THE LAURA SIMON BAND

Laura Simon invites many veteran southern musicians to join her and her core band for performances in and around the Atlanta area, playing concerts, clubs and festivals from Macon to Helen, Ga. and in Nashville and Hilton Head, SC

Constantly repeating yourself is what being a star is all about. Always improving, changing, improvising and promoting her original tunes, Laura's music has caught the attention of the public ear, touching those who listen with her heartfelt lyrics and melodies. Billed as true Americana, her rich, smoky vocals personify the amalgam of a true Southern female musician, clawing her way to the middle of the southern music scene

Chronically under rated, her grey imminence on the Atlanta music market grows steadily, as Laura struggles to give her audiences and fans what they want, deserve, and somehow, need

Laura and THE LAURA SIMON BAND have three albums released nationally by BARNES AND NOBLE, her lst album, "FORCE OF NATURE" is a wonderful collection of Americana tunes, the heart of her style. Her 2nd release, "RODE HARD AND PUT UP WET" is a collection of "Simonized" classic rock and original blues tunes.

Laura's newest adventure and recent release, "BEACON OF LIGHT-a showcase of southern talent", has just hit the shelves at BARNES AND NOBLE, and is an amazing piece of work, partially due to the uniqueness of the new all original album, and to the wonderful southern talent that joined Laura on this album. Laura was careful not to try to control this calibre of talent, turning these musicians loose to interpret the songs freely and add their own touch to their songs, which has made this album truly special and one of a kind.

Joining Laura on BEACON OF LIGHT is Barry Richman of THE BARRY RICHMAN BAND, George Price of THE GEORGE PRICE TRIO, Marvin Taylor of Java Monkey and THE FRANCINE REED BAND, Andrew Loggins and Reg Stainback, all on lead guitar, each playing on different songs; Steve Mays, Jon Schwenke and Rich Tomanio on bass; Melissa Massey of the DIANE DURRETT BAND, Leirrie Valentine and Bobby Sterling on drums; Penny Fonner, and Kari Conolley (from THE BARRY RICHMAN BAND) lending beautiful harmony vocals on their tunes, and even the talented producer of BEACON OF LIGHT, Charles Clifton, playing lead guitar overlays on one song and singing harmony on another...WOW, you don't want to miss this album

The only way to see who played where is, of course, to purchase the album from BARNES AND NOBLE, and we sure hope you do, and enjoy it as much as we all did making it

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to check out myspace.com/thelaurasimonband for more info, pics, songs and blogs!!