NEWS
May 08, 2020
New Single "Let It Go" Available Now!
Marc's new single, "Let It Go" is available now, featuring Ryan Humbert & Emily Bates of The Shootouts, Ed Davis from The Vindys and JD Eicher.
From May 8th to June 5th 2020, the single will be available exclusively through Marc's new BandCamp page. The song is available for purchase and buyers can name their own price.
Visit marcleeshannon.bandcamp.com today!
April 28, 2020
Catch Marc LIVE on Facebook every Thursday Night
One voice. One guitar. One hour. Every Thursday night at Facebook.com/marcleeshannon
7:30 to 8:30 PM
Originals, covers, requests
Virtual tip jars:
Cash App: $marcleeshannon
April 09, 2020
Read Marc's monthly column, Sober Chronicles, for the Devil Strip
Every month, Marc Lee Shannon offers a unique view-point into the world of sobriety with anecdotes, tips, advice and more.
Read his articles for The Devil Strip here.
May 31, 2019
New Single "Friends Like You" Available Now
"Friends Like You" was co-written with Ryan Humbert and features performances from Ryan and Emily Bates of The Shootouts, JD Eicher and his fantastic bassist Jim Merhaut, Ed Davis of The Vindys, and Lee Turner of Darius Rucker's Band.
August 31, 2018
Sideman in The Spotlight
Thank you to Kymberli Hagelberg & The Chronicle for this in-depth article on "Walk This Road" and my longstanding tenure in Michael Stanley & The Resonators.
August 10, 2018
Back In The Game Again with The Resonators
Catch Marc onstage with Michael Stanley & The Resonator family on August 25th at Black River Landing in Lorain, OH. For more information, check out the link below.
https://www.lorainportauthority.com/events/rockin-on-the-river/
More Stanley shows coming soon! Stay tuned!
March 15, 2018
New Album Coming May 19th, 2018
Marc Lee Shannon: “Walk This Road”
Album Release Party
With special guests Ryan Humbert & Ray Flanagan
First album in ten years from Michael Stanley & The Resonators guitarist,
featuring members of Welshly Arms, The Speedbumps,
Shooter Sharp & The Shootouts, The Vindys and more.
Saturday, May 19, 2018
The Tangier
532 West Market Street - Akron, Ohio 44303
7:00 PM Doors / 8:00 PM Show
Tickets $12 in advance / $15 at the door
www.thetangier.com or 330-376-7171 for tickets.
AKRON, OH – Singer/songwriter and Northeast Ohio native Marc Lee Shannon returns to the historic Tangier to celebrate the release of his first album in ten years, “Walk This Road,” on Saturday, May 19, 2018 with opening acts Ryan Humbert and Ray Flanagan.
Shannon and a 7-piece band will be performing songs from the new album, as well as fan favorites from his popular 2008 release “Any Ordinary Man.” The show takes place at The Tangier, located at 532 West Market Street in Akron, Ohio, with doors opening at 7:00 p.m. and an 8:00 p.m. showtime. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the show.
Copies of the new album will be available for purchase, as well as new t-shirts, a re-release of “Any Ordinary Man” and more.
Produced by fellow Akron-area musician Ryan Humbert, “Walk This Road” was recorded in just six days at Superior Sound studios in Cleveland. The album was mixed by Jim Stewart (Welshly Arms, Brent Kirby) and mastered by Paul Blakemore (George Thorogood, Shawn Colvin, JD McPherson, Gregg Allman).
With a selection of songs that will appeal to fans of Buddy Miller, Jason Isbell, John Hiatt, and Tom Petty, the album crisscrosses Marc’s musicial influences -- from barn-burning rock and introspective ballads to acoustic blues and vintage country. Along with Humbert’s role in the album production, members of other popular local acts, including Welshly Arms, Shooter Sharp and The Shootouts, The Vindys, The Speedbumps, and Ray Flanagan and the Authorities, also make guest appearances.
This full-band album release show will feature Shannon and the core group of musicians who played on the album, including Humbert, Emily Bates, John Anthony, Ed Davis, Russ Flanagan, and Kevin Robert Martinez.
Shannon wrote nine of the album’s 12 songs, including “Sound of a Train,” which he co-wrote with Michael Stanley. Other highlights include Shannon’s rendition of Mark Selby’s “Back Door to My Heart” and the first single, the southern Gospel-themed “Carousel.”
Shannon’s more than 30-year career has taken him from his hometown of Akron, Ohio to Los Angeles and back again. After leaving home at 19 to attend the Guitar Institute of Hollywood, Shannon found himself playing with now legendary West Coast bands such as the Rave-Ups in the alt-country scene that included Lone Justice, the Blasters, Kimm Rogers and the Beat Farmers. Back in Ohio, he brought his extensive musical expertise to the bands The TopKats, the Midlife Chryslers, and most notably, northeastern Ohio legend Michael Stanley’s backing group The Resonators.