the "story behind the song" .........  "Song for the Salesman" is about my 20+ year career in sales and my recollections of those times both on my own and in management. For those that are in or have been in sales, on commission, you know it's a single person "sport", each sales call is a new game. When you win it's a thrill! When you lose, you have to pick yourself back up and do it again. The days are long, lots of windshield time some days, always a quota.....you just have to keep on going!  The violin was purposely chosen for this song. It signifies the long days that are put into the job to be successful. I felt the violin had the longest "tone" of any instrument I could have chosen to signify these days.

I was never good at sales. Customer service has been my forte. I can't even sell my music. So I have been giving it away for free here on SoundCloud. Such is life I suppose.

A fantastic piece... wonderful lyrics, wonderful song 🌷💟🌹

This album represents where I am with my music at this moment in time! I am the lead, rhythm and fingerstyle guitarist on each song as well as handling all the vocals. Thru other magic I was able to add the other instruments that make my music come alive! These songs, this album, is dedicated to the "Stars" in my life that got me this far.......thank you all! 
Len

ALL OF MY TRACKS ARE FREE TO DOWNLOAD direct from this page or at this link: lenaloise.bandcamp.com/music ........... CD's are available in the USA for the cost of postage at this link: lenaloise.bandcamp.com/merch

For the Stars

Song For the Salesman

"It's just a hobby!"

I bought my first guitar about 10 years ago, I was 56 years old. I had wanted to learn long ago and decided with my early retirement, now was a good time! I had no musical experience but with the help of many YouTube videos (mostly JustinGuitar.com), I started to learn. Along the way, I wrote my first original song and started videoing and recording my music, both originals (@lenaloise) and covers (@lenaloisecovers). My first song was posted about 5 years after that first guitar!

My music "hobby" has really grown since I started! Many guitars, pedals, gadgets, equipment! But it's a hobby! I work hard for every note and learning this instrument at an older age is different from starting in your teens! My page is a mix of things that I enjoy in my "hobby"! I record "almost live" with minimal takes and editing. I strive for fun, not perfection, and I learn as I need to for that enjoyment!

So please subscribe (if you like) and follow along! Thanks for listening!

Len

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