PRESS RELEASE
‘You ain’t changed’
Written
by: Carl Dixon/Johnny Pryers © 2017
CHD
Publishing (PRS, MCPS)
Performed
by
JOHNNY BOY
The
official digital release is the 1st March 2018 and can be purchased
from
CD Baby,
Amazon, iTunes and all leading download and streaming services.
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Bantraxs
are delighted to release this new original work co written by UK blue-eyed soul
performer Johnny Boy Pryers and established UK songwriter Carl Dixon called
‘You ain’t changed’. This collaboration has finally resulted in a truly authentic
sounding blue-eyed soul masterpiece with elements of 60s Detroit soul and
Carolina beach music. Carl and Johnny had communicated via email in 2007 with a
view to someday working together musically and on meeting face to face at the
2015 Butlin's soul weekender, they decided to come up with an idea for a new
song and this is the fruits of their labour. ‘You ain’t changed’ has bass,
guitars and horns recorded in Nashville and drums from Detroit featuring Drew
Schultz. Johnny's vocals were recorded in Rochdale at Lisa Stansfield’s
'Gracieland' studios. Hoping for a danceable number with loads of hooks, the
song has had some excellent feedback from social media sites recognising just
that.
Born in
Bolton, Johnny was destined for a life in music. Taking early influences from
his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, Johnny was surrounded from a very
early age by a wide variety of music from Northern Soul, Tamla Motown, Mod,
Punk, Rock and Roll. Johnny first learned of his love for being on stage as a
teenager when he and friends formed their first band ‘The Shakers’ in which he
played bass guitar and helped out with the vocals. They would play at gigs
anywhere and everywhere they could around the local area, entertaining
audiences in pubs and clubs across Bolton and beyond. Slowly but surely Johnny
found him self branching away from the band in his early twenties and started
to grow the foundations of his solo singing career, finding his niche in the
market with Northern Soul. From there on, word of mouth has very much taken
care of the marketing! What started out as doing a few local gigs for friends,
grew into other pubs and clubs wanting to book him, friends of friends on the
scooter scene wanting to book him for scooter rallies and a whole host of other
Northern Soul venues from all over the UK wanting bookings for their events
too. Over the years Johnny has performed alongside some very well respected
artists such as Tommy Hunt, Dean Parrish, PP Arnold, La La Brookes, P.J. Proby,
Marvin Ruffin, The Flirtations, Eddie Holman, Judy Street, Archie Bell, The
Contours, The Velvelettes, Brenda Holloway, Prince Philip Mitchell, Kim Weston,
Chris Clark, Martha Reeves and Diane Shaw. He has also performed at the Wigan
Casino Anniversary and worked many times with world renowned Northern Soul DJ,
who has also become a very good friend, Russ Winstanley.“
Elements/updates
from the Johnny Boy web site and used with permission
© Johnny
Boy and Cat Chester
https://www.johnnyboynorthernsoul.co.uk/
IMPORTANT
INFORMATION
Title: You
ain’t changed
Writers:
Carl Dixon/Johnny Pryers
Published
by: CHD Publishing
Artist:
Johnny Boy
Label:
Bandtraxs
ISRC
number: GBXNE1700080
UPC: 192914107323
Sleeve
art: Michelle Dixon
This
release: 1st April 2018
Recording
location: London/Rochdale/Nashville/Detroit
Vocals:
Johnny Boy Pryers
Vocals
recorded at Gracieland Studios, Rochdale
Engineer:
Steve Boyce-Buckley
Drums:
Drew Shultz
Baritone
and tenor sax: Sam Levine
Trombone:
Roy Agee
Trumpet:
Mike Haynes
Guitar:
Mark Baldwin
Bass
guitar: Gary Lunn
Keyboards:
Carl Dixon
Produced,
mixed and mastered by Carl Dixon for Bandtraxs Productions
www.bandtraxs.com
or contact carl.dixon@bandtraxs.com
© Carl
Dixon/Bandtraxs 2018
