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New Single from Upcoming EP set for July 3 Release

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AN INDEPENDENT ARTIST. A NEW EP

Rusty’s new release, a four-song EP, produced by Dane Clark, is Rusty’s first studio release in 11 years. The songs will be released as singles on all streaming platforms, beginning with “Dark Days” on July 3, 2025.

For 30 years, Bladen has been writing music and playing his songs for fans, stacking show after rock and roll show. With nine albums of original music (four studio and five live releases), he has been traveling the Midwest, a song-of-the-road warrior. Rusty has played more than 5,000 shows and is a member of the inaugural 2022 class of the Madison Music Hall of Fame. Rusty’s every-night-is-a-great-night live show and the pile of encyclopedic rock and roll and country history turn a performance into a party.

And now he’s releasing a new EP on his label, River Road Records.

INDIANA HOMEGROWN ROCK AND ROLL

Rock and roll came early to Bladen. Guitar lessons as a 10-year-old. He memorized the Neil Young songbook for guitar as a young teen. A frontman of rock bands for ten years.

Rusty wrote and recorded a debut solo album, Are You Happy Now?, in 1993 and embarked on a solo tour that would see him hitting the road throughout Indiana and Kentucky. He followed the debut with 1998’s full-length album Everything for Everybody. The Ride That River EP was released in 2006, with Mellencamp drummer Dane Clark behind the kit for three songs, including on the title cut, a song featured in the 2005 film “Madison”. Homegrown Treasures, an album of new songs recorded solo and live, was released in 2009. For The Better, made with producer/guitarist Thom Daugherty, was Rusty’s 2014 rock album. One of his live albums, the full-band One Live Night, is a career-spanning overview of Rusty Bladen’s homegrown rock and roll, recorded at the historic Scott Theater in Scottsburg, Indiana.

RUSTY BLADEN: NEW SINGLE RELEASE – CUMBERLAND LAKE (LIVE)

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April 19, 2024

“Cumberland Lake” (LIVE) is now available on all streaming platforms. The new Rusty Bladen single from River Road Records, recorded live at the December 31, 2023, New Year’s Eve show at the Clifty Inn in Madison, Indiana, can be streamed everywhere

The single is a live full-band version of the Bladen original featuring Rusty Bladen and The Livin’ Daylights. The track was recorded live and mixed by Eric Foster

Stream the song:
SPOTIFY
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1lgbB10Qfk4yFeSa3LJm5c

APPLE MUSIC
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rusty-bladen/139170115

YOUTUBE MUSIC
https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC5JbtwVkj_YAtDG78PaYJcQ

AMAZON MUSIC
https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0012DRFUC/rusty-bladen

More streaming services with the single
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Slacker Radio
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME)
Tidal
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Trebel

The sold-out NYE show was a night of high-energy homegrown rock and roll. The band includes Jackson Bladen (keyboards), Marty Miller (bass), Tyler Brindel (drums), and “Spike” Boone (sax). The band rocked through a gritty and sweaty two sets of music, featuring a large dose of Bladen originals and a mix of get-on-your-feet rock and roll covers.

“Cumberland Lake” tells the tale of a boat trip to Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, and is “mostly true” according to Bladen, with some of the names changed “to protect the guilty.” For several years, Bladen has taken a three-day trip to Lake Cumberland, both vacationing and performing for dozens of boaters who tie together for one of his performances. The song tells that story.

New Year’s Eve – Rusty Bladen and The Livin’ Daylights at Clifty Falls

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Ring in the New Year with Rusty Bladen and the Livin’ Daylights at the beautiful and historic the Clifty Falls Inn at Clifty Falls State Park in Madison, Indiana. The show will be held in the ballroom, with only 230 tickets to be sold. as Rusty brings the band into town for a hometown NYE show of homegrown rock and roll.

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Doors open at 8:00pm. Show starts at 9:00pm. 

Dinner & hotel rooms are sold separately from the event tickets. Please contact Clifty Inn at 877-563-4371 for room and/or dinner reservations.

Bladen an Inaugural Inductee as a Musician into the Madison Creative Hall of Fame

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At a sold-out Christmas Music Showcase at The Red Bicycle Hall in December 2022, Rusty Bladen was given the surprise honor of being inducted into the Madison 2022 Creative Hall Of Fame as a musician. Bladen and longtime Madison country artist Don Youngblood were the inaugural honorees for the musicians part of the Hall of Fame in Madison, Indiana.

Rusty, who was born in Madison and has been there his entire life, started playing music as a teen, graduated to cover bands into his 20s before embarking on what has been a nearly 40-year solo career, playing his music – a brand he calls “homegrown rock and roll” – in the clubs, summer festivals, private parties and assorted venues throughout the Midwest, concentrating his live schedule to dates mostly in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Bladen has released nine albums, played nearly 5,000 shows in his career, and has penned more than 50 original songs. He continues to play live, booking more than 100 shows a year.

“I’m thankful for everyone who showed up and supported local music and a good cause, including Mayor Bob Courtney,” Rusty said of the evening. “The night was unforgettable It was quite overwhelming.”

During the night Rusty shared the stage with musicians and friends Rob Houze, Bill Lancton, Jimmy Davis, Chris Watson, Benjamin Reindollar, Nick Cicenas, Rick Bennett, and Jordan Antoine Wilson.
He also played a holiday music rock and roll set with his Rusty Bladen and the Living Daylights bandmembers Marty Miller, Brad Canaday, Jackson Bladen, and Michael Fortunato.”

Rusty Bladen Offical Bootlegs Channel Launched on Soundcloud

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Rusty Bladen and River Road Records have announced the launch of the Rusty Bladen Official Bootleg site on Soundcloud. Fans can hear unreleased songs, live cuts, and alternate versions. Check out the music, which includes new uploads of cover songs “Revolution”, “Garden Party”, and “Never Tear Us Apart”. There is also a live cut taken from an audience-sourced recording of the Rusty Bladen and The Living Daylights show in Rushville this summer. Enjoy the music and stay tuned for more music.

Hear Rusty Bladen Official Bootlegs / on Soundcloud
  • Official Bootlegs online at Soundcloud
  • All From Her Mama (Live in Rushville)
  • Never Tear Us Apart
  • Amazing Grace
  • Garden Party
  • Karaoke King of Crawfish County (Madison Mix)
  • Red White and Blue (New York 2001 version)
  • You Can’t Always Get What You Want (live)
  • Imagine
  • Jamie’s Garden
  • Mary Jane’s Last Dance (Live)
  • Not Gonna Be Me (Live)
  • Revolution
  • Share My Dream (Alternate mix)