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Curtis McMurtry On Mountain Stage

Hear McMurtry's take on the overall improvements in Top 40 music and how Beyonce's ground-breaking album Lemonade gave him partial inspiration to write a song on his latest album.
Diana Burgess and Curtis McMurtry

"The last time we were here, I told the audience I only play sad songs and mean songs," Curtis McMurtry noted while making. "It's been three years since we were here and I'm happy to report that since that time, I've added melancholy, vindictive, and bleak to my emotional songwriting palate."

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