Artist description Blues played from the Christian perspective. Original music and lyrics.Imagine Randy Newman meets the Blues Brothers.

Music Style Christian Blues

Musical Influences Randy Newman, Muddy Waters, Curtis Salgado

Similar Artists Glenn Kaiser, Larry Howard, Darrell Mansfield, Muddy Waters, Rev. Gary Davis, John Lee Hooker, Curtis Salgado,Randy Newman, Mickey Newbury

Artist History Been playing the Blues since 12 years old.Gave his life to Christ in 1993 and started writing Christian Blues songs

Group Members Peter Thorpe

Instruments acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, harmonica, keyboards, and tambourine

Albums "Introducing Jesus Blues", "No More Blue Nights", "Jericho", "Concepts and Fragments", "Wasteland", "God's Country", "Nothing But The Blues"

Press Reviews review of the album "Jericho". Nashville Fats is a rarity in today's Christian music scene with no compromise lyrics, and prolific with a difficult music forum, the blues! Jericho is his third cassette in three years. After you listen to Jericho, you will truly know that blues is music from the heart.Read the Book - Jesus Don't Play instantly shows you just how outfront Nashville is as a songwriter. Most of the instrumentation (all played by Nashville) on Jericho is what you'd expect: an acoustic guitar, harmonica and his lead vocals. Fortunately he is very good in all aspects. The lyrics.... "If you're a songwriter searching for a hook, you only find it in the Book" are priceless as he bravely points out that other world religions are false (Amen!). He continues along the same vein lyrically by going straight into the Jesus Don't Play cap.You almost think you are at a live concert as he speaks between tracks. His expressive voice really hits home on Happy As a Man Can Be. I have reviewed all three Nashville Fats cassettes and my biggest gripe is that he has not replicated any CDs yet, yet he is able to crank out this great music at a record pace, so cassettes are fine. But sometimes it would be nice to be able to hit the repeat button because before you know it he breaks into American Hero - Ballad of Judge Roy Moore (Side A, Song 3). This track is really special as it has a unique chord progression, yet it's still clearly the blues. The lyrics are phenomenal as he sings of how our educational systems have been slipping since we took prayers and God out of our schools back in 1964. Nashville proudly tells us the story of Judge Roy Moore in his victory against the ACLU to keep the Ten Commandments on the Court House walls. You gotta love it! We have so few real Americans like Nashville left in this country.He is a Friend of Mine is simply beautiful and speaks of how our Savior died on the cross for us. Peter Thorpes' musicianship really shines on this track and the bass guitar certainly gives this song depth. The production is exactly where it should be on a blues album. It's tasteful and the digital transfer comes across quite clear considering it is on tape. Another argument for a CD (hint, hint) is Side One has to be forwarded so you can start Side 2, normally a big no, no as Side 2 should normally be shorter for convenience sake. Yet I'm sure there is a reason behind this as most artists want certain songs blocked together for lyrical meaning or continuity's sake.Side B, Song One starts off with Grace, a jamming track. The well-played lead guitar parts and piano give the album some variety and are very well done. Nashville can get away with as little production as he wishes as blues listeners only want to delve into the meaning behind his songs. A guitar and live mike for his vocals are good enough for most! What would Jesus do? reminds me of the song American Pie (A good thing because if you can write a good pop-ish melody, you will have a song most people will want to listen to and play again.) Nashville actually introduces the song To Be With You Jesus, a song you will really enjoy as it is unique and again melody-strong which seems to me is difficult to pull off in a blues forum. J-E-S-U-S continues the Jesus fest. You have to admire a man who can sit down and share so openly about our Lord and Savior. We need to hear His name above all others and I wish more songwriters would use His name as often as Nashville does.I'd explain the lyrics on the GREAT song Marie Laveau, but I want you to hear it for yourself as it is too special to relay properly! All I can say is Nashville is a "must see" concert , folks, as you will walk away with a focus on our Savior and probably dazed and amazed :) The final track starts out with wind sound effects and Nashville reading scripture from Joshua, Chapter 6 explaining the story of Jericho. Again, few could get away with this as most listeners want musical projects with no interuptions, but this is literally a live Nashville show and if you've already listened this far you'll relish each spoken word. Lyrically he ends with, "and the walls came tumblin down"...Amen. Words from the past giving us advice for the future!All I can say in closing is Nashville keeps getting better and better! Everyone who listens to this man's music or perhaps comes across this review should write him and encourage him to put out a CD release of his greatest hits or fork out the $ to get a CD-R from him cause this music is truly wonderful! At the very least you will come away from Jericho wanting the new millenium to get here quickly so you can hear what Nashville has in store for us with his next project, cause there are two more cassettes waiting just around the corner.Paul Gentry, CMCA Staff

Location Nashville, Tennessee - USA

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