Review: ‘Skyscraper’ Towers Over Music Scene

Singer/songwriter Alan Dyson has arguably done more to promote local singers and songwriters than anyone else in Shreveport-Bossier through his early hosting of Songwriter Nights at venues like The Rude Bar, The Living Room, and the late, lamented Burning Spear and later showcases some of the area’s most promising performers at Soundstage 516 in downtown Shreveport.

Dyson has enlisted an army of those performers and musicians to
support him on his newest CD release Skyscraper. Area luminaries such
as legendary bassist Joe Osborn, Greg Williams (on backing vocals and
acoustic guitar), Scott Griffin (on classical guitar), Richard Harold
(on both electric and pedal steel guitars), trumpet virtuoso Don
“Dirty Redd” Crenshaw, and Dyson’s own daughter Alana L. Dyson on
backing vocals join Dyson on 10 striking, original compositions.

Alan Dyson wrote the music for all selections. He also wrote the
lyrics for half the selections with the exception of “Oh Moon” with
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