Comments on: Donna Beasley – Under the Rushes (Album Review + Giveaway)

By: Leeann

Leeann — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:17:07 +0000

I’m tempted to just buy this, but I’ll hold out hope to win it.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:44:40 +0000

Good stuff -looking forward to hearing more

By: Trailer

Trailer — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:54:53 +0000

Bruce & Radney? That’s enough for me. Throw my name in the hat.

By: Joe B.

Joe B. — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:42:45 +0000

She won me over with Good Samaritan, and I really like what I’ve heard from the new one.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:16:19 +0000

I listened to several tracks from her website and added her CDs to my wishlist. Always room for a hillbilly singer in the towns of pop stars.

By: Dave D.

Dave D. — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:13:35 +0000

I own and enjoy the Good Samaritan CD, and am looking forward to hearing new material from Donna.

By: plain_jo

plain_jo — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:52:07 +0000

Sounds really good can’t wait to listen to the full album!

By: Hank Cochran’s Hits; Merle Haggard Documentary; Joe Pug’s Arrival; Donna Beasley Reviewed | The 9513

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:02:17 +0000

[...] C.M. Wilcox places Donna Beasley on the same level as Bruce Robison and Radney Foster as a songwrite… Whether Under the Rushes has any impact with the general audience or not, it should be on the radar of the Nashville recording community, if only so they can pillage it for wildly successful cover versions [...]. Here Nashville, I’ll do some of the work for you: resilient Texas rocker “Heart Like a Wound” belongs on Miranda Lambert’s next album, and “The Little Things” is a classic Pam Tillis torch song. [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:14:20 +0000

I listened to the songs available on Donna’s MySpace and they are good stuff. Of the songs included I’d say “Makin’ Love” and “The Little Things” stand out as something special. In fact Donna hits a groove in “The Little Things” were she seems completely rooted and comfortable, as if that song embodies who she is as an artist.

Here’s my favorite part of Donna’s MySpace biography:
“I played a Thursday night gig in the “moonshine capital of the world” where people carry knives in their boots and will kill you deader than four o’clock if you happen upon their marijuana stash. It took the right combination of oppression, heartache, depressive episodes, and suicidal ideations before I began writing songs at age 30. I pawned some old wedding rings to buy my first guitar.” Now that’s country! (lol) No wonder Donna and Elizabeth Cook are friends. Also, having “The Wright’s” on her MySpace page “Friends” list scores big brownie points with me.