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It's "Always, Patsy Cline" for Jersey Shore singing star Reagan Richards. "I am living Patsy Cline's life," said Richards, one half of the Jersey Shore country duo Williams Honor with Gordon Brown. "It's not like I answered an ad to play this part. I am Patsy Cline. Me and Gordon are traveling across the country doing country radio and performing songs exactly as Patsy had done."

Gordon's co-write "Why God Made Summertime" with on the verge country act Blackjack Billy is the lead off single from their new album out on Reviver Records. It debuted last week on Sirius XM's The Highway with Storme Warren and was added to regular rotation. "This is another notch on the belt for Jersey roots in the format" says Brown, "You have to see these guys live, just amazing." The band will be touring on the single all throughout the summer.

You can get the single here!

Williams Honor will be the first act to kick off Paramount Backstage in Asbury Park on June 13. Sammy Boyd will be bringing the series to town with limited seating on the historic stage of the Paramount Theatre ... where WH debuted on stage for the first time back in January at Light of Day along with Bruce Springsteen, Joe Grushecky and a reunited HWY9.

A familiar face on the Shore music scene, Gordon Brown, will present songwriting seminars at the Rehearsal & Seminar Room of the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, April 16-17 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $100 for one day or $180 for both; those attending both can also attend a performance by Brown's country duo with Reagan Richards, Williams Honor, at which they will both perform songs and discuss the process of creating them, April 17 at 8 p.m.

Gordon [Brown] cut his teeth in Asbury Park and built his career as the main songwriter and guitarist for national touring acts mR.rEALITY, Samhill, and HWY9 all having releases on major labels. Over the last few years he's been hired to help develop careers and tour with emerging artists like Jessie James Decker, Jackson Harris, Natalie Stovall, and Corey Wagar. He's also been behind the scenes in the studio writing and producing for many new artists, most recently ABC show Rising Star's Audrey Kate, NBC show The Voice's Audra McLaughlin and New Jersey's very own Lo Kloza.

The stars of country music come to the Jersey Shore, but do the stars of country come from the Shore? Not yet, but the new Williams Honor just might change that. It's a new duo composed of Gordon Brown, formerly of Highway 9, and Reagan Richards, who's worked with everyone from Les Paul to Glen Burtnik.

We've only gotten a taste of what Williams Honor can do, but through the first few tracks, Richards and Brown's mature songwriting and musicianship pours through. The sweeping single "Mama Please," which tackles child abuse is discernibly heartbreaking, but Richards' compelling tone lifts the chorus to a beautiful -- and undeniably catchy --place. You can't help but sing along despite the troubling lyrics.

The No. 1 mission of the Light of Day Winterfest is to fight Parkinson's Disease, but it has also become a de facto celebration of the musical heritage of Asbury Park. That's a good thing, says Bruce Springsteen, the unannounced headliner at 11 of the past 15 Light of Day Main Events, including Saturday, Jan 17 at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park.

The show featured many musical highlights, including a fun set by John Eddie, who entertained with "F---ing 40," the New York grit of Garland Jeffreys, who was fierce on the song "Til John Lee Hooker Calls Me," a sweet acoustic turn from LOD MVP and Dramarama vocalist John Easdale, who performed at four LOD events over the course of one week, and the new alternative duo, Williams Honor, a new country duo with roots in Asbury Park, featuring Reagan Richard and Gordon Brown. The duo's appearance coincided with the recent release of its new single, "Mama Please," on iTunes. A full album is expected in April.

I'm always on board when talented people find each other. It just always makes sense when musicians with common passions throw in and double down for that elusive gold. The culmination of individual experience moves into a collective powerhouse of presentation and style that is tough to beat.

The stars of country music come to the Jersey Shore, but do the stars of country come from the Shore? Not exactly. Sure, singer Maggie Rose has ties to the area and the Ocean Township group After the Reign is a regional force, but the Shore is not known as a hotspot for country acts. Now, a new duo made up of established Shore talent is making a play to change that. Gordon Brown, formerly of Highway 9, and Reagan Richards, who's worked with everyone from Les Paul to Glen Burtnik, have teamed to form a new duo called Williams Honor.

It's always been rare for an artist to get signed with a major record label. Gordon Brown, a talanted songwriter from Long Branch, did it twice - in the late 1980s with Mr. Reality and again in the 2000s with Highway 9. Both bands featured a blend of country and rock and roll, creating a rather unique sound along the Jersey Shore. Now based in Nashville, the heart of the country music business, Gordon is back with a new band called Williams Honor with the charismatic lead singer, Reagan Richards.