This is a song about the person that brings out the best in you. 

You've Made a Man of Me

This is another Home recorded Song. A little rough but demonstrable of the music. 

Old Nashville's Calling.WAV

"Blue Jeans" was written when a younger man lived in my clothes. It was written about a friend of mine that lived a simple, but hard cowboy life, until he was hired to be a caretaker for a large ranch, a herd of show horses and the needs of a wealthy widow.  Frisky song.  Not meant to offend. :-)
Very rough, home recording.  

I'm Just an Old Pair of Blue Jeans

     These three songs were recorded at Red Hawk Studios with owner and highly accomplished guitarist, engineer and producer  Frank Hannon.  I laid the basic voice and guitar tracks and then Frank did his magic with Lead Guitar, bass, drums and some strings.  "This Old Guitar" is my swan song and when I finished laying my basic tracks, Frank added an impromptu Spanish guitar piece that brings me to tears just about every time I hear it. 
      "Nokie" is a dedication to one of the great inspirations of my life in my youth and again in middle age. Nokie Edwards was the lead guitarist of the Ventures and Frank Hannon added the ventures famous flavor to the recording. 
      " Galveston Moon" is about the way love should be but rarely is.  Lasting First love.  The happily-ever-after we all sought in our younger days. 
Frank, thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you have done to help me bring the music that's inside to the outside.  It's always been a personal goal to do it. Its getting done. 
        "It's not how loud you play your songs, or how fast your fingers fly.....what matters most is that your music comes from way down deep inside."  "I hear the music." 
      At sixty five with a heart condition, I have little endurance these days, so please excuse all my recordings if they are not a pursuit of perfection. I only wanted demonstrable versions of what I have been writing for so many years of my life.  I have no need for perfection. I'm human. My music is all-natural, organic for the most part. :-)




3 This Old Guitar

2 Nokie (I Hear The Music)

1 Galveston Moon

This Song is 45 years in the making.  I am a Vietnam Veteran and this piece was inspired by the recants I experienced in PTSD counceling with Veterans that served in the roughest parts of the Vietnam War.  My respectful tribute to our countries incredible Instruments of War.
"We did the Jobs we were asked to do by our country.  Our intentions were clear regardless of the outcome, opinions and actions of our leaders and our fellow countrymen.  Finally, I contributed to Memorial Day in a way I can live with.  

Instrument Of War.WAV

Impromptu recording of a song I'm working on.  The adventure of the American River in a raft with plenty of time to explore.

Bruce Stuart Riseman

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