Fighting Okra Records, Delta State University\u2019s student-run record label in the Delta Music Institute, plans to release of a self-titled, four song CD by Delta State student Justin Boatman of Eupora.<\/p>\n
The album, titled Justin Boatman, features three original songs by Boatman in an Americana style of music along with one cover song, Use Somebody by the Kings of Leon.<\/p>\n
Fighting Okra Records (F.O.R.) officially releases the new Justin Boatman CD on April 22. Fans will be able to catch a live performance April 23 and 24 from noon to 1 p.m. on the first floor of the H.L. Nowell Student Union on campus,<\/p>\n
\u201cJustin has been working diligently this year on songs and working with the label to further his career,\u201d says F.O.R. general manager Jesse Mansfield. \u201cHe\u2019s a real gem in this community, so keep an eye out for anything he has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Fighting Okra Records label staff will promote a special performance in Boatman\u2019s hometown on April 26 at 7 p.m. at the Eupora Train Depot located downtown.\u00a0 The show will begin with the opening act Garrett and Arey. This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
Autographed copies of the new Justin Boatman CD will be available for purchase at all the promotional events.<\/p>\n
For further information on Justin Boatman, visit www.justinboatmanmusic.com<\/a> or find him on Facebook at\u00a0 facebook.com\/justinboatmanmusic<\/a> \u00a0and Twitter @Boatman_Music.<\/p>\n The DMI is an independent center under the College of Arts & Sciences at DSU.\u00a0Our mission is to provide our students with a broad and thorough education in the technological, creative, and business areas of the music and entertainment industries. For information about the DMI or Fighting Okra Records, contact (662) 846-4579 or visithttp:\/\/dmi.deltastate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fighting Okra Records, Delta State University\u2019s student-run record label in the Delta Music Institute, plans to release of a self-titled, four song CD by Delta State student Justin Boatman of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":59829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[1416,306],"class_list":["post-59827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-delta-music-institute","tag-delta-music-institute","tag-fighting-okra-records"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59827"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59854,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59827\/revisions\/59854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}