Genuine Sun: Cleveland Based Melodic Rock Powerhouse Breaks Into ACQB Top 30 (No 27) With Single 'Goodbye'

LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Blaster Records) - Cleveland based melodic rock powerhouse Genuine Sun (www.genuinesunmusic.com) breaks into this week's ACQB top 40 chart at No 27 with their single 'Goodbye' alongside superstar acts Lifehouse, John Mayer, Matchbox Twenty and Colbie Caillat. 'Goodbye' is the first single off the group's debut album Return, set to be released on Cleveland's Blaster Records this summer.

Genuine Sun's lead singer and songwriter Dave Ritz, his longtime friends, Adam Marra (lead guitar), Joey Gerbasi (drums) and bassist Tim Kollar have been performing a grueling gig schedule all over the Midwest, with regular shows at hotspots like The House of Blues in Cleveland, Bogarts in Cincinnati, the Newport Theatre in Columbus and the Hard Rock Cafe in Philly, Chicago and Nashville.
In support of Return, the group will be performing in cities across the U.S. this summer including shows in Lakewood, Atlanta, Minneapolis and Austin.

'Goodbye,' the group's first single, is a playful and wistful reflection on summer love, and may prove to be the perfect soundtrack anthem for the coming season. The song showcases lead singer and songwriter Dave Ritz's optimism and overall songwriting vibe, and according to Ritz, 'captures those special moments you create with someone you know is just a temporary light in your life.'

Genuine Sun are the first band signed to Cleveland upstart label Blaster Records. Blaster Records is the creation of Tom Porter, chairman of Cleveland's Blaster Chemicals which boasts over 50 years of manufacturing penetrants, lubricants, rust inhibitors and formulas for the automotive, industrial and hardware industries.
Porter discovered the band at a 2006 benefit at the House of Blues, where they upstaged the headlining act. According to Porter, 'After seeing Genuine Sun perform and getting to know Dave Ritz and the guys, I became a huge fan and we've assembled a great team of music industry veterans to take these guys to the next level.'