The Crossroads Band is based in the Mid-Hudson Valley, New York, USA. The band currently has two CD’s available, their newest “ Heading South” and their debut release “Crossroads”. With their latest release Heading South in July 2008, it has already received the country music genre runner up status from Song of the Year with “Crazy For Loving You” and straight nine’s out of ten from the Nashville Songwriters Association for “Heartbroke and Busted” The song “Free Man” on their first release received great reviews, moderate airplay, won "The West Coast Songwriters Competition" for best blues song and also aired on ABC's One Life To Live.

The band members are: Tony Merando, vocals and acoustic guitar, Australian/Texan Ben Ribble on electric guitar, session guitar and bass player Jeff MacAulay on bass, Claude LeHenaff on drums and Tom Ayers on keyboards ,both whose credits include three Billboard top 40 hits on Millennium/RCA with the group Franke and The Knockouts including a top #10 with the song "Sweetheart", and Claude also for the Crazy Joe and the Variable Speed Band's "Eugene" album.

The group would like to thank all the radio stations review writers and especially the fans (here in the U.S. and world wide) for their support.

 

Radio stations that have not yet received a promotional CD'S can do so by E-mailing us at crossrdsband@aol.com

"REVIEWS"

"AN EXCELLENT RECORD WITH A COOL APPETIZING SOUND." "GREAT"
--( La Hora Del Blues)--
www. LaHoraDelBlues

"Free Man" - #6 on blues chart 7/2/04
--( Radio Wave Airplay Monitor )--
www.RadioWaveMonitor.com

"Free Man" - winner best blues song
--( West Coast Songwriters Competition )--
www.WestCoastSongwriters.org

Stinging licks, courtesy of lead guitarist Ben Ribble run throughout the disk and soar on
"You Broke Me" and the opening track "Free Man"
--( Cottage Views, Classic Rock News )--
www.CottageViews.com

--( "Taxi" Independent A&R custom critique )--
www.Taxi.com


"Good Music Guys Keep It Up"
--( "Dick Wilson" KC Blues Radio)--
www.KcBluesRadio.com


"Music is very well done, excellent group, really nice guitar work"
--( Electric Blues Radio.com )--
www.ElectricBluesRadio.com

"Really fine guitar flashes plenty of blues/rock and r&b ENJOY!!!!"
--( Click Spin.com )--
www.ClickSpin.com

"MUSIC DISTRIBUTION SITES"

The Crossroads Band CD'S
CD'S Available at these Distributors:
CDBaby.com
DWM MUSIC.com
Amazon/Advantage.com
BathTubMusic.com

DOWNLOADS AVAILABLE AT MANY
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTORS INCLUDING:
Apple i Tunes.com
MsnMusic.com
Napster.com
Buy Music.com
Rhapsody - Listen.com

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