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Ellers song "Little Miss Sunshine" will be featured in the soon to be released Hollywood movie:Pound of Flesh. The movie stars Malcolm McDowell and Timothy Bottoms. It is directed by Tamar Hoffs. The movie premiers September 11-14 at the Oldenberg Film Festival in Germany.
The lyrics and music sizzle with a refreshing blend of acoustic finger picking guitar playing and fine musicianship. Lead guitar, clarinet and saxophone were laid down by the renowned John Girton of Dan Hick’s and the Hot Licks fame. John was the original Hot Lick and has toured extensively as the lead guitar player for Maria Muldar. Drumming on two of the songs: “Caveman Moe” and “Gold Fever” is some of Ron Wilson’s best work. Ron Wilson’s first recording session as a drummer produced the 60’s Surfari’s super hit “Wipe Out”. These tracks are Ron’s last recording session. This is not a retrospective or a revival of discarded tracts, but shows Ellers fine songwriting, singing and playing at its best.
Richard Ellers first album, Love Songs Ballads and Broadsides, released in 2006 has received critical acclaim from the likes of Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gary Snyder who proclaimed that it reminded: “…of the primary ancient role of song and poetry, to speak to love, impermanence, joy and sorrow and inevitable changes.” The single “Sunset on the Sea” from that album reached #9 on the FMQB Adult Contemporary chart in summer 2007, being played on radio stations across the country 10,591 times. Four of the songs from that album have been picked up by Hollywood films all to be released on 2009: “Footprints”, "Pound of Flesh", “The Undying” and “the documentary “Hole in the Head”.
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Sharx Records
PO Box 927
Nevada City, CA 95959
530-265-3285
info@richardellers.com