Ironing Board Sam’s latest record, Super Spirit, brimming with energy, twists and turns with every song. “I Wanna Be There” boosts the tension up a few notches with its accelerating rhythm and snappy percussion. This song is the great crescendo on the album before the slow release. The excitement in the track is infectious. Sam’s […]

We are sharing this story at the request of Ironing Board Sam The past few months have been especially challenging for our partner artist, Ironing Board Sam. In October, just days before his album Super Spirit was released on Big Legal Mess Records, Sam suffered a stroke. Music Maker was by his side to help […]

As a new member of the Music Maker family, it’s been such a treat to experience all the music that has been coming my way these past few weeks. Listening to Sam Frazier Jr.’s recently released “Take Me Back” album absolutely sent me back to some familiar sounds and beats from my childhood in the […]

Recently Music Maker started working with Bobby McMillon who has been suffering from serious health issues and has not been able to work. Music Maker has helped him with some heating bills and looks forward to learning how we can help Bobby more. Robert Lynn “Bobby” McMillon, a North Carolina Folk Heritage Award recipient, was […]

Sam Frazier, Jr.’s album Take Me Back is finally in print after 20+ years hiding in the storage of a Birmingham music enthusiast. The album and its release herald a new period in Sam’s life. Two years ago when Sam’s daughter-in-law reached out to Music Maker, it had been some years since Sam’s musical heyday. […]