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Hal Newman and the Mystics of Time

About Me

In 1985 Hal Newman formed "The Mystics of Time", named for a historic Mobile Mardi Gras society. The Mystics have performed all over the Southeast and as far north as Minnesota and south as Universal Studios, Orlando, FL. They have recorded their unique brand of coastal r&b in Nashville since 1987 beginning w. their classic vinyl LP "Rock and Roll Mountain", through the rolling "Riverboat Rhythm and Blues" to their Y2K 4CD collection, "America's Party Band". Hal is currently an Instructor at MTSU in the Recording Industry Department. He is the advisor for the new Songwriting Concentration at MTSU, associate advisor of NSAIIn 1985 Hal Newman formed "The Mystics of Time", named for a historic Mobile Mardi Gras society. The Mystics have performed all over the Southeast and as far north as Minnesota and south as Universal Studios, Orlando, FL. They have recorded their unique brand of coastal r&b in Nashville since 1987 beginning w. their classic vinyl LP "Rock and Roll Mountain", through the rolling "Riverboat Rhythm and Blues" to their Y2K 4CD collection, "America's Party Band". Hal is currently an Instructor at MTSU in the Recording Industry Department. He is the advisor for the new Songwriting Concentration at MTSU, associate advisor of NSAI. plain layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments

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Member Since: 9/14/2007
Band Website: mysticsoftime.com
Band Members: The Current Roster: Hal Newman - Piano & Vocals, Rob Guidry - Drums, Rachel Newman - Tambourine & Vocals, Cody Newman - Bass, Joe Harris - Guitar & Vocals, Jackie Cook - Guitar & Vocals, Dave Lehman - Harp & Vocals, Jimmy Sharp - Trombone, Mike Foster - Tenor Saxophone, Doug Moffet - Tenor & Baritone Saxophone, Gerry Snoddy - Trumpet & Scott Kinney - Trumpet.
Influences: Rachel Newman, Codaphonic, Ray Charles, James Brown, Dale Hawkins, Elvis Presley, Irma Thomas, Ernie K Doe, Eddie Bo, Benny Spelman, The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Jesse Hill, Wayne Cochran, Sam Cooke, Janis Joplin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Professor Longhair, Tina Turner, Percy Sledge, Otis Redding, Gladys Knight, Wilson Pickett, Arthur Alexander, Sam Moore, Jim Dickinson, Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Waylon Jennings, John Hurley, Bonnie and Delaney Bramlett, The Rolling Stones, The Boxtops, Alex Chilton, Huey Smith, Phil Thomas, Jim and Jill Lancaster, Willie Mitchell & Al Green
Sounds Like: Nobody Else!
Record Label: JABA Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Songspeak TV Description

Songspeak TV Description Hal Newman This semester, as a part of the "Partners in Craft" project with ASCAP and MTSU, John Briggs of ASCAP and I created a concept for a TV show called "Songspeak: Conv...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:05:00 GMT

Songspeak TV Press Release

(MURFREESBORO)Any student interested in songwriting can get valuable information through a new TV program, "Songspeak," from MTSU's Department of Recording Industry. This new program of special inter...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:24:00 GMT

MTSU Songwriting Concentration

The Department of Recording Industry is proud to introduce the new Commercial Songwriting concentration as the third option for students majoring in Recording Industry. The new concentration joins the...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:11:00 GMT