ALBUM REVIEW: LIVING BLUES MAGAZINE
Living Blues Magazine By Lee Zimmerman A powerhouse Nashville-based duo, guitarist Ric Latina and singer/percussionist Jeanette Markey make a formidable impression on this superb set of songs that find the duo sharing co-composing credits. Then title is evocative in...
ALBUM REVIEW: BLUES MATTERS UK
Blues Matters Magazine - UK By Alan Pearce The title track Raised In Muddy Water is a very clear indication of what is about to come. Wonderful slide guitar from Ric Latina which provides the perfect balance to the stunning vocals of Jeanette Markey. This lady was...
ALBUM REVIEW: BLUES BLAST MAGAZINE
Blues Blast Magazine By Marty Gunther Since forming their partnership about four years ago, showbiz veterans Jeannette Markey and Ric Latina have built a rock-solid following with their original brand of music that blends traditional blues, soul, swamp, rock and...
Markey Blue Receives FOUR Nominations in the 2017 Independent Blues Awards
The ballot for the 2017 Independent Blues Awards are out and Markey Blue is nominated in FOUR Categories: Best R&B/Soul Song - "Me Missing You" Best Independent Blues Contemporary CD - "The Blues Are Knockin'" Best Independent Female Blues Artist Best Song for the...
Markey Blue Ric Latina Project New Album – “Raised in Muddy Water” June 2017
Since the short time this dynamic duo first released, they have been named “One of the Top 10 Blues Acts to Watch”, one of the “Most Exciting Blues Artists to Hit the Blues Scene” and earned a place in the National Blues Museum’s “Women of the Blues: A Coast-to-Coast...
Markey and Ric to Co-Host 10 Half-Hour Long TV Shows
Markey and Ric Latina are in pre production for hosting a public television show “The Blue side of Town” highlighting the long history of blues from Nashville that’s been forgotten over the years. So many blues artist came though and called Nashville home and got...
Markey Blue Included in Exhibit at the National Blues Museum
2017 started out with Markey honored by being included in the “Women of the Blues: A Coast-to-Coast Collection” exhibit at the National Blues Museum, located at 615 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri and goes from January 7 through March 31, 2017. Curated by Lynn...
Markey Blu’s “Cash Is Always King” Picked Up For Bosch TV Series
You can hear "Cash Is Always King" in Episode 1 of Season 3 of the Amazon TV Series "Bosch". The series streams on Amazon Prime. Another song was also placed in an episode of the Fox Series "Wayward Pines."
Album Review: “…a force like Etta James”
[From Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine – June/July 2016] The band Markey Blue was formed in Nashville when Ric Latina and Jeanette Markey teamed up as a duo for “a few club dates” and things began to click sspk8yd. Together they started writing songs and found...
Blues Blast Music Awards – Fan Voting Open Now!
We're honored to have been nominated for this year's Sean Costello Rising Star Award In early May, a group of Blues music industry professionals including music critics, journalists, festival promoters, music venue managers, producers, musicians and other Blues music...
Album Review: “…an unqualified success!”
[From Flying Shoes Review] This is a very classy, straightforward blues set from this Nashville-based outfit. Guitarist Ric Latina – a veteran of many country and blues groups and sessions – teamed up with singer Jeannette Markey in 2012, initially just to write a few...
“Worries” Picked Up By FOX TV Series Wayward Pines!
We're so excited to announce that Track #10 off of our newest album, "The Blues Are Knockin'" will be included in a Season 2 episode of the FOX television series, "Wayward Pines!" You can also stream the show on Hulu. So, keep your ears open! You might hear something...