ABOUT

Tony Holiday has been at the center of a Memphis soul blues revival anchored by a contingent of young, savvy, well-schooled musicians who have a "family-like" attitude and a strong belief in one another.

Over the past couple of years, Holiday has been touring hard, taking spells in between to write and record with Producer Eric Corne in Memphis and Los Angeles. 

The result is Keep Your Head Up, an album that demonstrates an impressive command of styles, as Holiday leads his band fluidly through Texas, Chicago and hill country blues with plenty of Memphis soul and even a touch of Afrobeat.

It features a nice array of special guests including Eddie 9V, Kevin Burt, Albert Castiglia and Laura Chavez, last year's Blues Music Award winner for 'Guitarist of the Year’ with Holiday shining throughout on vocals and harmonica.

CRITICAL PRAISE

• "​An impressively consistent sound with a warmth and depth often missing in modern recordings.​ You just want to play it again as soon as it finishes. There isn’t a wasted note here. Really great stuff.​" - Blues Blast

• “A wonderful collection of songs from an amazing Blues artist. ‘Keep Your Head Up’ is an album of eight pieces of musical gold.” - Blues Matters

• “Tony Holiday’s latest delivers an album that makes you think of Stax, gospel and rock and roll, all at the same time.” – Blues in Britain

• “The production maintains a raw, live-in-the-room feel, allowing the music’s natural grit to shine. It’s a solid, engaging record that reinforces Holiday’s promising status in today’s blues scene.” - Blues Rock Review

• “Tony Holiday has taken in Memphis blues and soul, to give them a new life.” – La Hora del Blues

• “Demonstrating an impressive command of styles, Holiday leads his band fluidly through Texas, Chicago, and hill country blues with plenty of Memphis soul”. - American Blues Scene