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Better Late

by Noel Holston

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    CD of original songs by Noel Holston, sung by him and assorted All Stars from the Athens, Georgia, musical community. "Wallet" style packaging.

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Ain't Afraid of Nothin' But Love 02:44
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Thanks for Leaving 03:22
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3.
Liquid 03:12
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Maybe It's the Snakes 03:32
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Who Knows Where the Good Times Go 02:55
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On the Porch 01:41
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Unclaimed Jewels 05:30
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These Things 03:10
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Promised Land 03:35
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Immortality Song 02:37
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You Are My Religion 04:52
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Maybe It's the Snakes (Rock version) 03:17
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about

In the fall of 2009, I began recording an album of some of my songs with my wife, singer-songwriter Marty Winkler, and her producer, our friend Michael C Steele. With three tracks almost done, I woke up on a March morning in 2010 to discover my hearing had deserted me. Three years, assorted Hail Mary treatments and two cochlear implant operations later, I could hear again, kinda-sorta, but my pitch was still MIA. I couldn’t sing “Happy Birthday” without making the other party goers cringe. I shelved my CD project. I focused instead on a book that would eventually be published in 2019 as "Life After Deaf," meanwhile hoping I would someday be the beneficiary of a miracle, be it scientific or supernatural. As 2020 rolled around, I decided to accept fate and take advantage of the wonderful community of musical friends Marty and I had made in Athens since we moved to the Classic City in 2005. I asked for help. This is the result, "Better Late," a collaboration of splendid singers and instrumentalist whose performances of my compositions humble me and make me glow with joy, even if I can only imagine how they truly sound.

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released April 16, 2021

The Performers: Noel Holston – Lead and backing vocals. Marty Winkler – Lead and backing vocals. Michael C Steele – Lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm acoustic guitars, electric bass, mandolin, drum/percussion programming, keyboards. M. Lee Davis – Grand piano, Hammond B3. Andy Carlson: Fiddle, violin, viola, mandolin, acoustic guitar, string arrangements. Seth Hendershot – Drums, lead vocal. Rick Fowler – Lead vocal, acoustic guitar. Davis Causey – Electric guitar. Tim White – Keyboards. Michael Doke -- Slide guitar. Karen Bergmann, PhD – Cello. Adam McKnight -- Lead vocal. The Georgia Sirens (Maggie Hunter, Susan Staley, SJ Ursery, Marty Winkler) – Vocals. Maggie Mason Hunter -- Harmony vocals. Melissa Steele -- Backing vocals.

Produced, Recorded and Mixed By: Michael C Steele at The Pantry, Watkinsville, GA. Additional recording at: M. Lee Davis Studios, Maysville, GA, Jim Hawkins’ Studio 1093, Athens, GA, and Davis Causey’s Last House Recording, Athens, GA. Engineers: Micah Bennett, John Spiegel. Associate producers: Marty Winkler, Noel Holston. Mastered by Rodney Mills at Rodney Mills Masterhouse, Duluth, GA.

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Noel Holston is a songwriter, storyteller, actor and journalist from Laurel, MS, who now lives in and works out of Athens, GA. He makes music despite a hearing loss that's chronicled in an acclaimed memoir titled "Life After Deaf."

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