The Nashville based duo of Markey and Ric
Latina have a combined performing/touring history that reads like a
“who’s who” in the entertainment industry. In
late 2012 while both performing with other artists as “side men”, they
found themselves booked on the same show at a small theater in
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. After
the show Latina reached out to Markey and suggested they join forces
and possibly write a few songs for an EP to sell at venues. The
Ric Latina Trio consisted of several different “top of the list”
touring musicians and Markey jumped at the chance to work with such
accomplished performers.Soon it was apparent this was fast becoming more than a weekend project and the Markey Blue band was formed. The duo soon landed a small booking agent and started to gather a local following. It was when Latina and Markey started to write their first song, they knew they were on to something. Markey says, “It’s a rare thing to find, but the writing process comes so easily for us. The ideas just flow.” And they kept flowing until Markey and Latina completed the raw material for their first album Hey Hey. Randy Chortkoff, CEO of Delta Groove Records, signed Markey Blue as its first project to their new artist promotion department.Hey Hey was released at #1
on the Debut Blues Chart, reached #1 on both the Tennessee Roots Music
Chart and Blues 411, held Top 10 on National Roots Music Chart and Top
25 on the Living Blues Chart. The band was named one of the Top 10 Emerging Blues Artists to Watch in 2015; Markey was named One of the Top 10 Blues Women to Soar in 2014. The album was nominated for the Blues Blast Awards Best Blues Debut Artist, the NIMA Awards Best Blues Artist and Best Live Performance, and was featured in blues/roots magazines world-wide. The
Duo was signed to both a national booking agency, Blues Pros Talent,
and signed a TV/Multimedia Publishing deal for song placement in movies
and television. MARKEY BLUE
