This is Eric Durrance. On Friday, May 2, before Lady Antebellum opened for Jason Aldean — Eric opened for Lady Antebellum. His song “Angels Fly Away,” was all he had to do to get the audience more than interested. Songs on his MySpace page, in addition to Angels, include “Turn It Off,” “This Side of Sober,” “Wait Till I Get There,” “Life is Hard,” and All Over But the Crying.” I liked them all.
Eric also traveled with Jason Aldean to Myrtle Beach, S.C., on May 3, and Augusta, Ga., on May 4. Check out Eric’s MySpace page to learn more about his career, tour dates, and music.
Now here is a face all Alabama fans will be familiar with. What a great surprise it was to see Teddy Gentry, of the legendary group Alabama, accompanying Eric on guitar. I first saw Alabama at Viking Hall back in 1987. It was super having Teddy back on the stage, and it was pretty obvious everyone liked having him there.
I don’t really know if Teddy is traveling with Eric, if he has anything to do with Eric’s recording career or his change to Country music. But I think he really enjoyed being back in front of a crowd.
And here’s one real close-up of Eric for you all. I don’t know anything about CD release dates, or what his plans are after the few tour dates on his page, but hopefully we’ll be hearing more soon. And it wouldn’t surprise me if he starts hitting the fairs real soon. Be sure to go to his web site, listen to his music, and let me know what you think.
Thanks again for all the comments and mail. I really love talking to you. And, meeting you! I got to meet Lisa from Johnson City at this concert. She’s someone I first met through this blog. More soon!
Country
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Hey Country,
I send a friend request to Eric on myspace! I believe they said in Bristol the other night that Teddy Gentry is Eric’s producer, they have been working in the studio together. It was a great treat to see him there on stage, I agree with you there! Again, so glad I got to meet you! I will see you again real soon, it is definitely almost fair and festival time all around us!! ttyl
Lisa
Hi again … It was really great meeting you, too. You need to call me sometime, we’ll get together and go through concert photos! I’m hoping Winnie will be able to get down this Fall for the Bucky night in Abingdon. I don’t know why, but I really thought Reggie said that it was Randy Owen who was working with Eric… Maybe not, I’ll check into it.
I’ll to you soon!
Country
Hello
I loved your peice on Eric, he is a freind of mine and he is an amazing person and talent. Teddy has been working with Eric for a little while now, they are an amazing team:) Eric has also worked with Jake Owen, they wrote 8 second ride together….Eric was in a band called Big Dismal, so check that out as well. He has alot more to show and I cant wait to see where it takes him, he is a doll and I just love him to death:) Make sure you check out also the EP he put out this year on Itunes or Amazon or Walmart all online…..
Hi Lucretia,
Thanks so much for your comment. Since you are a friend of Eric’s, I’m really pleased to hear that you were happy with what I wrote about him. He is a great performer, no doubt about that. I enjoyed his show very much. I didn’t know that he was going to be there until I got to Viking Hall that night for the concert. I’ll be sure to check out his former group, and his other music.
Thanks again!
Country
I have a fan site for him on myspace its http://www.myspace.com/ericdurrancefans……….I have been a fan of erics since about 2001, he has come a long way since then. He plays home alot, I live about 2 hours from there, which I grew up not to far from him in Havana Fla, right outside of Tallahassee, so I go and see all his shows, he is such a great performer. His songs he writes are about his life, his loves and his thoughts. There is a song on the Big Dismals “Beleive” album called Remember IOU and its about his grandmother, it is so touching. I hope one day you get a chance to meet him, he is very personalbe and down to earth:)
I do beleive he told me that the new album is due out in June or July……I will keep you posted though:) I cant wait for it to come out, He has some great songs on there…
Thank you so much – I will be one of the first ones in line when Eric releases his CD. Please do keep me posted. Better yet, see what you can do about grabbing an autographed CD jacket for me. *smiling*
Take care!
Country
LOL I will do my best:) He will be on tour I hope this summer, and I hope he does a CD release show in our hometown, that would be cool:) I sent him a link to this site, so he knows it out here and all, so maybe he will get in touch with you when he slows down some:)
Take care and keep rocking
Thank you so much, Lucertia, for passing this blog address on to Eric. That was so nice of you to do that! You tell him we’re all looking forward to his CD, and to having him back in Northeast Tennessee again sometime in the near future. And thank you for keeping in touch with me!
Country
Oh your welcome I love Eric and his music so much, he is a special person, and God has blessed him so much:) I will be in Nashville TN the end of the month…you should check out http://www.myspace.com/brandithornton if you like country music that is my best friend, she is amazing and you will love her for sure, she plays all around the south so check her out as well:) I will keep you informed on Eric as much as I can lol he is a hard man to get up with here lately so I will do what I can…take care
Lucretia
September 16th is the album release date:) Cant wait for that
Thank you! I’m lookiing forward to it! Very nice having someone like you who can keep me informed about things like this. I really hope I get to see him in concert again soon! Country
this was a thing on myspace that was written about Eric…enjoy
Eric celebrates the release of his new single entitled “Angels Fly Away.” (Wind-up Nashville) Written by Craig Wiseman (Billboard’s “Songwriter of the Year”-2006) and Dallas Davidson (“Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”) of Big Loud Shirt, Nashville’s premier independent publisher, “Angels Fly Away” is a tune Eric says he wished he had written. Eric had just endured the untimely death of his long-time manager and close personal friend, Dan Godwin, and just weeks later; the song was pitched to him. “The song landed in my hands as if hand-delivered from God. It’s a ‘Live Like You Were Dying’ song with the message that every day is a gift and we’re not promised a tomorrow,” Eric says. “It’s a feel good, sad song. I dedicate this single and the entire project to Dan.” The single has an easy-does-it melody and features Eric’s warm and cradling vocals as he delivers a story that is truly close to home.
Durrance’s complete CD, ANGELS FLY AWAY, was produced by Teddy Gentry (Alabama, Emerson Drive) and country music producer Mark Bright (Rascal Flatts/Carrie Underwood). The CD features five self-penned compositions and/or co-writes. Wind-up Records is set to release ANGELS FLY AWAY on September 16, 2008.
Lucretia,
Thanks so much for the info! Get ready to call radio stations everywhere on Sept. 16, and request “Angels Fly Away.” Those of us who have seen Eric in concert already know how talented he is! Can’t wait for ther elease. Thanks so much for the info! Please keep in touch.
Country
Angels Fly Away is already on the radio, it was released last month, the album name is the same and it comes out on the 16th of sept. He was on our hometown radio station yesterday and he did great he is getting there, I cant wait to see him on CMT and Receivng an ACM or CMA…I am super proud of him, and I am thankful he has such nice folks backing him:)
YOu can download Angels Fly Away on Itunes as well
Thanks so much for keeping me up to date on Eric’s career! Time to call our local country station and request Angels Fly Away (hope everyone else will do the same)!