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Russell McWilliams and Lennie Tuck first played together around 1967-68, as budding high school musicians. After graduating, the two went their separate ways and didn’t play together again until 2009. In between, there were marriages, kids, time in the military and lots of music, as both artists traveled their own respective musical paths. In addition to performing as a solo artist, McWilliams spent a number of years playing with the Atlanta-based group, ‘Changes”, as well as short stints with the bands ‘Rock Candy’, ‘Stillbrook’ and 'The Meyers Mill Band', while Tuck spent time as the keyboardist for several groups, including ‘Soul Purpose’, ‘The Gary Sizemore Band’ and 'Brisket Boys'. In 2009, the two reunited, though, with a somewhat different musical direction; a more folk, blues and country-oriented approach than the rock and roll with which they identified in the earlier days. The next several years included a lot of practicing, followed by a slew of local gigs and a dedicated focus on songwriting. The end result is an album which speaks to the influences on McWilliams & Tuck by a number of artists across several musical genres, and culminating in a sound that is genuinely Americana. 
The two artists left no stone unturned in soliciting quality musicians for the album; talented Nashville and Atlanta-based players who blend perfectly with McWilliams' soothing lead vocals, as well as Tuck's precise and innovative keyboards. Guided expertly by keen production work, 'Better Late Than Never' achieves a sound which, though long in the making, has finally arrived. And, well worth the wait!

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