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Want to know what Country is? It’s driving an American muscle car. It’s singing about real life. It’s drinking moonshine. Phoenix Stone is definitely Country.
After grabbing some lunch and bs-ing for an hour about life, guitars and concerts, this Florida born musician, yes he’s a real musician, just released his single, “100 Proof Moonshine” which he wrote and produced himself. This catchy single is the perfect hybrid of Country and Rock. It even pays homage to two of his favorites: Mutt Lange and Def Lepard. Stone mentions that he names “Pour Some Sugar On Me” in the lyrics and even decided to play with the arpeggiated guitar line and arrange it on the banjo.
“Moonshine” is a song about being young and having a good time. Its real life lyrics are reminiscent of the Brantley Gilbert/Colt Ford penned,“Dirt Road Anthem” and rocks like the Jason Aldean cut.
In addition to “Moonshine,” Stone was telling me about another one of his songs, “Honky Tonk Superstar,” and how much I’d enjoy that song if I enjoyed the riffing between guitar and banjo. He told me that he was hanging with his friend and was like, “if you could write me something like AC/DC, I’d work with it”. Within minutes of hearing the new born riff, “Honky Tonk”was written.
In addition to his soon-to-be hit songs, Phoenix Stone is filming the inaugural season of a new music competition- “Next Great Family Band”- where he is one of the celebrity judges. I asked if he was looking for the next Partridge Family or The Band Perry. He responded that he’s looking for the next Heart, Van Halen, or the Bee Gees. The competition kicks off Sunday February 17th on COZI TV.
But Stone isn’t just some newbie on the music scene. He’s been a part of just about everything in the industry. He even formed and co-managed the Backstreet Boys with now shackled up, Lou Pearlman. He helped build an empire that was Transcontinental Records, home of N’SYNC and Britney Spears.