"It Was July" is a God inspired song dedicated to a friends wedding for their matrimony. I heard the first few bars of the song in a dream after meeting them. Special thanks to the private donors who funded this gift, the musicians who played and sang everything so wonderfully, to Carson for helping me get my vocals recorded, and most importantly Evan Wright who fully believed in this project and brought it to fruition.

Composer: Lewis Warren Jr. 
Producer: Evan Wright
Orchestration: Evan Wright 
Lead Voice: Lewis Warren Jr. 
BGV: Nicoh Kwan, Evan Wright 
Keyboard: Lewis Warren Jr. 
Saxaphone: Andrew Bedard 
Bass: Alan Peralta 
Bass: Sam Lee 
Drums: Avery Logan

It Was July

Back in 2019, John Slate and Kristi Nedderman from Dallas Municipal Archives found an old reel to reel recording from 1967 of Van Cliburn performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at SMU's McFarlin Auditorium. This is the only known recording of the concert, and was only aired once on WRR in 1977. In this special program, you'll hear that performance - as well as the backstory of the discovery.

Classical 101.1 WRR presents Cliburn Uncovered: A lost recording... rediscovered!

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Lyrics

Woke up early in the morning 
Lord have mercy on my soul
I'm zipping up my jacket as I step out in the cold
Another day at work 
This 9 to 5 is getting old
Keeps some money in my pocket
Wrist I'm watching 
Time to go

Thinking of a different time 
As I sit here driving on the road 
Thinking of a better life 
As I sit here scrolling on my phone

Pieces of the puzzle
Yeah I put em all together
If I play my cards right 
I can handle any weather 
Put my faith in God 
He can help me find the treasure 
As I find it in trees
or the folds of a feather 
This life is really simple 
We got everything we need 
In the eyes of a child
or a tiny mustard seed

We will find our way as we search for inner peace 
and the best way to focus is to get down on my knees

take time
Smell the roses
chase the wind 
always blowing by
Your life 
They don't know it
It's something that you'll have to find
Life gets crazy
been stressing lately
I know you're waiting 
Hope you can find some 
Time to smile.

It Was July

Lewis Warren Jr.

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