My Music
This page includes original songs I have recorded and will be publishing on all the major streaming services. Below is a little background for each of the recordings, as well as the lyrics and chords for the originals. I'm playing most or all of the instruments and singing most or all of the vocals. Thanks for listening!
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"Christie Liked to Rock and Roll" tells the story of my first trip to Telluride, CO for the Blues and Brew Festival. The song mentions several people who I met on that trip - some fairly famous musicians, others not so famous - but all of them were memorable, and there for the same reason - the music!
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I wrote "Finding A Home" in 1977 while attending UConn. A folk rock tune reminiscent of Peter Paul and Mary or The Byrds, it foretells an (apparent) future yearning to settle down in some place called home - a future that came true not too much later...
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Maybe fulfilling the yearning of "Finding A Home", "Frontier Daze" tells the story of going out for a night on the town in Cheyenne, WY during Frontier Days (the "Daddy of Them All" in the world of rodeo) in 1979. I end up meeting my wife Linda (we married later that year) in a slightly comical fashion that night. The song reflects on not only that fateful night in Cheyenne, but the life we built for ourselves and our family over the years.
"Tomorrow Morning" expresses my frustration with new versions of the same wars that plagued the world generations ago repeating themselves today - with the result that our children and grand children will have to live with and fight the same battles of my generation. ​
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I wrote "Too Much Time to Kill" a few days after the shooting at the High School in Winder, Georgia. Enough is enough. The song is intended to be disturbing - and a call to action for all of us in the US to take a brave step to reduce gun violence.
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My version of Taps was played and recorded to participate in "Taps Across America", an annual tribute to our military heroes.
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Lyrics and Chords:
Christie Liked to Rock and Roll
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In addition to the original songs on this page, I also recorded covers of the following songs. These will be published on the streaming services along with my originals.
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I recorded "Save Your Water" from Tom Petty's Mudcrutch days. I added a lap steel and organ to give my version its own sound.
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I recorded Tom Petty's "Wildflowers" to offer some comfort to one of my daughter in laws when she was going through a challenging time.
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"All Along the Watchtower" is one of my favorite songs to play. It lends itself to being interpreted so many different ways. I think I play it differently every time I play it - the version I recorded is on the sultry side...
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​"Things Left Done" by "Brother" Paul Thorn is a very soulful song. Like all of Paul's songs, the lyrics are just killer. Maybe this song will make you think of someone who was in your life - like it does for me. My friend Sylvain Rochon played several instruments and produced this recording.
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I recorded "Let It Be", doing my take on the classic, including a lap steel guitar.
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Enjoy!​​
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