For those not in the know, Kent Blazy has unveiled From The Beatles to The Bluebird, a project inspired by the hitmaker’s visit to Liverpool and traveling to all the Beatles’ sites.

Furthermore, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer wrote all 11 tracks on the project, with the album available now.

“The songs honor lots of people who have inspired me through the years,” Kent Blazy, who has penned songs for Garth Brooks, Chris Young and Danny Gokey, himself explains. “And as the Beatles said, ‘Some are dead and some are living.’ I had a great band and engineers and it was a joy to make this record.”

1. “February 9th, 1964”
2. “Beatles to the Bluebird Cafe”
3. “Just Writing Songs”
4. “Die Young”
5. “Birds on a High Line”
6. “Stay Wild”
7. “Young Man Living In An Old Man’s Town”
8. “Not Really Living”
9. “Love to Love You”
10. “The Gift She Is”
11. “Deeper Into You”

This innovative new recording, a musical journey from the ’60s English invasion, winding through decades up till today, opens on the rhythmically informational “February 9th, 1964” and the gently rambunctious, titular “Beatles to the Bluebird Cafe” and then brings us the free flowing, Springsteen-esque “Just Writing Songs,” the rocking “Die Young,” and both the languishing balladry of “Birds on a High Line” and the foot-tapper “Stay Wild.”

On a record that sounds both immediate and alive in the moment, and which also manages to rock and roll, telling its stories with an energy you can’t help but feel, along next is the impassioned “Young Man Living In An Old Man’s Town” and the rock and roller “Not Really Living,” and they are in turn backed by the lonesome ballad “Love to Love You,” the melodic “The Gift She Is,” coming to a close on the pleasingly measured “Deeper Into You.”

From The Beatles to The Bluebird was mixed and engineered by Chris Utley while mastering was done by John Mayfield of Mayfield Mastering. Musicians on the project include bassist Lee Francis, drummer Kevin Murphy and keyboard player Dennis Matkosky. Steve Allen provided vocals on tracks 1 and 11 while Blazy also shared vocal and guitar duties.

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