Cindy, Sparkplug Ignite TPAC SummerStage with "Burn Your Playhouse Down" |
 Cindy and two other fabulous Tulsa musicians have joined forces in the form of Sparkplug. Catch them Sunday, July 22nd, at 5 p.m. in the Charles Norman Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center when they present "Burn Your Playhouse Down." Tickets are $15, general admission; $22, reserved seating. (For tickets: Tulsa PAC box office at 596-7111 or www.myticketoffice.com) Sparkplug features the heated vocals and harmonica of Cindy Cain, the high lonesome tenor and guitar picking of Don Miller, and the fiery fretwork of Rusty Miller.
 The rocking roots trio debuted in April at the Cherry Street Farmer's Market and the Blue Dome Festival. Smack dab in the middle of summer, there’s no better time to take a hot ride with them across the musical map of blues, rockabilly, swing, country, Cajun, and points in between. Like all juke joint music, Sparkplug’s set list begs for a cold beer in one hand and a warm partner on the dance floor in the other. The show includes original tunes off Cain’s recent CD release, “In Your Impala,” which helped her garner the Tulsa World’s 2006 SPOT award for best Blues/R&B. She’ll also pull from the repertoires of Wanda Jackson, Kasey Chambers and Bessie Smith. For those who lean more toward George Jones or Hank Williams, you’ll find a new favorite in the tenor voice of Don Miller in his PAC debut. |
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Cindy Nabs 4 Honorable Mentions in 14th Billboard World Songwriting Contest |
 Four of Cindy’s songs off her 2006 release, “In Your Impala,” received honorable mention in the 14th annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest. Ranking highest was blues rocker “Papa Let Me,” which placed in the top 500 entries. Other songs receiving honorable mention were the freewheeling title tune, “In Your Impala;” country rocker, “Could Have Been a Farmer;” and western swing number, “Most of My Songs (Are About Oklahoma)”. Cindy, who writes on piano, won four sets of guitar strings in the contest. She is contemplating learning to play guitar. She has also received honorable mentions in contests sponsored by the Songwriters Association of Washington. |
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Red Hot “In Your Impala” Perfect
for Year ’Round Gift Giving |
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"In Your Impala," the latest release by singer-songwriter Cindy Cain can be purchased online and at a number of
Tulsa-area retailers. Support these area merchants: Borders, 2740 E. 21st St; Starship Records & Tapes,
1241 S. Lewis; Under the Mooch, 1423 S. Harvard (cds & Cindy Cain t-shirts); The Village Shop, Pryor;
and Cabin Creek Vineyard, Big Cabin. Online purchases may be made at
www.rightonrhythm.com and www.shopjerrypippin.com.
The disc will soon be available on CDBaby and CDMojo. |
Cindy Wins 2006 Spot Music Award for Best
R&B/Blues Act |
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 Readers
of the Tulsa World and area fans of rockin’ roots
music voted Cindy the Best R&B/Blues Act in the 2006
Spot Music Awards. Awards were presented Oct. 14 at the
historic Cain’s Ballroom in downtown Tulsa. Cindy’s
nomination was based on the August release of her second
CD, “In Your Impala.” In its nomination, the
Tulsa World wrote that “with her impressive roots-rock
CD, she showed that those who pigeonhole her have underestimated
her skills.” Cindy was nominated in 2003, 2004 and
2005 for Best Jazz Act. |
“In Your Impala” Finds
Full House at Cain’s Ballroom Second Stage |
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 In
August, Cindy and crew drew a standing-room only crowd to
Cain’s Ballroom’s Second Stage for the release
of her second disc, “In Your Impala.” About
200 folks attended the Sunday night show to catch Cindy
singing self-penned, rockin’ roots tracks off her
new disc which ranges from the surf-music title track to
tracks in blues, country, western swing, and Latin jazz.
The Valcour Sound showcase also featured Brian Parton and
Susan Herndon. Drawings were held to give away items including
copies of Cindy’s CD and T-shirts, dinner for two,
a free wine tasting, a bottle of champagne, gift certificates
and more. Event sponsors were The
Wild Fork, HOPE
Testing Clinic, Old Village Wine and Spirits, Apertures
Photo, Cimarron Valley Mortgage, Cabin
Creek Vineyard, Cain’s
Ballroom and Valcour Sound. Cindy thanks Steve Wright
and Laura Gonsalves for their assistance with the event.
Earlier in August, Cabin Creek Vineyard in Big Cabin hosted
Cindy’s out-of-town CD release. |
Stay
Tuned for Release of Divas 2006 DVD Concert Documentary |
September’s
2006 Divas for HOPE Concert featured 10 fabulous singers
playing to an enthusiastic, sold-out crowd. Cindy, singing
two original songs from her new CD, “In Your Impala,”
joined other divas in raising more than $36,000 in the fifth
annual benefit show for HOPE. HOPE (Health Outreach, Prevention,
and Education) Testing Clinic provides prevention education
on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis and other sexually transmitted infections;
operates the only statewide 24-hour HIV/STD hotline; and,
the only free, anonymous testing and counseling facility
in northeastern Oklahoma. This year’s show featured
producer Rebecca Ungerman, Pam Van Dyke-Crosby, Annie Ellicott,
Christie Hanewinkel, John Sawyer, Heather Richetto-Rumley
and others. |
Regional Radio Shows Feature Tracks
From “In Your Impala” |
Numerous
regional radio shows have featured tracks off Cindy’s
new disc of original music, “In Your Impala.”
Shows include KWGS’s “Swing on This” and
“Folk Salad,” 89.5 FM; KVOO’s “Red
Dirt Radio Hour,” 98.5 FM; and KRSC’s “All
That Jazz” and “Local Flavors,” 91.3 FM.
Support local artists by supporting regional radio shows.” |
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Cindy Cain Band Featured at 2006 Oklahoma Blues Festival |
 Cindy
and her band of blues rogues performed May 5th at the 2006
Oklahoma Blues Festival in the heart of Tulsa’s downtown
Brady Arts District. On Friday night, Cindy and the boys
played tunes from her not-yet-released CD, “In Your
Impala,” as well as tracks from her debut CD, “Love
Contest.” With her on the Budweiser Street Stage were
Charles Tuberville, guitar; Mike Day, bass; Ron McRorey,
drums; and Spencer Sutton, keys. Headliners of the two-day
mega blues fest were B.B. King, Taj Mahal, Sonny Landreth
and the Rev. Horton Heat.
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