BH: Yeah, it turned out great. That’s actually my wife Pamela who did that and she just ran with a small photo idea and went from there and it turned out really fantastic. I love it.
Smitty: Yeah, and we all love Pamela.
BH: Yeah, she’s great.
Smitty: The record is out…
BH: It’s out now and it’s going to radio. We’re just in the first week of radio. We’re sending that out with the single version of “While the World Slowly Turns.”
Smitty: Yeah, another terrific track.
BH: And, yeah, the album’s out, it’s available at my Web site, www.brianhughes.com, and also at www.amazon.com and on iTunes, of course.
Smitty: Yes indeed, man. And you have a My Space too, right?
BH: Yeah, yeah.
Smitty: Yeah, so people can definitely log on and find out where you are performing and what you’re doing and pick up the record.
BH: Yeah, absolutely, and on my Web site, which is www.brianhughes.com, there’s a page for this album and all my other albums, and there’s little mp3 audio files so you can hear a minute or so of each song and that kind of thing, and we offer downloads as well as the physical CD’s.
Smitty: Absolutely, my friend. And they can hear some of those little mp3 audio here on my site as well in the little listening station to the right. Brian, I tell you what, this is just fantastic and it just reminds me of all those memories of seeing you live and some of the fantastic things you’ve done. I think I’ve been to your concerts in just about every state, it seems, but one of the performances that I will never forget is a jam session you did on Maui.
BH: Oh yeah, right.
Smitty: Remember that?
BH: Yeah, I remember that.
Smitty: Wow, and that started out as a jam session with several musicians and somehow everyone left the stage and there you were for hours.
BH: (Laughs.)
Smitty: And I said “Man, this cat is just totally into this great vibe” and we were just loving it and it was like you just were there to play, man.
BH: Yeah.
Smitty: And that was just a fantastic thing. Wow. That was a great display of musicianship on your part.
BH: Oh, well, thank you.
Smitty: So what’s happening? I guess the next thing is, what, the DVD, right?
BH: Yeah, we’ve got a DVD that we’ve shot just last, oh, I guess it was late August, so I’m just sort of sifting through that. I gotta mix that and we’ll put that out. And then I’m gonna start writing the next studio album. (Both laugh.)
Smitty: That’s the Brian Hughes I know.
BH: Yeah, so I’ve got a little work ahead of me. (Laughs.)
Smitty: Yeah, man. Well, I can’t wait for the DVD because that will be seriously cool.
BH: Yeah, that’s gonna be cool as well.
Smitty: Well, Brian, I can say congratulations a thousand times and wouldn’t be enough because you have just created a great live performance here for fans around the world and I’m certainly looking forward to that DVD as well, my friend.
BH: All right.
Smitty: All right, we are talking with the incredible and amazing Mr. Brian Hughes. His great new record is a live recording. This is one that I highly recommend and, Brian, thanks again for everything you do and for all the wonderful memories of your great music and this wonderful new record.
BH: My pleasure, Smitty.
Baldwin “Smitty” Smith
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