Emerald Coast Records

27/02/2024

23/02/2024

06/02/2024

2024 LIVE SHOW CALENDAR

FEBRUARY
10 Andy D's 10:00 am-2:00 pm Navarre Beach
10 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30 Tiger Point
16 Gym Bar 8-Midnight Gulf Breeze
17 Andy D's 10am-2pm Navarre Beach
17 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30pm Tiger Point
20 Peg Leg Pete's 5-9pm Pensacola Beach
23 Lulu's 5-9pm Destin
24 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30pm Tiger
29 El Paso Navarre 5:30-8:30pm

MARCH

1 VFW Fort Walton Beach 6:30-9:30pm
2 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30pm Tiger Point
8 Gym Bar Milton 8-Midnite
9 Rio Bravo 5:40-8:30pm Tiger Point
14 El Paso Navarre 5:30-8:30pm
15 Rick's on the Island 6-9pm Okaloosa Island
16 Lulu's Destin 5-9pm
17 Andy D's 10-2pm Navarre Beach
19 Lulu's Destin 5-9pm
22 Gym Bar Milton 8-Midnight
23 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30pm Tiger Point
26 Lulu's Gulf Shores 5-9pm
29 Rick's on the Island 6-9pm Okaloosa Island
30 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30pm Tiger Point

APRIL

5 VFW Fort Walton Beach 6:30-9:30pm
6 Juana's Pagodas 4-8pm Navarre Beach
12 Rick's on the Island 6-9 Okaloosa Island
13 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30pm Tiger Point
19 Gym Bar Gulf Breeze 8-Midnight
20 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30 Tiger Point
26 Rick's on the Island 6-9pm Okaloosa Island
27 Rio Bravo 5:30-8:30pm Tiger Point
29 Lulu's Gulf Shores 5-9pm

May

02/06/2023

Emerald Coast Records announces the June release of of the new 2 song EP from The Hot Daddy Show featuring GTO Johnny and Sparky Pontificator. The two tracks were recorded at Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals and produced by Rickie Joe Wilson and Spencer Coates. The songs were recorded live to tape with no overdubs and mixed down to analog tape, just like in the good ole days. Going Up The Country, the classic Canned Heat song along with Wilson’s original composition Hot Rod Daddy will both be released worldwide this summer. Interestingly enough it coincides with the re-release of Canned Heat’s new version of Going Up The Country, the only Canned Heat song to make mainstream radio during the days of AM radio.

28/05/2023

Rickie Joe Wilson and John Whitcomb have been creating music together for over 40 years. While both have traveled their own musical journeys over the years their paths have continued to cross allowing for a strong one of a kind personal and professional bond. The two will tell you in over 40 years there has never been a cross word spoken between the two. And now as fate would have it the two have come together for a special three song EP to be recorded at Fame Recording Studios, the original home of The Swampers, in Muscle Shoals Alabama on Wednesday, May 31st. The EP will be released on Wilson’s own label, Emerald Coast Records formed by Rickie Joe Wilson and his son Dylan Wilson in 2021 in Pensacola Beach, Florida where Rickie Joe Wilson now resides and performs year round. Release date is this summer with some live shows to follow. The EP will be available worldwide on all digital platforms and will be released to radio in late June. Coast Records Dylan Wilson president.

31/10/2022

Emerald Coast Records has partnered with AOK Records Nashville to promote Rickie Joe Wilson’s latest pop radio/video single “Reggae Redneck”which was recorded and produced at Fame Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals Alabama. AOK Records released the single in August to over 800 radio stations across The United States and Canada. AOK Records also promoted the video produced by Mark Dreyer Productions Nashville resulting in one million views on Facebook. The next promotional phase has been headed up by Dylan Wilson president of Emerald Coast Records Pensacola Florida. It is an intense Spotify promotion adding the pop song to over 400 Spotify playlists. It is truly the day of the independent record label in America. The playing field has been made level making the competition even greater. The challenge is getting noticed and added by curators and tastemakers out there in the modern, digital music market. It’s a great day to be an independent artist. Today an artist can truly be successful while traveling under the radar of fame and celebrity. After all it’s about the freedom and the art of making great music not necessarily making artists famous.

