The only thing better than hearing a great Mickey Newbury song is hearing Mickey Newbury sing his great songs in a live performance.

Living life to its fullest, experiencing a myriad of emotions and then putting those feelings into words and music others can relate to is what makes a songwriter successful. Few people are more adept at it than Eddy Raven.

The characters who come to life in the songs sung by David and Howard Bellamy would certainly be colorful enough for a novel: the girl with the beautiful body and the old hippie could discuss their favorite star, children of the baby boom could discourse on why lovers live longer, a sugar daddy could come along for the redneck girl, a couple of dancin’ cowboys and their reggae cowboy friends could seek advice from the world’s greatest lover, and the rebels without a clue could listen to some country rap, all the while living happily ever after in Santa Fe.