DIANE DURRETT
“Blue-eyed Soul”

“She's good; she's damn good.” Sting's summation of his duet with singer songwriter Diane Durrett speaks for anyone who has ever heard her perform. Diane has opened for Faith Hill , Patty Loveless , Tina Turner , Delbert McClinton , Little Feat and Derek Trucks , Little Feat, and lit up Atlanta in a “Stormy Monday” duet with Gregg Allman . Durrett also performs regularly with Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie , Tommy Talton of Cowboy and Tommy Crain of the Charlie Daniels Band .

Durrett has long reflected the musical passions that inspired her when growing up in Atlanta , Georgia . From her energy-driven breakthrough debut “50,000 Volts of Soul” (1993) to her superbly executed Rhythm of Life (1998) to her most recent release, CHILL, Durrett has continued her musical expedition towards defining her soulful voice and creating colorful songs.

Diane spent five years earning her education on Nashville 's Music Row. Her co-writers include Bonnie Bramlett (“Superstar”), Jerry Ragovoy (“ Piece of My Heart ”) , Jimbeau Hinson (“Party Crowd”), and Georgia Music Hall of Famer William Bell (“Born Under A Bad Sign”). She has received accolades in Spain , the Netherlands , Belgium , and Germany for her song “Take Me As I Am,” which is featured on the soundtrack of the film Ready, Willing and Able. In 2004, the American Cancer Society selected Diane's acclaimed song from CHILL , “Whatever Makes Your Soul Sing,” co-written with Jayne Olderman, as the theme of a nationally distributed DVD. In 2005, “What if Everybody Wins” was selected for the soundtrack for the film The Unseen , which will be released in 2006.

Durrett's new CD, Blame it on My DNA , was released in February 2009. Durrett was once quoted as saying, “I want to write songs that reach across generations and bring people together.” With Rhythm of Life, Chill and Blame it on My DNA, her legacy will always live on.

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