24/10/2022

Finally!!! The re-issue of Rickie Joe Wilson’s 1995 album ”Hot Rod Daddy” produced and co-written by Nashville recording artist, podcaster and long time John Prine guitarist and road warrior Jason Wilbur. It is available worldwide now on all streaming platforms on Emerald Coast Records. Be looking for a release date around Christmas for the “Hot Rod Daddy” single and re-edited video produced by Emerald Coast Records president Dylan Wilson. This album is a true throwback to Rickie Joe Wilson’s Americana roots, Tennessee Three, Country, rockabilly, sound. The “Hot Rod Daddy” single was recorded in secret, overnight, in Bloomington, Indiana at Indiana University. Because neither had money to buy studio time Rickie recalls that Jason secretly laid down Rickie’s vocals only track and sent him him on his way on a cold winter night. Later, Jason, in secret as well, recorded all the instruments around Wilson’s vocal track. The end result was pure magic. This particular cut has no drums making it reminiscent of Hank Williams Sr. and very early Johnny Cash. It is a breath of fresh air in this modern climate of assembly line, cookie cutter Country Music. It features guitar and bass guitar work by Jason Wilbur, Kevin Burkett and Ronnie Minton on drums. Wilson’s wry vocal style and combination of singing and spoken lyric sets it apart from anything out there today. Jason Wilbur and Rickie Joe Wilson were playing bar gigs together when Jason was recruited to join John Prime’s band after John heard Jason perform one of John Prime’s song at a show at The Bluebird in Bloomington, Indiana in 1995. And the rest is history you might say. Rickie Joe Wilson lost a guitar player but the world gained so much more. Rickie Joe Wilson will bring his Hillbilly Rock and Roll Band to the Park Theatre Civic Center in North Vernon Indiana on Saturday April 15th, 2023. The band features Seymour/Bloomington In. guitarist John Whitcomb, Bloomington In.,Larry Crane Drummer, Kevin Burkett and now Glasgow, Kentucky bassist, Steve Ferrell. Tickets are $10.00 for the 7:30 pm show.

08/04/2022

715 RADIO STATION DOWNLOADS!
800 VERIFIED RADIO SPINS!!
Just got the word from Adam Adam Angel Knight at AOK Records in Nashville this morning that 715 radio stations have downloaded my new single “Whiskey for Breakfast” and we had 800 verified spins. Without knowing exactly what stations are playing it yet it appears to be doing very well in the Midwest. That was a great way to start my Friday morning.

06/04/2022

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03/04/2022

So today I’m on my Rickie Joe Wilson YouTube channel when this pops up. It’s an album I did with my old Nepenthe buddies Keith Richie and the late David “Heavy” Meadows along with Randy Kidwell and Scott Martindale. In 1992 I moved back from Nashville. We formed a band and called it Rick Wilson and The Neon Cowboys. We played some live shows and even went to Mom’s Recording Studio in Louisville Kentucky and recorded what we called a Country Metal record. We never pressed copies. Unfortunately, the band broke up before we could do that. The master ADAT mysteriously vanished from the radio station WJAA right after I started my on-air gig there. For over thirty years Keith and I both have been looking for that record. Today the album popped up on YouTube. Keith and I both nearly cried when I sent him the YouTube link to check out, well we did cry as a matter of fact. This my favorite tune off that record. It’s called “Ball and Chain”. Who is DEHADEN? I don’t know. But thank you DEHADEN for preserving some of our lost musical history! Check it out Country Metal fans!

Provided to YouTube by ONErpmBall and Chain · DEHADEN · Rickie Joe WilsonSongs from Rick Wilson & Neon Cowboys℗ DEHADENReleased on: 2022-03-13Auto-generated ...

26/03/2022

The music video ‘Whiskey for Breakfast’ by the artist Rickie Joe Wilson creates a soothing vibe with its soft instrumental affair. The music video is available on YouTube.

29/01/2022

In 2022 we will be releasing a very unique record on Rickie Joe Wilson. We want capture the live sound of his one man h***y tonk show. It will be recorded at The Country Gym Bar and Grill. It will be recorded and produced by Wayne Deaton and released on Emerald Coast Records.

25/01/2022

The new CD coming March!

21/01/2022

Rickie Joe Wilson his headed back to Nashville on February 15th to work once again with AOK Records President and producer Adam Knight. The new four song EP features three new original tunes and rockin cover of Loretta Lynn’s classic song “Don’t Come Drinkin with Lovin on Your Mind.”

Rickie Joe Wilson's new album "H***y Tonkin Guitar Man" available worldwide May 21, 2021!

21/01/2022

Hard copies of our latest Surf Truckers two song CD will be available in the next few days. Our next release is the new four song EP from Rickie Joe Wilson. Rickie heads to Nashville on February 15th to record with some of the greatest Nashville session players in the universe. It will be produced by the hardest working producer in Nashville Adam Knight. It will feature three new original songs “Ray Wylie Hubbard” “Whiskey For Breakfast” “I’d Rather Die Before You Leave Me” and a rockin cover of Loretta Lynn’s famous tune “Don’t Come Home Drinking with Lovin’ on Your Mind.”

18/01/2022

Surf Trucker is #16 this week on the Play MPE Country Chart For streams and downloads. It’s so cool to see our little Emerald Coast Records label on the same top 20 chart as Warner Music, MCA Nashville, Sony Music, Columbia, and other major labels. I want thank my son Dylan Wilson who is the president of Emerald Coast Records. He’s doing a great job releasing and promoting our records. These are just a few radio stations across the country streaming Surf Trucker.

11/01/2022

Special thanks to Hard Core Country Radio Western 94.9 for promoting the new Surf Truckers single “Surf Trucker”. Let’s fire up the motorhome for some shows in Canada!

