Tim O'Connell - On Broadway (2022)

Songwriter Tim O'Connell has released On Broadway, the first of three albums telling the tale of Terry, a songwriter from West Texas who dreams to make it big and heads to Nashville in the early 1970. It has quite a few of autobiographical elements - O'Connell lives in Music City, USA and wrote songs for a wealth of country artists, including one for Johnny Cash. As was made clear on last year's Silent Nights, his vocals are a bit flat and reaching high notes isn't happening. As a storyteller however, he can stand up against pretty much anyone in his chosen field.

On Broadway is a country album (Write 'em, Cowboy, Best Day Ever), branching out to the Great American Songbook and the Big Band Era swing (Down Around Readyville, Hot Licks, Warm Beer, Cold Food). On this first album of the projected trilogy protagonist Terry is on the way up, but changes are that trouble lies ahead on the next one.