard and mandolin, Johnson teamed up with Carlos Santana and co-wrote Santana's recent single "Just Feel Better" on his album "All That I Am," featuring Steven Tyler on vocals. Other co-writers on the song included Jamie Houston and fellow Whiskey Falls band member Damon Johnson.

Damon Johnson (no relation to Buck) completes the band as lead guitarist. He was formerly the lead singer of the southern rock band, Brother Cane.

"I’m lucky to even be singing harmonies with these guys, and I’m not just blowing smoke," Brandt said. "They’ve all got such natural voices. As far as writing, the ability to vocalize just about anything we dream up makes the process that much easier. The harmonies are just huge."

[slg58]

Great sound and harmony. Lyrics were good and not forced. Somewhat Peter Laiosa -ish.

[jeannelw]

hey love my guys awesome performance as always
WHISKEY FALLS ROCKS !!

[libbyteach]

I have your cd. My son was killed by a train last Memorial Day. The cd has really helped me get through this rough time. Yes, it is a young band! Let them develope their style, they are awesom.

[goodlyfe]

SOMEBODY please find ProMusician a job - he''s obviously a highly qualified engineer needing some work!!!
I loved Whiskey Falls, they sounded fantastic on my TV, but then again I''m just a member of the record buying public. I don''t know about audio setup, but would
assume that would be the TV studio''s department

[jeannelw]

can you post the video clip soon for those that did not see it thanks

jeanne

[lisabt]

We here in Florida are big fans of Whiskey Falls! Would you please post the video of their other performance, "Last Train Running" and get them back on again soon during the week. That would be great!

[promusician-2009]

No, goodlyfe, it''s NOT the network''s/tv studio''s responsiblity to set up ANY band''s sound - that is what MIXING BOARDS are for, in the CAPABLE hands of a trained sound engineer or at the very least, a person who''s familiar w/your band''s sound needs. We are all welcome to our opinions; that''s why there''s a comment post; mine is one any pro worth his weekend gig pay would share, based on EXPERIENCE. Whiskey Falls'' sound is re-hashed, re-genred pop....The drummer''s face fell when he was left out of the naming of the members, which NEVER should happen - again, just try playing one song without a drummer, and you''ll never forget to include them again! Plus, their drummer is essential, due to the fact their bass player may as well not have even been plugged-in/turned on, for the little sound he produced. That 2 song exposure means 1 set of things to the public, QUITE ANOTHER set of things to music industry pros....

[goodlyfe]

o.k. promusician - maybe technically I wasn''t suppose to enjoy Whiskey Falls performance, but honestly I LOVED it! I even bought the CD on itunes today!!

[promusician-2009]

Good for you, goodlyfe, you''re EASILY pleased, but in the current economic state of our buying public as a whole, I''d advise music buyers to listen carefully before parting with their hard-earned dollars - remember the old wise saying, ''A fool and his money are easily parted.''

[newsstar0724]

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[bootsgrl]

Whiskey Falls was so good on the Early Show!! Wish they had played more--and wish it hadn''t been sooo early. Congrats to them!!

[jeannelw]

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