WC Edgar is David Allan Coe & Johnny Cash rolled into one!
Quote from a French fan 7.24.2009 at Craponne France
You can download my new EPK at:
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WC Edgar Electronic Press Kit
BIO
W.C. EDGAR
W.C. EDGAR BIO & ALBUM Profile:
Alcohol of Fame...
In a not so perfect world filled with a facade of pretty faced boy bands with absolutely no substance, and lame reality "Idol" shows filled with bad karaoke shower singers, stands a guy at six foot three who's paid his dues in Country Music.
WC Edgar has ridden a lot of roads in both rickety vans and million-dollar tour buses since his start in country music playing steel guitar for the likes of Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Marty Haggard, Ty England, Jeff Carson, Dale Watson, Leroy Van Dyke, Johnny Lee as well as The Country Music USA Show at Nashville's once famed Opryland USA.
But now, at last, it's his turn. He's the new Country Music Artist and has taken the time to make an album of his own that includes his buddy Daryle Singletary helping him out on the last line of a WC Edgar ballad titled "Mirrors Don't Lie". Remarkably, Edgar wrote every song on the album without the aid of a single co-writer. These aren't just good songs, they're classic ones. He's mastered the sounds and idioms of Country Music in it's rhinestone heyday.
Alcohol of Fame is a beacon of traditional Country Music, one that sparkles with fiddles, steel guitars and tales of drinking too much and loving too hard. It's one of the most exciting collections to come down the pike in years.
Alcohol of Fame is more than an album, It's an event. Prepare to be astounded!
Former Editor Billboard Nashville
Press
Link to French Regional TV NEWS Station about WC & Festival
http://gallery.me.com/gcarrier#100369
David Allan Coe and Johnny Cash
Craponne France July 24 2009
From the Wall Streel Journal Opinion Page
"Best Of The Webb"
Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:34 P.M. EDT
Doubly Negative
VDare.com, the anti-immigrant Web site of immigrant Peter Brimelow, carries a letter from Michael Monastyrskyj that begins: "A couple of days ago I came across a song that might make a good anthem for the immigration reform movement." It's called "America, Red, White and Black" by W.C. Edgar. "Even if honky tonk isn't your kind of music," writes Monastyrskyj (hey, what's with that foreign-sounding name?), "you'll appreciate lyrics like this":
Let's lock these borders down real tight from sea to shining sea,
And make a better tomorrow for you and me
You don't see no white man swimming the Rio Grande
If I want to hear some damn foreign language I'll take the first plane for Mexico or Afghanistan
You may ask the purpose of this, two weeks ago while in France playing a Country Music Festival I was aproached by two big fans of mine from Spain who had driven all the way from Barcolona Spain to see my show. They also brought me a fifth of both Jack Daniels & Jim Beam Whiskey. When I asked what was their all time favorite song on the current self penned CD "Alcohol Of Fame" they replied
"Red, White & Black" of course.
They went on to explain to me how their Country of Spain is having major problems with people coming over illegaly from Africa the same way the United States is having major problems with illegal's crossing our border from the south and taking our jobs, lowering property values as well as sending any money they make in the United States back to Mexico to help fuel their faltering economy. God bless these two fans from Spain and lets tighten all of our boarders down NOW!
There is nothing racist about it, illegal means illegal, we are all immigrants but we all went through the proper channels to become citizens of this once Great Country.
