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Artist
Kevin Deal
12+ albums
americancountrytexas
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“There must be something in the water: Kevin Deal is yet another serious Texas-based singer/songwriter. He’s in the Steve Earle/Joe Ely mold, both in terms of style and gambler’s instinct.” — Billboard Magazine Time was – and not so long ago--that country was strictly working man’s music. Working women, too, of course--and we’re talking hard work here. Knuckle-busting, foot flattening, slow-to-get-up, work that has ya leaving (and returning) home in the dark in a dinged-up pickup truck that’s actually used to haul things. And then, figuring out which overdue bill gets paid next. Yep, time was it was working man’s music – in Kevin Deal’s case, it still is. Deal, a Lone Star State stone contractor who put his musical dreams on the back-burner for more than a decade while he busted tail 24-7 to keep his growing family sheltered and fed, has drawn yet another stellar batch of hard-scrabble country tunes from his blue collar experiences for RAW DEAL – Deal’s first live CD. Raw Deal, includes two brand new heart-felt singles, Hard Times and I’ve Got To Believe. Deal just keeps getting’ better and better. Much like a blues-ier Steve Earle, he’s managed to incorporate the lessons of the classic C&W masters with a driving rock sensibility to come up with his fifth straight set of majestic, to-the-bone musical treats. When he was a kid, Deal’s family bounced around a bit, but they finally managed to settle down in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for the long haul in 1975. Along the wa
