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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>TOMMY EMMANUEL</strong>, the acclaimed and Grammy-nominated acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter, is set for two live streaming performances this <strong>Friday, May 8</strong>. This is the same day he will release a newly recorded career-spanning <strong>double album</strong>, <strong>THE BEST OF TOMMYSONGS</strong>, via <strong>CGP Sounds/Cruzen Street Records.</strong> </p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Look for <strong>TOMMY</strong> to perform and be interviewed this Friday on <strong>Paste Magazine</strong>&#8216;s <strong>&#8220;The Happiest Hour&#8221;</strong> livestream, which begins at <strong>2pm PT/5pm ET</strong> and also features <strong>Hayes Carll. </strong><br><strong>Watch here:</strong><br><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3BhsOjCYDyKR4hK3tlMSafcrNid1MinHm07Vw4mJUmOQXjCyog0kEIZSo152HsTCEmA_qG03Mnjy12_MWrL_08Ix8rxh5fdd6SMztdBKWP0XC2dpoWy_v8mk7sZHhDZoJW7cfPe2SVek=&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcXUYobzjwk</strong></a> </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Later that day, at <strong>6pm PT/9pm ET</strong>, <strong>TOMMY </strong>will be livestreaming a full-length concert from his <strong>San Jose, CA</strong> home where he will be playing whatever pops into his heart&#8211;just like at all his shows. For more info, please go to <strong>TOMMY</strong>&#8216;s webstore: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3HxneW9F4ashkXATGU-DVMUjVXza6XijZMuSLoGIExBWuK10VyVaFNjd8ItPoo29XydY5VAWgkp27Kn2_1pD3UhZ8eNxMHm-cn7wbVBQ7Ig81gD6IqRRjVQAyqYgP_L6yEyX7BVdEAcdqtvwSrgQdQk1txXGc812c918Xm9ZS08byDopvaSTjAXiMEg8yhSgOn-T2LHYwQcil2TgA94I_8w==&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>https://store.tommyemmanuel.com/</strong></a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>THE BEST OF TOMMYSONGS</strong> was launched March 4 when <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43fXm_RJCre8Dvar5VwHK8ZQa0PP26oWU-AWZAK5pWw6QV4Im31qYxwsX3b699SYZ0800nB8RnQO-Ck1U0lGE5vVmc0zA3i2sfHub_BMc64jXdx4F7jbtpfV0YAau77X99NilWztnalGToE4WSEVypFalVg6UfNqn72i5g2ZoDIqw7WrA2Z-M7lw8WGdEadT1zBDhWpCTuS0z&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank">Guitar Player</a> </strong>magazine premiered the <strong>&#8220;</strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43fXm_RJCre8Db1melV3u7fMen-z1lPgldvViNrySFkGptDkbWDVDD3vDg0NqYUz64rJSSudNsfNYiQFyeZsMEvhfJC1hGObLNRQ2A_xAupcHYi9r5mmVZ2xwGvyBm92n3w==&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>Fuel</strong></a><strong>&#8220;</strong> video. This was followed by four more video premieres: <strong>&#8220;</strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3RDXGYm1ZikZmxpgUsUKdabLWL7Ja-2qkMdUPsePcpoqn12D4x6Rp4vFUF1JMxv0GROl64giVDYb3zRBx892iCXrQ_x4DqhqCa5MaZSke5boUEg20DfYKzQ==&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>Timberland</strong></a><strong>&#8220;</strong> with <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3e7o2Ge732Gl3Fwhj8phmTl-pcx5wlw0jiUjWpL0zvUMKd0Cu1ar2Wq_qIjhvNfFOaCO6kpYQPw1y48TP7z-k3OBPtdgIWDJF4PI_l8anytwe_HlmXvy_ARXO1NHFh_NvQ5k1MkbLufvotncXNMtdwAgiwxJYZQpRQZliHiQczCc=&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>Vintage Guitar</strong></a>; <strong>&#8220;</strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3dhx6N-n97_WZ81iauofGbwVnC0NOWu9Vb-gMOoOPhg61nAwwLQCCjQ7561a6R03EDMMZHxH6sfLn6fJCyYK7wkS7oJ7wMM2Yq-UcMmkSmJSkT7hqq9Jo2g==&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>Sail On</strong></a><strong>&#8220;</strong> with <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3IuxApz9Y9TlGYBvHNK0gI0If4hAlk4b37RiLASVGhfc56Ez4AhBu5HC5ouAL42denoNh3Sixtni-s3BpZFzrWIRRq8KzBhIbx1OVZfTFESkayt6j8knx_kTzJgBQJwRhVO9UBV6mYJc6kLZzvm3mUq1QWo5v9OAdAfGf0rA9154=&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>American