WC Edgar
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From the Wall Street Journal Opinion Page An Anthem For The Immigration Reform Movement?Michael Monastyrskyj writes: A couple of days ago I came across a song that might make a good anthem for the immigration reform movement. It's by a country singer named W. C. Edgar. I don't think he's well known. You can download the song called America, Red, White and Black, from Download.com.(Free) Listen to the lyrics. Edgar says that America needs to lock its borders. He complains about immigrants who won't learn English. Even if honky tonk isn't your kind of music, you'll appreciate lyrics like this: "Let's lock these borders down real tight from sea to shining sea, And make a better tomorrow for you and me" "You don't see no white man swimming the Rio Grande." "If I want to hear some damn foreign language I'll take the first plane for Mexico or Afghanistan." [VDARE.COM NOTE: W. C. Edgar's title, Red, White, And Black, refers to the unity of Americans like David Yeagley, D. A. King, and Terry Anderson, who all agree: this ain't Mexico.] |
The Dakota Magic Casino in Hankinson North Dakota
had this to say about WC Edgar
"We want you back soon"!
Connie Abraham the Former Entertainment &Marketing Director
This is a nice casino but the entertainment management staff is very hard to contact and do not EVER return phone calls or Emails so keep trying!
6/12/2009
March 2009 Calender Sportmen's Tavern 326 Amherst Street Buffalo NY
14207 716-874-7734
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Gig Pick
Sunday the 8th. Features hard core honky tonk road warrior W. C. Edgar @ 5pm. You probably have not heard of W. C., but I am sure you have heard his playing. W.C. played pedal steel for Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Dale Watson and a few others. Now W.C. fronts his own band. www.wcedgar.com www.myspace.com/wcedgar
From Download.coms Editors Pick File...
W.C. Edgar, "Mirrors Don't Lie" The title immediately makes me think of Lefty Frizzell's "I Never Go Around Mirrors," one of the saddest self-deprecating country songs of the last half-century. The smooth-voiced Edgar's song has a hefty dose of that classic Lefty-era golden glory about it - a sound so barroom-sad you'll want to start drinking immediately, even first thing in the morning.
A must buy album!
author: Kjell Horlin
Review from Take Country Back Internet Radio
WC Edgar moved to Nashville in 1989 to become an artist. He wound up playing steel guitar for top artists who include Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw, Ty England, Marty Haggard, BB Watson, LeRoy Van Dyke, Dale Watson and Opryland USA. He counts among his friends, other artists that include Tracy Lawrence and Daryle Singletary with whom he learned the ropes of the business. WC, who admittedly doesn't play by Nashville's rules, is now looking for his own deal that includes a guest turn by his friend Daryle Singletary. WC Edgar writes all his own songs that fall into the traditional country vein, drenched in stone country fiddle and weeping steel, and he possesses a deep, rich baritone very reminiscent of that of his friend Daryle Singletary or Trace Adkins. Two of the songs revolve around heartache. "Vegas" has an uptempo two-stepping melody that belies it's melancholy tale of a down-on-his-luck rodeo cowboy mourning his lost love. The swaying shuffle, "Mirrors Don't Lie" is an aching ballad of heartbreak and regret over a shattered relationship. The third song, "Red, White & Black" is a mid-tempo patriotic song, minus the chest thumping jingo-ism that the more recent spate of 'patriotic' songs have leaned towards, and this one instead makes a case for unity plus there's nine more great WC Edgar penned songs on the new CD entitled "Alcohol of Fame". WC Edgar's songs are well written country songs that easily stand up with the best of anything that came out of the neo-traditionalist era from artists like George Strait, Randy Travis, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence and even WC's good friend Daryle Singletary. He also possesses a voice that can easily match any of them and he's an extremely accomplished musician. He's thus far had a bit of success in that some radio stations picked up the cut "Mirrors Don't Lie." Let's hope it's the first step towards WC getting that deal, because he's an artist well worthy of being heard by a far greater audience.
