Guvera Develops Distribution Partnership With Indie Country-rock Artist Leroy Powell

July 21, 2011 - PRLog -- As One of the Leading Proponents of Legally Downloadable Free Music for Established Artists,   the Partnership with Leroy Powell Marks Major Stride in Company’s Support of Emerging Acts

Being “discovered” sounds like a mythical phrase from the early days of Memphis and the LA strip, but for California to Nashville transplant, guitarist Leroy Powell, this is how fate dealt him a straight flush. Having left Los Angeles and his years with rock outfits, Powell blew into Nashville, changed his course and started gigging with some old pros like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Dickey Betts (formerly of the Allman Brothers), which led to his longtime gig as sideman to Waylon offspring, Shooter Jennings and his .357’s. After four albums, Powell left to form his own band, Leroy Powell & the Messengers, a power trio strutting the line between country’s hard poetry and rock’s crunch.

Nashville still works its magic. And during one of his many gigs the aforementioned fate walked through the doors as Kid Rock and longtime collaborator Sheryl Crow took one look and a few listens and brought Powell into their fold immediately. Flash forward to summer 2011, Leroy Powell & the Messengers will serve as openers for the Rock/Crow co-headlining tour playing sheds and arenas throughout the States.

Hardly a new band, with a handful of albums to his name, his latest, “Atlantis”, serves to be his breakout platter. Featuring the 70’s psychedelic heavy rock meets outlaw country track, “I Ain’t Human”, Leroy Powell & the Messengers are now set for bigger roads to travel. One of the vehicles set to help Powell garner a larger audience is Guvera.com - the free and legal download site with over three and half million tracks available. It’s the belief and inspiration that Guvera.com  found in Powell that not only led the company to picking up Powell’s catalog, but also to create an exclusive 4-track EP, “The Snowblind Moonshine Deathride” , a blast of Powell’s Fillmore West meets Muscle Shoals soulful bluster.  The EP will officially be released by Guvera.com in August 2011.  To sweeten the deal, Powell will be offering up the Guvera.com downloadable cards for FREE at his merch-booth during the Kid Rock/Sheryl Crow Tour, as well as at his own gigs, including a big Texas throw down at this year’s ACL Festival. Make sure to visit his artist page at http://www.guvera.com/leroypowell to check out his stellar catalog or his artist site at http://www.leroypowell.com .

Guvera.com  - http://www.guvera.com -  one of the leading proponents of legally downloadable free music, has made the entire Leroy Powell and the Messengers catalog available for free download. Not only do they offer free music to their users, Guvera.com ensures that all of the artists working with the site get paid for their recordings.

Leroy Powell & the Messengers Tour Dates:
7/26                     
Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Sacramento,CA

7/27
California Mid-State Fair
Paso Robles,CA

7/28
Fulton 55
Fresno, CA

7/29
Shoreline Amphitheater
San Jose,CA

7/30
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Irvine,CA

7/31
Viper Room
LA, CA

8/2
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
San Diego,CA

8/5
Ashley Furniture Homestore Pavilion
Phoenix,AZ

8/6
Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque
Albuquerque,NM

8/16
Blossom Amphitheater
Cleveland,OH
with Sheryl Crow

8/17
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Bethel,NY

8/19
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Chicago,IL

8/20
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Indianapolis,IN

8/22
Jiffy Lube Live
Bristow,VA

8/23
Farm Bureau Live at VA Beach
Virginia Beach,VA

8/25
Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
Raleigh,NC

8/27
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Charlotte,NC

8/28
Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
Atlanta,GA

9/2
Gexa Energy Pavilion
Dallas,TX

9/3
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Spring,TX

9/18
Zilker Park
Austin, TX

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Guvera.com - http://www.guvera.com - one of the leading proponents of legally downloadable free music, has made the entire Leroy Powell and the Messengers catalog available for free download. Not only do they offer free music to their users, Guvera.com ensures that all of the artists working with the site get paid for their recordings.