Ballard unveils "Girls" video
Directed by Jim Wright and filmed in Venice Beach, Cal., the video features Ballard narrating for a group of girls taking a road trip to the beach and the adventures they have along the way on this summer day. The video can be seen on Great American Country (GAC) and Country Music Television (CMT) Pure Country beginning today. The song is from Ballard's just released debut EP.
"This song is not about me and a buncha girls. It is about you girls and how you always stick together. Us guys don't go to the store together or the movies. But, girls....they have girl’s nights out, take trips to the beach and go to the bathroom together,” Ballard said. “Nothing drives guys crazier than seeing a bunch of girls. I want this to be an anthem for you. A song that you roll the windows down, crank it up and rock out.”
Ballard opens for superstar Taylor Swift on the North American leg of her tour this weekend for a sold-out crowd in Omaha, Neb and Des Moines, Ia. He will be playing in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (June 2, June 3) and Orlando (June 4).
Ballard just wrapped a 13-show run opening for Bob Seger.
More news for Frankie Ballard
- 11/02/15: Ballard starts it off with beer
- 02/12/15: Ballard injured falling from stage
- 09/08/14: Ballard world premieres new vid
- 05/12/14: It's a helluva life for Ballard as he gets Gold
- 04/14/14: Ballard goes for "Sunshine & Whiskey"
- 02/12/14: Ballard injured falling from stage
- 02/26/13: Ballard streams tonight
- 12/21/11: Ballard shows up on late night TV
CD reviews for Frankie Ballard
The rough-edged, soulful vocalist Frankie Ballard certainly receives some high-powered songwriting help on "El Rio." Chris Stapleton, considered country music's savior by some, contributes to a couple of songs, and hit makers Chris Janson and Kip Moore also each have co-writing credits on the release. Perhaps most telling inclusion of all, however, is Ballard's cover of Bob Seger's love song, "You'll Accomp'ny Me." Much like Seger before him, Ballard ...
Upon first glance at the track list of Frankie Ballard's sophomore release, "Sunshine and Whiskey" you might think you're in for 40 minutes of upbeat party anthems. Nearly half the songs have unsubtle titles like "Drinky Drink," "Sober Me Up" and the standard, "Don't tell Mama I Was Drinking." But behind some of the clichéd titles are deeper themes including introspection, death and regret.
"It Don't Take Much" is autobiographical. ...
As country music's latest "triple threat" (singer/songwriter/guitarist), Michigan native Frankie Ballard puts a blues/soul spin on his country music, and that resulted in a video hit with Tell Me You Get Lonely. While his major-label debut EP does play to his strengths on some songs, all too often he ends up getting lost in the already-crowded batch of new wannabe country stars.
A good example of the best and worst of the album are in Ballard's two singles to date. ...
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