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The film Hustle and Flow, directed by Memphis filmmaker Craig Brewer and Executive Produced by John Singleton ("Boyz N the Hood") debuted at the Sundance film festival to rave reviews. It won the American Dramatic Audience Award and the American Excellence in Cinematography Award, and was purchased for a record $9M for wider distribution by Paramount / MTV.

Could it have been the music? Well, perhaps the acting and directing had something to do with it as well, but Yellow Dog Records artists play prominent roles in the film's music. The film score was composed by Scott Bomar and performed by the Bo-Keys, and songs by Mark Lemhouse and Calvin Newborn also appear in the film. In this article, Singleton enthuses: "To have these classic musicians is the icing on the cake to shooting a little movie in Memphis. You couldn't do it anywhere else in the world." This article also describes more about the the Bo-Keys' role in the film score.

• We're thrilled to announce the signing of Mary Flower! A double threat with fingerstyle and lap slide guitar, we highly recommend her last album Ragtime Gal. For her upcoming release on Yellow Dog Records, she traveled to New Orleans to record with a full lineup of some of the city's best musicians, including Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, and Dr. Michael White. Look for the new album, Bywater Dance, this fall - join our mailing list to keep up-to-date on dates and details.

• Congratulations to Big Joe Duskin for his award of an Ohio Heritage Fellowship from the Ohio Arts Council! This is on the heels of his feature on the cover of the current issue of Living Blues Magazine.
• For those of you paying close attention... Mark Lemhouse's new album is just about ready as well. If you want to be one of the very first people to have a copy, you can order an advance copy from our Order Page now.
• The entire Yellow Dog Records catalog is available on iTunes! Someday, we'll have links from our Order Page so you can purchase individual tracks from iTunes.