Bluest Sky

  Chuck Melchin
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
2022 Melchin’s home turf, MS – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/ac gt], Andy Santospago/Jon Nolan [el gt], Dan Beller-McKenna [steel], Jim Larkin [bass],  David Westner [bass/ drums], Paul Gallo [drums], Duncan Watt [Hammond B3/ piano], Chris Cougin [organ], James Rohr [piano/organ])
001 BELLY TO THE BAR
002 THE GIRL IT TOOK THE UNIVERSE
003 AMY JEAN
004 NEW BERLIN
005 I AM JAMES
006 WAKE UP SUZY
007 DRIVE THROUGH CONFESSIONAL
008 BUNKHOUSE
009 BULLETPROOF MAN 

tracks above issued on album The Bluest Sky
2023 Howards Apartment Studio, Nashville, TN – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt], Jabe Bayer [el gt], Dave Coleman [bass], Karen Goodlow [drums]. Producer: Chuck Melchin)
010 SKINNY LADY digital single [rel. July 17]/Raindancer
2023 Howards Apartment Studio, Nashville, TN – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt], Gary Goodlow [el gt], Dave Coleman [bass], Karen Goodlow [drums]. Producer: Chuck Melchin)
011 THE CIRCLE digital single [rel. Sept. 29]/Raindancer
2023 The Spencer Room, ? - The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt], Mike Gjordano [el gt], David Breen [bass], Rick Cranford [drums]. Producer: Chuck Melchin)
012 CROP CIRCLE digital single [rel. Dec. 4]/Raindancer
2023 unknown – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/ac gt/ mandolin], Duncan Watt [piano/ Hammond B3]. Producer:Chuck Melchin)
013 THIS IS WHAT POETS MEAN digital single [rel. Dec. 4]/Raindancer
2024 unknown – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt], Dave Westner [drums/ bass],
Gary Barbati [bck vcl]. Producer: Chuck Melchin)
014 BATTLEFIELD Raindancer
2024 unknown – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt], Andy Santospago [el gt], David Breen [bass], Dave Westner [drums]. Producer: Chuck Melchin)
015 GIRL FROM MY BUILDING Raindancer
2024 unknown – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt/ mandolin/bass], John Hyde [accordion]. Producer: Chuck Melchin)
016 THE WEIGHT OF BEING Raindancer
2024 unknown – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt/Hammond B3/el mandolin/ banjo], Chuck Vath [bass], Rick Cranford [drums] Producer: Chuck Melchin)
017 6280 FEET Raindancer
2024 unknown – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt], Gary Goodlow [el gt], Dave Coleman [bass], Karen Goodlow [drums], Zach Vinson [piano]. Producer: Chuck Melvin)
018 QUEEN OF THE SICK BURN Raindancer
019 SMUGGLING Raindancer
2024 unknown – The Bluest Sky (Lynne Taylor [vcl*], Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt/ bass/ synthesizer / bck vcl], Andy Santospago [ld gt], Mike Giordano [el gt], Jim Larkin [bass/ drums], Dave Westner [percussion])
020 PRETTY GIRL FROM MOBILE
021 PRESSURE DROP
022 CORDELIA
023 INTERSTATE 84*
024 THE BRIDGE
025 TEARS FOR APPALACHIA*
Tracks above issued on EP Homegrown
2025 unknown – The Bluest Sky
026 CHRISTMAS IN MURDER TOWN [also redux]
027 MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY
028 CHRISTMAS IN APPALACHIA
029 ROCKIN AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
030 RUDOLF
031 CARPENTER
032 2000 MILES
Tracks above issued on EP Christmas At The Treehouse
2025 Exeter, NH/ Nashville, TN – The Bluest Sky (Chuck Melchin [vcl/gt/mandolin/ banjo/ olrgan], Jabe Beyer [gt/ dobro/bass/ drums/ bck vcl], Andy Santospago [dobro/steel], Dave Westner [bass / drums], Jess Fox [octave violin/ bck vcl], Jen Gunderman [piano/ Hammond B3], Lynne Taylor [bck vcl])
033 MAGPIE
034 STELLWAGEN
035 BIRDLAND
036 FINISH LINE
037 ACCORDING TO PLAN
038 ISABELLA
039 PLEASE COME HOME
040 SNOWBIRD
041 THE MOTEL
042 WHITE BELLY BIRD  
Tracks above issued on album Birdland



ALBUMS
Bluest Sky ? The Bluest Sky: Belly to the Bar; The Girl It Took the Universe;  Amy Jean; New Berlin; I am James;  Wake Up Suzy; Drive Through Confessional;  Bunkhouse; Bulletproof Man - 14-04-23
Bluest Sky ? Raindancer:  Battlefield; Girl from My Building;  This Is What Poets Mean;  Skinny Lady;  Crop Circle; The Weight of Being;  6280 Feet;  Queen of the Sick Burn; The Circle;  Smuggling  – 15-06-24
Bluest Sky ? Birdland: Magpie; Stellwagen; Birdland; Finish Line;  According to Plan;  Isabella;  Please Come Home;  Snowbird; The Motel;  White Belly Bird  – 12-06-26

EPs 

Bluest Sky ? Homegrown:  Pretty Girl from Mobile;  Pressure Drop;  Cordelia;  Interstate 84;  The Bridge; Tears for Appalachia  – 28-04-25
Bluest Sky ? Christmas At The Treehouse: Christmas in Murder Town;Merry Christmas Baby; Christmas in Appalachia; Rockin Around The Christmas Tree; Rudolf; Carpenter; 2000 Miles; Christmas in Murder Town [redux] – 25-12-25