Songwriter</strong></a>; <strong>&#8220;</strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3P99-Rgv1MWDiyRt1ut8hBou2vFCGF2JDXwyWAD4hdVg8033jGD6vagCkwq7JPfv4A_oy5nlqMtcRFyNf1AlI2WrfIMLPFb6WaFyFAW0ubN03Yv19CEsMIA==&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>The Wide Ocean</strong></a><strong>&#8220;</strong> with <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3CH62paoQyTovWnRgS8xo4Q27QIAGQSgJ71Z3h00FGeHRftTrp6QjNHTY61uy8IqcDWDXYasze5JeudYfN32SsBme9mWhX99HXhuqnuA_I_vv1erCkZganihdk5t8ryXeZZLEIxSyEIBvoSaywscgKczSDdgWhDTKsRxNt1YngaLYG8MDGCgcxAOYNAx7KuiQgBj0UmeFdfU=&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>Elmore Magazine</strong></a>;<strong> &#8220;</strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3e2RIdtg2qBg1ekWdiyETY5ls1TsNvdf6MuS6bkafjgA5Z_G1lO-EuZyYYWkiAeCnr5iHzqyWD8SRXYkjMOxM7jIZIyzRueg6PIbBtx1JflbN_icAK0h7gQ==&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>Luttrell</strong></a><strong>&#8221; </strong>with <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3lZYifCNAV8PFXEW86kvgucS3AQSmemHhpnVPgdtdqcQT9zsgo4RU8c85sqKOGBlpmXqT8d-ETBO9fuGeCz2mHRXkXb7I_OvEkUB-ledMmD0CiWp5A39u4ZCFFUHHHVSMImxU824EVhlj7Kd5mmSM4t6pwfUM53pbiiO93u6fxkg=&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank">Bluegrass Situation</a> </strong>and<strong> &#8220;</strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3rPGDLT3M7crIH30CONoBvFFin9d2q51Exiz75ZVIoZby_xs2asur9KaTZpcYQHXpkjhJ97sChf0gbB5MxSIEn5btqp0YxTKNIMVD1uBla9ekp2qbpW5FyA==&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank"><strong>Song for A Rainy Morning</strong></a><strong>&#8220;</strong> with <strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43Z_u4CX0Za_3RBxAdDhUa6VKCyQEQPHi6W2D0y-2mF-NZEtOu_mjut6qdU83z387nGj_1IFPMsUQYWBxD9YNo6wgQZKvcp-kKieTFzoYd7fzxPmfGrRr2aPhd609GNxbScWJnkktCkWNxLnaQaBQFiU62ZTrsvOnUZQpdyiTZ3EJ1y-emyVYdoNrA4fgoBCfr1wldOH5to9DV2T-XZ9oPKgm5Utf9dKHy3PpakZM4S6gE9F9_7Qi_r4NELeNRupUUw==&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank">Glide Magazine</a></strong>. A sixth video,<strong>&#8220;Those Who Wait,&#8221;</strong> will premiere this <strong>Thursday</strong> (<strong>May 7</strong>) with <strong>Stereo Embers Magazine. </strong>It was shot at <strong>Tunesmith Studio</strong> in <strong>Goodlettsville, TN</strong> in spring of 2020 and was directed and edited by <strong>Joshua Britt</strong> and <strong>Neilson Hubbard</strong> with <strong>Neighborhoods Apart,</strong> as were all the videos from the album. </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>THE BEST OF TOMMYSONGS</strong> is a double album that features some of Tommy Emmanuel&#8217;s best original songs. Emmanuel solely wrote, produced, and recorded all the tracks on this record. Emmanuel has been playing some of these songs for over 30 years, and they have evolved over time. He wanted to rerecord them to suite the modern arrangements and to make them sound bigger than ever. The album features some of <strong>EMMANUEL</strong>&#8216;s most well-known works such as &#8220;<strong>Angelina,&#8221; &#8220;Lewis &; Clark</strong>,&#8221; and <strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s Never Too Late</strong>&#8221; along with fan favorites such as &#8220;<strong>Mombasa</strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong>Train to Dusseldorf</strong>.&#8221; It also has <strong>5 brand new songs</strong> including the heart-thumping <strong>&#8220;Fuel&#8221; </strong>and the beautifully melodic <strong>&#8220;Song For A Rainy Morning</strong>.&#8221; Watch the album trailer here which focuses on <strong>TOMMY</strong>&#8216;s unique ability to tell stories without words: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001A8fW18k5C-2Vb0ReFotzkjoqRN6kOjuC3AOZpxXuX5D_C4oYbcH43fXm_RJCre8DtUvgwKG3pjq1Y7Ni01cc58LW6o4Yn3qxBfYEJUW-1YtfzHpooenaMSFtpnapatsBV9welSz1hkf1AnvQ7ITblR5AGydWVsss_u9MDYbQVgtdS0KaJj20zGtyCtynkJgZkHF-bmbqQG8k2Qu9q2iXR1Eh8PZQnPqio1qd1PzhLl8=&;c=DHWqSvlIEaOP5Z7kaoy4MqMpQogUrSLxu_wxVbCYjYMv0xBIlkwnRw==&;ch=3jrWq0K9hHD1wJuC7iogH-fIDVuBRJq6arVmjxxRZ8qqiWle5Yg80w==" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SOQEMWYAQ4&;feature=youtu.be</a></p>