Lisa LaRue, 2008 Oklahoma Music Awards 'Native American Artist of the Year' is releasing her latest CD, 'Ama' on April 15, 2008.
United States of America (Press Release) April 9, 2008 --
Lisa LaRue, 2008 Oklahoma Music Awards 'Native American Artist of the Year' is releasing her latest CD, 'Ama' on April 15, 2008.
With an overwhelming response, Lisa LaRue was named Native American Artist of the Year by the 2008 Oklahoma Music Awards.
"I was shocked, and this breathes new inspiration into my life," said LaRue. This comes with the announcement of a new CD.
LaRue will be receiving studio time at Flatland Studio in Stillwater. Other nominees for the category included the Cherokee Nation Youth Choir among a host of others. As runner-up, Jay Red Eagle was awarded studio time as well. The Musician Honoree in the Hall of Fame was awarded to Leon Russell.
LaRue is a member of the federally recognized United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, where she also serves as tribal historic preservation officer.
She began playing keyboards as a small child. Her grandmother noticed she was playing ''These Boots are Made for Walkin''' on her Magnus Chord organ. Sought out by shopping malls and department malls as a young girl, she started writing her own songs and designing her own album covers. This led her to her future career.
A composer and keyboardist, LaRue became the first female artist signed to the Sound of American Records label (SOAR), Natural Visions sublabel. Her debut release was titled ''Beloved Tribal Women,'' produced by Will Alexander (keyboard tech to Keith Emerson, Herbie Hancock and many other great keyboard players). The CD also received accolades for being a first in combining art with music. The CD booklet featured 14 paintings by renowned American Indian artist Joan Hill. The idea was that ''a picture paints a thousand words,'' and the music was instrumental, letting the art inspire the listener.
The next release was ''Children's Songs in the Cherokee Language,'' for which she received two NAMMY nominations. The third release was a collaboration with Muscogee (Creek) flutist/guitarist John ''Yafke'' Timothy, titled ''That Ol' Sofkee Spoon.''
TOSS has received numerous requests, but as it is out of print, LaRue and Timothy plan to re-release it as a ''classic reissue'' including one new, never-released track.
With an overwhelming response, Lisa LaRue was named Native American Artist of the Year by the 2008 Oklahoma Music Awards.
"I was shocked, and this breathes new inspiration into my life," said LaRue. This comes with the announcement of a new CD.
LaRue will be receiving studio time at Flatland Studio in Stillwater. Other nominees for the category included the Cherokee Nation Youth Choir among a host of others. As runner-up, Jay Red Eagle was awarded studio time as well. The Musician Honoree in the Hall of Fame was awarded to Leon Russell.
LaRue is a member of the federally recognized United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, where she also serves as tribal historic preservation officer.
She began playing keyboards as a small child. Her grandmother noticed she was playing ''These Boots are Made for Walkin''' on her Magnus Chord organ. Sought out by shopping malls and department malls as a young girl, she started writing her own songs and designing her own album covers. This led her to her future career.
A composer and keyboardist, LaRue became the first female artist signed to the Sound of American Records label (SOAR), Natural Visions sublabel. Her debut release was titled ''Beloved Tribal Women,'' produced by Will Alexander (keyboard tech to Keith Emerson, Herbie Hancock and many other great keyboard players). The CD also received accolades for being a first in combining art with music. The CD booklet featured 14 paintings by renowned American Indian artist Joan Hill. The idea was that ''a picture paints a thousand words,'' and the music was instrumental, letting the art inspire the listener.
The next release was ''Children's Songs in the Cherokee Language,'' for which she received two NAMMY nominations. The third release was a collaboration with Muscogee (Creek) flutist/guitarist John ''Yafke'' Timothy, titled ''That Ol' Sofkee Spoon.''
TOSS has received numerous requests, but as it is out of print, LaRue and Timothy plan to re-release it as a ''classic reissue'' including one new, never-released track.
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