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Between his top-notch previous albums and his work with other artists, Chuck Prophet had already developed a superior artistic cache before Let Freedom Ring , but this is hands down his best work. Thinking inside the box has never been Chuck Prophet's strongest point, and that's a good thing. The last few years have found Prophet hipping the traditional-leaning Kelly Willis on tunes by Adam Green and Iggy Pop, and adding some razor sharp bite to Alejandro Escovedo's latter-day career revival. Prophet's latest release, Let Freedom Ring, is a bit of a mixture of Willis' Translated from Love [...]

Today's Digging Deeper featured two songs, "American Man" and "Let Freedom Ring," by Chuck Prophet. A native Californian, Prophet got his start in the 80s band Green on Red, but in the decades since then, he has established himself in other circles. He's done guitar work for artists as diverse as Aimee Mann and Cake, released his own solo material, and performed on Letterman and Last Call with

Don't forget the Kristofferson Kontest ... I'll draw the winner tonight after work. Now... a couple of quick hitters to clear a few tracks out of my "to blog" file. First up is the upcoming release from rocker Chuck Prophet. Let Freedom Ring! is set for release October 27th from Yep Roc records, and promises to deliver the same style of genre-bending rock that made me such a big fan of his 2007 release Soap & Water . It's the [...]

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Chuck Prophet is one of those underappreciated singer-songwriter types. Sometimes called a songwriter's songwriter. He's got a new album out on October 27. It was recorded in Mexico. You can stream the album at hisspace . Hopefully this new record helps to get him some more exposure. Watch: More: Party Tunes Use some of you 50 FREE Downloads from eMusic to get more party tunes.

This Sunday night at The Knockout , Chuck Prophet offers a sneak preview performance of his upcoming album ¡Let Freedom Ring! , out October 27 on Yep Roc Records . Prophet will be performing the new album with the band that recorded it, which includes Ernest "Boom Boom" Carter, who drummed on Born to Run . It's a special one-night-only performance fans will surely want to check out. Says Yep Roc about the new record: Chuck Prophet got more than [...]