Louisiana Red Hot Records is proud to announce the release of Poison & Medicine – the national debut album from New Orleans 2015 “Best Blues Artist” nominee (“Best of the Beat” Awards, Offbeat Magazine), Marc Stone.

It’s no wonder that New York City-born, New Orleans-adopted guitarist Marc Stone has become one of the most respected Blues and Roots artists in the Crescent City.  Who else has spent the last 20+ years backing such an astounding litany of Louisiana Blues, R&B and Zydeco legends including Eddie Bo, Ernie K-Doe, Marva Wright, Tommy Ridgely, Marcia Ball, Henry Gray, Rockin’ Dopsie, C.J. Chenier, and Grammy winner Terrance Simien?When not gigging with his crackerjack band or touring Europe, Stone also hosts “Soul Seranade,” the fifteen year-old worldwide radio show broadcast on famous New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Station WWOZ, 90.7 FM.

Stone’s impressive roots-music pedigree, red-hot slide playing and outstanding story-telling are all on fine display with his national debut Poison & Medicine.  A stellar cast of New Orleans guests including percussion wizard Mike Dillon, the Bonerama Horns, the late great tenor sax master Tim Green, members of Galactic, Honey Island Swamp Band, and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band spice the nine soulful/devil-inside grooves, spanning the Southern musical spectrum from gospel to R&B to haunting Delta Swamp Blues.  It’s a potent brew of powerful medicine or slow poison…take your pick.

This release caps an outstanding first half of 2015 for Stone.  With two European tours under his belt this year, Stone has also performed such high profile US gigs as French Quarter Festival, Tipitina’s opening for a sold out Radiators reunion show, a featured role in the All Star New Orleans tribute to Mad Dogs and Englishmen, as well as performances with Walter “Wolfman” Washington, John Mooney, Leftover Salmon with Bill Payne and Col Bruce Hampton, and Marcia Ball.

Stone’s signing to Louisiana Red Hot adds him to a powerhouse roster that includes the Honey Island Swamp Band, Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk, Glen David Andrews and the New Orleans Suspects.

About Louisiana Red Hot Records: Headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana Red Hot Records is a leader among Southern independent labels in marketing and worldwide distribution since 1996,  having released over 200 albums of acclaimed Blues, Jazz, Funk, Zydeco, Cajun and Rock music.  Louisiana Red Hot has reemerged from the near-total destruction of its facilities by Hurricane Katrina, to become the only label in the Deep South partnered with Entertainment One, the world’s #1 independent distributor for music and video.

Owner Harris Rea, a recent winner of the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the Cutting Edge Music Conference,  has sold millions of records over his forty year career, helping launch such artists as Trombone Shorty, Rebirth Brass Band, Hunter Hayes, Master P, the Cash Money Millionaires, and most recently Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Honey Island Swamp Band and Glen David Andrews.  His family also owns and operates the one of the largest and oldest remaining indie music retailers in the US, Peaches Records in the French Quarter, founded by Mr. Rea in 1975.