MUSIC NEWS
Record release takes place on anniversary of serious crash
02/24/2011

from San Angelo Standard-Times on gosanangelo.com

It was no coincidence that Susan Gibson released her album "TightRope" on Valentine's Day this year.Feb. 14 marked the one-year anniversary of a car crash that left the Texas singer-songwriter injured, shaken and — ultimately — grateful for her life, her career and the kindness of others.

"The last year was a weird year," Gibson said. "There was already a lot going on with having the wreck and figuring out how we were going to tour and we decided to push (the album's release) back, and it was ready to go in September. We kind of considered if you put a record out in December, in two months it's last year's record, so we just decided to put it off and really make Valentine's Day a little bit more of a happy memory for me."

Gibson will have a CD release party for "TightRope" on March 5 at the San Angelo Concert Series and will perform music from that album and others. Oklahoma singer-songwriter K.C. Clifford, who was a motivational guest on television reality series "The Biggest Loser," will open the show.

Gibson, widely known for penning the Dixie Chicks hit "Wide Open Spaces," said the songs for "TightRope" were already written when the crash occurred, but the incident has inspired more music since then.

"It's kind of weird because I had another interviewer comment on how introspective some of them were," like premonitions of the car crash, Gibson said. "But I have some songs since the car wreck that are mostly gratitude songs. I'm really lucky. My arm got caught in the steering wheel and twisted around, and that's what snapped my arm. It wasn't a bloody, flip the car thing, but when we looked back where I wrecked, if I hadn't have hit what I hit, the next thing to stop me was the concrete footing for the overpass, and (then) the Colorado River. The potential for absolute disaster was there."

Gibson suffered a broken arm, dislocated shoulder and shattered wrist, but went back to doing shows just two and a half months later, according to information from RPR Media. Though her album had been pushed back because of her injuries, Gibson made up for lost time with tours to the Southeast, the Rocky Mountain region and her home state of Texas.

With roots in Amarillo and her residence in Wimberley, Gibson said she has performed gigs in San Angelo a number of times the past 10 years, mostly at the Steel Penny Pub.

"I've always had a good time there," she said. "As far as the Steel Penny Pub goes sometimes I'll just have a couple handful of people, and the Steel Penny Pub has always been a loyal venue where they like me and they like having me in, and they will give me as many chances as it takes to build a crowd."

Gibson also has performed in the past at the Sa

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