Amber Rae Dunn's New Song "Barbershop" is About Her Life Working In her Father's Barbershop and the Characters She Encounters.
"Barbershop" is Amber Rae Dunn's first release this year. Her plan is to release one single a month for the next ten months. An album will follow in the fall/winter with each song and possibly one or two bonus tracks.
Working with Nashville Producer Billy Smiley, Dunn enjoys captivating listeners by inviting them to join her in a very personal autobiographical style and approach to her songwriting. Amber Rae Dunn's unique style of traditional country is something she calls "Arkansas Delta Country" which describes her love of that classic Memphis Soul sound.
Amber Rae was born and raised in the Arkansas delta alongside other deltas of the great Mississippi River and understands the hard times still present in these areas. Dunn will tell you first hand, "There's something in the water around here." By combining two prominent styles from these areas, Amber hopes to bridge that gap of poverty and sorrow by uplifting her listeners with stories from her childhood and weaving them into catchy memorable melodies that reach deep into your soul and bring out your inner love for the world around you.
"This project combines Memphis Soul with Arkansas Delta Country to provide a deep window into the humanity we all share in our daily lives with a groove that'll have you tapping your toes and singing along before you even know what hit you!" -Amber Rae Dunn
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About Amber Rae Dunn
Nominated for both Female Vocalist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year in 2018 by the Tennessee Music Awards Amber Rae Dunn and her band “Amber Rae Dunn and the Mulberries” have an infectious way of captivating their audiences and making them feel like part of the show. Since the release of her first original album “Arkansas Line” in 2017 recorded with two time Grammy award winning producer Mark Goodman & Andrew Cabigao at MGP The Studio featuring Rex Wiseman of the Oak Ridge Boys amongst others, Dunn has performed fearlessly on every stage she’s set foot on.
After winning NASH Next Top Regional artist for the Mid-South last year, Jessica Northey (a digital consultant with Finger Candy Media and one of Forbes Top 50 Power Influencers) said, “I love how Pure Country [she is]. It’s one of the biggest things missing in country music these days. The country part!” Amber has opened for big name country acts such as Gary Allen, Radio Romance, Jordan Davis, and the Rhodes Show. Through these experiences she’s learning more and more each day about the demand this industry can have, but if anyone is up for the challenge it’s Amber.
She’s currently held title as Memphis Songwriters Associations Vice President for two years and Co-Hosts a songwriter showcase in Memphis each week called “Meet Me in Memphis” at South Main Sounds while working part-time as a visiting teacher with the Delta Arts since graduating Memphis College of art back in 2012 with a degree in Sculpture. When asked why she moved from Nashville to pursue her music in Memphis she says “for one I feel more creative here, these are MY people and two, well who’s the King of Memphis Blues? B.B. King. Who’s the king of Memphis Rock n’ Roll? Elvis Presley. Now who’s the queen of Memphis country? …Amber Rae Dunn!” and that’s exactly who she plans to be!
For more information on Amber Rae Dunn, please visit her website.
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