Something that fans of DOOL's Eric Martsolf may not realize is that he used to perform at the Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, TN. Recently, he had the opportunity to reunite with Holly Norman, one of his co-stars from those days, and they have just released a duet called Days Go By. It is available now on iTunes and Amazon. Check out the full press release regarding this collaboration below:
From Dollywood to Hollywood: Eric
Martsolf, Days Of Our Lives star, goes back to his beginnings and teams
up with a former Dollywood Co-star, Holly Norman, to release new music with an
old friend
is best known for portraying Brady Black on the
hit soap Days of Our Lives. But long before
he
was making TV audiences swoon, he was making
music. Although
acting has become his full timejob, Eric has always had a passion for music. So,
he recently teamed up with longtime friend,
Nashville singer/songwriter Holly Norman, to
record a brand new duet penned by Norman,
“Days Go By.”
In the late 90’s, one of Eric’s musical ventures
included being a featured performer in a theater at Dollywood, Dolly
Parton’s nationally recognized theme park in Pigeon Forge, TN. It was there
Eric first met and worked with Holly Norman, performing together in a 50’s
themed show, Let The Good Times
Roll. After leaving Dollywood, Eric
continued to pursue music, but his acting abilities landed him a major
role on the soap opera Passions. Currently, he plays the Brady
Black character role on Days of Our Lives, for which he won an
Emmy Award in 2012 for best supporting actor.
Almost 20 years went by since Holly and Eric had seen
each other or spoken. Then by fate they
were reunited. Eric was invited back to
Dollywood in August 2015 to participate in a charity/fan event. Holly was
contacted by the organizers to surprise Eric for the event, as sort of a
homecoming celebration. During the
event, Holly and Eric ended up reconnecting and reminiscing about the paths
their lives had taken, Eric’s to California and Holly’s to Nashville. They talked about their love of music and
singing and Holly told Eric about a duet song she’d written that she’d been
looking for the perfect male to sing on with her. Eric jumped at the chance to be able to come
to Nashville and record. So, in October 2015 while Eric was in Nashville for a
DOOL fan event, he carved out some time to record his vocals at Funhouse
Studios on legendary Music Row – and there, magic was made!
The song, “Days Go By”, is about a couple parting ways;
something Eric relates to all to well since his Days character Brady can’t seem
to settle down with the right woman. The
song really showcases the beautiful, effortless blend of Holly and Eric’s
vocals. With Holly’s sweet, angelic
tones and Eric’s deep, rich voice, the song is certain to capture audiences and
paint a vivid picture of a love gone wrong.
Holly and Eric are excited to be working together again and hope to make
this the start of something special.
The song is now available on iTunes at http://apple.co/1RXzBOX and on Amazon at http://amzn.to/1RHnDtA.
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