Behind the Song: Viva México

Some songs come from a melody. Others come from a line. Viva México came from a lifetime of memories. I first started traveling to Mexico in the late 1980s, while I was living in Hollywood and working in the film industry. My friends and I would make regular trips south, and every time I came down, it felt like more than just a vacation. There was a familiarity, a sense of belonging I couldn’t explain. I used to joke that if anyone ever...

Legend Of The West – My Debut Album Is Out Now

Some things take time, and this album is one of them. Legend Of The West is out now, and I couldn’t be more proud to finally share it. The cover features a photograph that immediately spoke to me the first time I saw it. It's believed to be the first photo ever taken of a cowboy being bucked off a horse, captured in 1898 by L.A. Huffman in Miles City, Montana. Even more remarkable, the shot was taken out on the open range, not in a corral or...

FindYourSounds

Rick Marshall may have grown up in Kelligrews, Newfoundland, but he has salsa coursing through his blood. That’s evident after a single listen to “Viva México,” one of four musical calling cards the singer-songwriter is dropping to introduce himself to the world as an original country artist—and, not incidentally, as a happy convert to the way life gets lived south of the border. Click here to continue reading.

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