Articles Comments

CLINTON LINDSAY » Entries tagged with "Bob Seger"

SOLID “LIKE A ROCK” AS LIVE WYYA TAKES AIM AT THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET WITH A CLASSIC!

By Carl Gilchrist— Band members (From left): Carl ‘C-Wyya’ Edwards (bass), Kirk Gayle (keyboards), Chadian Munroe (keyboards), Arnaldo Bolt (drummer), Michael ‘Colegate’ Downer (guitar), Jerome ‘J-Wyya’ Smickle (vocals).—- Like a Rock, a song written by Bob Seger and recorded by him and the Silver Bullet Band in 1986, was used in Chevrolet truck commercials from 1991 to 2004 for the company’s Like A Rock campaign. Now, in 2016, St Ann-based reggae band Live Wyya has released a reggae cover of the song and has been getting very positive reviews. “The initial reaction has been tremendous. Everyone gives it straight As,” says band leader and bass player Carl ‘C-Wyya’ Edwards. Live Wyya recorded the song at Bob Marley’s famed Tuff Gong studios in Kingston after the band’s management – Canadian-based Dazzle Entertainment – recommended they do a … Read entire article »

Filed under: BREAKING NEWS, GUEST RUNDOWNS