Curtis Lee Putman

Born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the home of the Gibson Guitar company and a rich and diverse music scene, Curtis Lee Putman found his musical love in traditional Country and Blues.
Curtis Lee has been forging ahead in life as a father, a worker, a lover, a fighter, he even gave being a husband a try, but it didn’t work out. He’s referred to as the Rambling Man.
At the age of 12 he started playing the guitar and cultivated his own sound from the varied musical influences that surrounded him. Curtis Lee’s mother and grandfather are both classically trained musicians, but he clearly remembers the first time he heard a cassette tape of Hank Williams Sr. Curtis Lee was 5 and the song was “Lost Highway.” He was instantly captivated and remembers begging his father to take him to the store and let him pick out his first cassette -- Hank Williams as Luke The Drifter. He was only a boy, but felt that the music spoke to him. It’s only fitting that Curtis Lee now calls Montgomery, Alabama, home as Williams did.
After receiving several of life's curve balls, usually knocking them back over the fence but not always, Curtis Lee has overcome his demons and found peace. He finds himself in a place where good has come from the bad. Singing and songwriting have soothed his soul and now he wants to share it.
“My music, it’s my truth,” he said.
Whether he is doing a solo acoustic performance or with "The Rambling Man Blues Band” behind him, he always entertains. Expect to hear everything from a blues jam to Johnny Cash and plenty of originals mixed in, such as “One More Dance" and "It’s Over.”

Curtis Lee has had plenty of radio play and interviews on Jango and iHeart Radio and other Internet radio stations like Tapdetroit.com that is syndicated on the Radio365 network. He also receives plenty of airplay on FM stations like WIDR 89.1, an indie college station in Kalamazoo and 98.5fm, a major-market country station. Curtis Lee doesn't fit perfectly into any genre, his music can be found on Country, Alternative Country, Blues and his studio version of “It’s Over” plays in the alternative metal format on iHeart.
When asked what style of music he plays he usually says, "I just play music, the good kind, the universal language of everyone. Because really, we’re all saying the same thing.”

Curtis Lee Putman is a dynamic performer, a gifted songwriter and a strong musician. He easily identifies with and grabs the attention of his audience weather it’s two people or two thousand. He leaves the audience cheering for more. Curtis Lee Putman likes to call his shows a party instead of a performance. And that’s usually the case with some damn good music that you're sure to enjoy.

Curtis Lee is also a business man and started CLP Music Promotions LLC., a small promotion and distribution label. He feels that so many artists are not heard because they cannot sustain the cost of promotion and don’t have the time it takes.

The business started when Curtis Lee found himself in a unique situation.
“Everything I had was already either sold or taken the only thing I had left was myself a few songs and an old guitar, so I figured I’d better learn how to sell what I had,” he said.
That’s what he did, elevating himself to 54th in the USA and 56th globally on the ReverbNation country charts and sustaining that position for several months. It didn’t come overnight either. But through relentless efforts he found the way to get himself out there with almost no budget and it worked -- people have been taking notice ever since.

Curtis Lee Putman is a member of the Montgomery Area Musicians Association is currently doing radio interviews, making guest appearances with other top local artists and booking venues near you. He is now ready to record his first full studio album as well as working on a side project of songs he has either written or personally identifies with. It’s just him and his guitar … stay tuned.