http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13689488&rws=%2Fsunny-sweeney%2Fdiscography.rssNo, you didn't step into a time machine and no, you are not listening to a reissue. Austin, Texas' Sunny Sweeney sings old-school honky-tonk, and that shouldn't seem so weird. She <i>shouldn't</i> be an anomaly in her field, but she's one of the only modern-day country singers playing twangy, timeless roadhouse songs. She grew up in a Texas town called Longview, where absorbing the songs of Kitty Wells, Buck Owens, George Jones and other country legends came as easy as breathing air. Having a stepfather and a grandfather who are country musicians surely helped influence her as well. Before singing country music, Sweeney lived in New York City and worked with a comedy improv group. Every time a skit required her to sing, the folks in her troupe encouraged Sweeney to pursue her more obvious gift. So she moved back home to cut an album. <i>Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame</i> showcased her as a brassy and soulful singer as well as a songwriter who puts her living into the narratives of her compositions. But it also reveals a woman who knows her country music so well that she can pick songs not only to cover, but to make her own (dig her life-size version of Audry Auld's "Next Big Nothing"). - Eric SheaHonky-Tonken720Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:57:03 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.13689488&rws=%2Fsunny-sweeney%2Fdiscography.rss No, you didn't step into a time machine and no, you are not listening to a reissue. Austin, Texas' Sunny Sweeney sings old-school honky-tonk, and that shouldn't seem so weird. She <i>shouldn't</i> be an anomaly in her field, but she's one of the only modern-day country singers playing twangy, timeless roadhouse songs. She grew up in a Texas town called Longview, where absorbing the songs of Kitty Wells, Buck Owens, George Jones and other country legends came as easy as breathing air. Having a stepfather and a grandfather who are country musicians surely helped influence her as well. Before singing country music, Sweeney lived in New York City and worked with a comedy improv group. Every time a skit required her to sing, the folks in her troupe encouraged Sweeney to pursue her more obvious gift. So she moved back home to cut an album. <i>Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame</i> showcased her as a brassy and soulful singer as well as a songwriter who puts her living into the narratives of her compositions. But it also reveals a woman who knows her country music so well that she can pick songs not only to cover, but to make her own (dig her life-size version of Audry Auld's "Next Big Nothing"). - Eric Shea http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15293705&rws=%2Fsunny-sweeney%2Fdiscography.rss Honky-Tonk Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Sunny Sweeney Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.15293705 alb.15293705 Sunny Sweeney art.13689488 0.0 Sunny Sweeney: The Rhapsody Interview alb.15293705 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/3/7/1047363_170x170.jpg 2007-07-02 00:00:00.0 2007-07-02 00:00:00.0 true false other http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15293705&rws=%2Fsunny-sweeney%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.15293705&variant=data&rws=%2Fsunny-sweeney%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24505766&rws=%2Fsunny-sweeney%2Fdiscography.rss Honky-Tonk Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Sunny Sweeney Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.24505766 alb.24505766 Sunny Sweeney art.13689488 9.99 Heartbreaker's Hall Of Fame alb.24505766 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/0/6/1746019_170x170.jpg 2008-12-02 00:00:00.0 2007-03-06 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24505766&rws=%2Fsunny-sweeney%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.24505766&variant=data&rws=%2Fsunny-sweeney%2Fdiscography.rss