Hard Core Country Show WED JAN 12, 2021 10 pm to Midnite
The Rizdales – Demo “Theme for a Saturday Morning”CanCon L
IN MEMORIUM Harpdog Brown (Jan 28 1962 > Jan 7 2022) 59 yr old Harpdog Brown – For Love & Money (Dog House/BC 2019) “Reefer Lovin’ Woman”CanCon
NEW RELEASES
Loney Hutchins - Buried Loot, Demos from the House of Cash and “Outlaw” Era, ’73-’78 (Appalachia Dec 10) “Committed to Parkview"
Eliza Gilkyson – Songs from the River Wind (Howlin' Dog Records- Dec16) “Wanderin’”
O'DONOVAN - Age of Apathy (Yep Roc/BC-Jan 21) “Passengers”
Surf Truckers – Single (Emerald Coast-Jan5) “Surf Trucker”
Father John Misty - Chloë and the Next 20th Century (Sub Pop-Apr 8) “Funny Girl”
Twangtown Paramours - Double Down on a Bad Thing (3rd Self-Spring) “Anyone But You”
The Cactus Blossoms – One Day (Walkie Talkie Records/BC- Feb 11) “Hey Baby
Earshot Magazine! National Folk/Roots/Blues Chart Dec 14, 2021
# 1 The McDades - The Empress (Free Radio/BC-Nov 12) “The Golden Willow Tree” CanCon
# 4 Megan Nash - Soft Focus Futures (Acronym-Nov 3) “Another Silent Night” CanCon
# 5 Mike Tod - Mike Tod EP (Self-Nov 26) “Shady Grove” CanCon
# 7 Evan Cheadle – Fault Line Serendade (Victory Pool/BC- Jun 11) “No Love Lost”
Roots Music Report Top 50 Americana Country Album Chart Jan 8
# 17 Leeroy Stagger - Dystopian Weekends (Self/BC-Oct 15) “Midnight at the Oasis”
# 19 Le Ren (Lauren Spear) – Leftovers (BC Oct 15) “Who’s Going To Hold Me Next” CanCon at the Horseshoe Tavern Toronto Sat Jan 29
# 31 T. Buckley –Frame By Frame (BC-Nov 5) “The Sweater” CanCon
# 39 The Weber Brothers and Timothy Bracken – Choose You Own Adventure (Self- May 21) “Listen” CanCon
# 43 Boy Golden - Church of Better Daze (Six Shooter/BC-Jul 16) “Eggs Benediction” CanCon
Roots Music Report Top 50 Canada Album Chart Week of Jan 8
# 2 Sue Foley – Pinky’s Blues (Stony Plain/BC-Oct 22) “Stop These Teardrops” CanCon
# 3 Colin Linden – bLOW (Highway 20-Sep 17) “4 Cars” CanCon
# 4 David Gogo - Silver Cup (Cordova Bay-Oct 8) “Morning Light” CanCon
# 5 Mike Nagoda - Outside The Box (Self/BC-Jan 14) “Here To Stay” CanCon
# 7 Steve Marriner – Hope Dies Last (Stony Plain Jul 2) “Enough” CanCon
# 16 Over The Moon-Acoustic Roots Duo - Chinook Waltz (Borealis/BC-Oct 29) “I Can’t Get Over You” CanCon
# 26 Kat Danser Music - One Eye Open (6th CD Black Hen/BC Feb 12) “ Bring It With You When You Come” CanCon
# 29 Craig Cardiff - All This Time Running (True North/BC May 12)
“Moon (Big Band Version)” CanCon
# 30 Rob Lutes - Come Around (Lucky Bear/BC-Apr 16) “In MY Time of Dyin’” CanCon
# 31 Murray McLauchlan – Hourglass (True North/BC-Jul 9)
“Shining City On a Hill” CanCon at the Aeolian with “Lunch at Allen’s” (Murray with Cindy Church, Marc Jordan & Ian Thomas) Sat/Sun Jun 11/12
# 34 Mo Kenney - Covers (Turtlemusik/BC Feb 26) “Hard On You” CanCon with Joe Plaskett at the Aeolian Thu/Fri Sept 19/20
# 44 SUNDAY wilde – Peace In Trouble (9thSelf/BC Mar 14) “Wondering if he Might” CanCon feat Harpdog Brown
# 49 Tami Neilson - Chickaboom! Deluxe (BandCamp-Feb19) “Call Your Mama” Live on RNZ
Hardcore Country reports to Roots Music Report and Alt. Country Specialty Chart
In the words of Gurf Morlix “Stay tuned. Stay careful. Stay aware”

09/01/2022

Emerald Coast Records is proud to announce they’re teaming up with AOK Records’ Nashville President Adam Knight to produce the new single on Nashville Recording Artist Rickie Joe Wilson called “Ray Wylie Hubbard”. The single is a tribute to Ray Wylie Hubbard, one of Rickie Joe’s favorite Outlaw Artists. Also featured will be a second new song written by Rickie Joe Wilson titled “I’d Rather Die Before You Leave Me”. The single will feature some of the finest Nashville pickers in the known galaxy. It will be produced by Adam Knight. A Nashville studio date is set for February 15th followed by a worldwide March release.

Dylan Prevails - President Emerald Coast Records Pensacola Beach Florida