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Somewhere in the midwest a transistor radio scratches to life: Aretha and Otis testify to Don and Phil while Mr. Charles wails, Chuck Berry riffs and Dylan rolls on down Highway 61. Out in the garage, soft curses at an old Fairlane mix with Cash, Williams and that plaintive Stanely cry. It is the big beat, the lover's lament and the tears of a clown.

Billy Zenn grew up there and the music stayed with him. Through a haze of beer lights and smoke, bars and bands, miles and years the music has remained---wild, free and inviolate. Call it the blues, call it country, call it r & b or plain old rock & roll; it all comes down to the same thing: American music.

That's Billy Zenn. With a voice as strong as his experience is deep and songs that resonate across time and place, Billy Zenn is a performer who means what he says and delivers it everytime. Steadfastly clinging to his roots in the rich, dark soul of America, Billy kicks the tried and true into the 21st century and brings it all back home again, fresh and new.

Solo or with his killer band, The Ringers, the effect is the same; an infectious, true heart rave up that shakes audiences to their feet and leaves them happily breathless. If you're looking for the real thing, look no further.

Forty Days, the new CD from Billy Zenn & The Ringers was released on July 12, 2009 with a gala concert at The Thirsty Ear in Columbus, Ohio. Featuring 11 new tracks, inicluding two duets with the amazing Grace Adele, Forty Days marks the first studio release from the band since 2006's Zenn & Tonic.