Godwin, Grimes, Sawyer rown release CDs
The West Virginia native released his Big Loud Records debut, "Family Ties" last year. Recorded at Echo Mountain, an Asheville, N.C. studio, Godwin and his band the Allegheny High returned to Echo Mountain to reimagine eight songs from the album, stripping things down and putting a new spin on each track.
The track list is:
"All Again"
"Another Leaf"
"West Of Lonesome"
"Two Weeks Gone"
"Miner Imperfections"
"Dance In Rain"
"Willing And Able"
"The Flood"
Luke Grimes, known for acting in "Yellowstone" and "American Sniper," put out his self-titled debut on Mercury Nashville. Grimes adopts a more traditional approach to his music. Dave Cobb produced the set.
Veteran band Sawyer Brown is out with "Desperado Troubadours," which Blake Shelton produced. The group formed in 1981 in Florida and had hits with "Step That Step," "The Walk," "Thank God for You," "The Boys and Me," as well as the band's anthem: "Some Girls Do."
More news for Charles Wesley Godwin
- 06/12/26: Godwin, Flores get personal on "Hey There Son"
- 05/19/26: Godwin announcees The Christian Name Tour
- 05/15/26: Godwin digs deep on upcoming record, "Christian Name"
- 05/05/26: Gossett, Godwin team up for tour
- 04/27/26: Godwin is "Better That Way"
- 09/26/25: HARDY, Whitcomb, Godwin, Shires drop new sounds
- 09/12/25: Godwin goes lives, releases three songs
- 07/15/25: Godwin delivers HomeTown Sessions
CD reviews for Charles Wesley Godwin
Sometimes the best, most universal songs come from intensely personal perspectives; it's proof that we all go through the same stuff, whether we realize it or not. Charles Wesley Godwin has apparently been through the wringer over the last several years, including the stillbirth of his son in 2024, and he's promoting this new album as a redemption, a back to basics song cycle that hits upon loss, love, faith and doubts over the course of its dozen tunes, turning those specifics into ...
If "Live From the Steel City" is indicative of a typical Charles Wesley Godwin concert, then it's safe to say you get your money's worth at such an event. Clocking in at just under two hours, Godwin somehow manages to keep the band's energy and the audience's enthusiasm up the entire time. The in-between songs patter about how great the Pittsburgh pro football team is obvious pandering because any objective football fan knows the Steelers are mediocre at best. ...
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