Red Carpet JJ

Posted by Kevan Breitinger Nov 21, 2006

She was joined also by Troy Gentry and Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black, among others. Heller was interviewed by various media outlets on the red carpet, and after the movie premiere, she and her husband Dave joined other VIP guests at the county fair-themed after-party.

The pure, penetrating voice of singer/songwriter JJ Heller is brilliantly apparent on her new album effort "Only Love Remains," which Christian Musician Magazine calls "one of the great surprises of 2006." The project, which released November 14, 2006 on Stone Table Records, was helmed by Grammy-winning producer Mitch Dane (Jars of Clay, Bebo Norman) and recorded at Nashville¹s famed Sputnik Sound studio. In addition to the formidable vocal and guitar skills of JJ and her husband Dave, the roster of players on this project includes a veritable Who¹s Who of Nashville¹s first call session players, including Bryan Sutton (Dixie Chicks, The Chieftains) on mandolin, guitar and banjo; David Henry (Over the Rhine) on cello; Ben Shive (Andrew Peterson) on piano; Andy Hubbard (Little Big Town, Fernando Ortega) on drums and Aaron Sands (Jars of Clay) on bass. Jeremy Casella (singer/songwriter) and Andrew Osenga (Caedmon¹s Call) join Heller on guitars and backing vocals.

"Music has a way of speaking to my heart like nothing else can," says Heller. "It is my hope and prayer that my songs will somehow speak to my listeners and bring them hope, peace and inspiration."