Artist description Mix in influences of Bob Dylan with Lennon and McCartney with the vocal talents of a young Stevie Nicks and you get Tru Blu

Music Style Pop

Musical Influences Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Beatles,

Similar Artists Tru Blu

Artist History Formed originally as Blind Energy when Jim Hall and Anita Kearney came together to record a demo at the Rising Edge Studios in Raleigh, NC. With Brent Meeker on drums and David Ridgway on guitar, the demo featured four songs by Jim Hall. Due to favorable reviews, Jim and Anita decided to take the music live on stage, and was joined by Tim Norris on bass in January of 2001. Changing their name to Tru Blu, they made their debut performance at an open mic at Tir Na Nog in Raleigh January 13 2001. With the addition of Tim Norris, it gave Tru Blu not only a seasoned musician, but a talen- ted songwriter as well. Adding more songs to their set list, Tru Blu's second performance was at at the PourHouse March 17, of 2001. Utilizing the open mic forum, Tru Blu honed their stage perform- ance skills and continued to write more songs. In June, they were asked to perform at the Fete De La Musique in Carboro, giving them a chance to play in front of a larger audience than before. They played at Crowley's at Stonehenge in Raleigh the following month, as well as Mar's first open mic celebration in Raleigh. Recently, they have en- listed the talents of David Lee Jones as drummer and Bill McQueen on keys, and have played outside of Raleigh for the first time, making appearances at Rural Hall, and Wolf's Lair wine festival in Dobson. Tru Blu continues to write more songs, and to play whenever the chance is available. They hope to be in the studio this summer to re- cord another cd, and to release more songs. To book Tru Blu, please contact either Jim Hall at Blindenergy@aol.com or Tim Norris @ NorsongsT@aol. com.

Group Members Anita Kearney Lead Vocals/Tim Norris Bass, Vocals Songwriter/Jim Hall Guitar, Vocals, Songwriter/ Bill McQueen Keys, Vocals/David Lee Jones Drummer Vocals

Instruments Fender Guitar, Fender Bass, Korg Keys, Pearl Drums

Albums OUT OF THE BLU

Press Reviews Dark Star This is a pretty cool tune. Very ethereal. I really like the vocals; they are kind of mystical sounding. The reverb on the vocals is perfect. The overall mix is kind of dark and muted, and this keeps an audio "blanket" over the drums (drum machine?) and guitar (except the lead), but it seems in keeping with what the song is projecting. The lead guitar is short, but very fitting to the song. The melody is memorable enough to stick in your head, and that's a good thing. Overall, good job! Reviewed by: yelladog from Milton, New Hampshire (Review of the song, No More Lies)

Additional Info Tru Blu does shows with original songs mixed w/choice covers

Location Raleigh, NC - USA

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