The singer and songwriter of country
music known as Curtis Lee Putman has released his latest official
single, “#TallInTheSaddle (When I Ride).” The track has been
proudly published by CLP Music Productions and Tallinthesaddlerecords
independent music labels, outside the control of the corporate music
industry. An instant country classic in the making with smooth
natural baritone vocals and gritty storytelling, “#TallInTheSaddle”
is evidence that the American country music tradition is alive and
well in artists like Curtis Lee Putman.
Curtis Lee Putman, who is sometimes
billed simply as CLP, cites as main artistic influences Hank
Williams, Waylon Jennings, Kiss, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Cash, and
Jimmie Rodgers. His own music blends modern country cues with classic
kick-drum, fiddle, guitar, and a blues influence. This unpretentious
manner in which Putman sings extends also into the themes of his
lyrics. Asked whether he writes his own songs, CLP remarks that the
songs are written “by my experiences in life … My truth, you
might say.”
A born musician, Curtis Lee Putman has
been making music since childhood.
“Music has been my indulgence, my
escape, and a passion of mine for my entire life,” he writes.
Curtis Lee Putman was born and raised
in Kalamazoo, MI, home of the world-famous Gibson Guitar Company and
a hotbed for American music since the early 20th century.
Putman found his musical calling in country music and in the blues.
His music often crosses boundaries, however, and his songs can be
found cataloged variously as country, alternative country,
country/blues, and occasionally just alternative.
“I just play music,” Putman
replies, “the good kind, the universal language of everyone.
Because really, we’re all saying the same thing.”
Asked to describe the major themes of
his “#TallInTheSaddle” single, Putman says:
“When the fight gets the hardest and
you're not sure if you can make it to the end, that's when to rally
all the strength you have because it's almost over.”
“#TallInTheSaddle (When I Ride)”
arrives hot on the heels of “It's Over,” Curtis Lee Putman's
other popular single published on the same record label. Remastered
versions of other past favorites including “One More Dance” and
“Curtis Lee's Blues” are set to release later this summer.
Curtis Lee Putman's music is in radio
circulation and he has been interviewed on Jango, iHeart Radio, and
Tapdetroit.com, syndicated on the Radio365 network, nationwide on FM
and Internet radio.
“#TallInTheSaddle (When I Ride)” by
Curtis Lee Putman available online worldwide 23 June 2016.
“#TallInTheSaddle (When I
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