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Up Until Now
On July 17, 2011, Brentley Gore released his debut solo album titled Up Until Now. A great album chock full of country-rock swagger mixed with a bit of tattered-folk on a freeway. His songs range from hopeful to haunting, and the music stands to be a perfect soundtrack for dirty saints, reckless hillbillies, and wide-eyed wanderers.

Best known for his role on the Saturday morning NBC sit-com The California Dreams, Brentley Gore went on to record and release multiple solo albums available to the public. His debut release, Up Until Now, is somewhat of a compilation spanning several years of recording. Five songs were recorded with his previous band King Straggler, which included Rodney Eastman and Oscar nominated John Hawkes. The tracks Wasted Love, A Thousand Miles, and Soul to Waste were recorded and released by King Straggler in 2005. However, Highwire and No Time were recorded with King Straggler in 2007 but never released.

The songs Baby, So Much Better, and I'll Get By were recorded with the late, great Don 'Redcloud' Smith in Los Angeles in 2008. Don Smith has many recording credits to his name, including The Traveling Wilburys, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, and The Rolling Stones. Brentley and 'Redcloud' were planning to record an entire album following these first recordings with Ringo in mind for a track or two. However, 'Redcloud' passed away suddenly three weeks prior to re-entering the studio.

Track 4 on Up Until Now is Dear God. It has been a favorite of many of Brentley's friends and fans through the years and was recorded in the mid 1990's with his older brother Craig Gore. According to Brentley, it has only been sold privately up until now and was never officially released. Ironically Dear God, Brentley's earliest recording and Baby, Brentley's latest recording were both recorded at a Rolling Stones studio hideaway called Drive By Studios, 14 years apart!

Personnel
Brentley Gore

John Hawkes

Rodney Eastman