From Alain Joris (Radio Columbia 106.9 fm, Belgium)
Yesterday & Today Records (Australia)
W.C. Edgar – “Alcohol of Fame” Every now and again an independent cd comes along which is so good you wonder how the artist isn’t a star of the highest proportion. Vocally W C has a voice which reminds of Merle Haggard’s son, Marty and that is very good. He is also a steel guitarist who toured with the likes of Alan Jackson, surprisingly the aforementioned Marty Haggard….could this be a ruse and it is in fact Marty doing the vocals????? Well that is my conspiracy theory of the month, even if I would be wrong. He is an exceptional writer and has written all 12 songs without a collaborator. “You Never Had Forever In Mind” is a great a-grade lyric about the one sided end of a relationship. “Alcohol of Fame”, is different to the song of a few years ago but every bit as good. “Mirrors Don’t Lie” (not the Gene Watson song) features the equally fine voiced Darryl Singletary. Just to prove he could write 3 songs with the same title as a well known song he does an excellent “Close Up the Honky Tonks”, a full bore honky tonk number. Several tracks have a rodeo theme and “Vegas” couples the rodeo theme with the break up of a relationship. “Barrels and Bottles” is an upbeat number about a guy who goes to watch his girl in the barrel races whilst he himself prefers the bottles. “Texas Rain” is another breakup song with a great conversational style and a few nice organ runs. You could never accuse W C of having great romantic success. One or two tracks have a Charlie Daniels style “if it ain’t American..it ain’t” style lyric but the vocals are so good you will overlook this. Knock me down with a feather….WC is touring Australia and will be playing Sydney in June and Melbourne end of May. Great album.
From Honky Tonkin Music.com
2008 Release. Edgar is probably one of the best kept secrets as far country vocals and musical abilities are concerned and has played steel guitar for a host of country notables including,ALAN JACKSON, TIM McGRAW, DALE WATSON, LEROY VAN DYKE to name just a few. This is a real honkytonker with lots of fiddles, steel guitar, accoustic guitar, piano, bass & drums. The downbeat has lots of bottom on the bass that'll set your toes to tappin'. Edgar's vocals are in the tradition of RANDY TRAVIS with shades of PAYCHECK & HAGGARD on the ballads and a touch of CHARLIE DANIELS on the uptempos. All songs are EDGAR originals and better than most of 'em. 14 tracks with intro by DARYLE SINLETARY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Theatre
WC Played the "Always Patsy Cline" Stage Production in 2000
at the New Harmony Theatre in New Harmony, Indiana
This Stage Production was put together through the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville with the Equity Group of actors and stage hands from New York City and ran for 30 days.
Radio, Television & Video Appearances
TNN "The Nashville Network" Salute To Oklahoma with the Opryland USA Country Music USA Cast & Conway Twitty, Gary Morris, & Cousin Minnie Pearl.
Five appearances on the World Famous Ernest Tubb "Midnight Jamboree" on Nashville's 650 WSM Radio; the second longest running radio show in the US that has also featured acts such as Patsy Cline & Loretta Lynn.
Numerous live radio shows including "Live at Libby's" from Daysville, Kentucky and
Q-103's "Live in Nashville"
Tim McGraw's video "Welcome To The Club" (playing steel guitar)
WC was a special guest on "The Terry Anderson Show"
A live radio show that covers all of South Central Los Angeles, Phoenix & Las Vegas and addresses ILLEGAL immigration issues.
WC was a special guest on "Labor Lines"
This is a taped radio show that covers the New York City Area and is a program about issues effecting working men and women, the organizations that represent them and the communities in which they live. It is hosted by Labor Attorney Vic Fusco on WLIE & WGBB. The show addresses Union issues and talks about how companies like Wal-Mart and others are selling out the American worker by buying all foreign products and also how most American Companies are selling us out by outsourcing our good paying American jobs overseas..
Contract Rider
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Venue Lodging, Holiday Inn or Better (or WC is allowed to do a buy out)
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No Band houses!
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Bottled water available at all times for stage musicians
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Security, for WC Edgar equipment and transportation while at Venue
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Payment, Cash at conclusion of Venue Dates in US Dollars (No Checks)
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Sound & Lights Provided at Venue along with sound tech
- Record Label
Universal Vision Entertainment Nashville
www.universalvisionentertainment.com
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