This rock n roll track about summertime and sunshine is the second single off of Red Eye Ruby's newest EP, The Ruby EP, coming out summer 2022. 

Liz Collin - vocals, songwriting
Matt Patrick - vocals, songwriting, production
Mike Drager - guitar
Dylan Salfer - lead and rhythm guitar
Andrew Foreman - bass
Rich Medek - drums

Burning Sunbeams

Old-Timer

Buy You a Drank

Wall of Power Radio Hour - April 27 2024

In early October 2022, Minnesota music legend, Spider John Koerner gifted his old 12-string Gretsch guitar to musician Charlie Parr.

Inspired by Koerner early on in his career, Parr continues to evolve his music and his unique guitar style, following in the footsteps of Koerner.

Parr released his new album, ‘Little Sun,’ in March, 2024. This album was
recorded in Portland, OR, and produced by Parr's close friend and collaborator Tucker Martine (Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket). 

The gifted Gretsch was used in one song on the album, “10 Watt,” recorded in Minneapolis, featuring Mary DuShane on fiddle and Liz Draper on bass. Parr is currently performing an extensive solo US tour through July and a three-month European tour in the Fall. He’s taking the gifted Gretsch with him for the first time, sharing it with audiences excited to see Koerner’s famed guitar.

In September of last year, Parr organized and hosted a tribute to Spider John Koerner at the Parkway Theater: a screening of Koerner’s 1969 film “The Secret of Sleep.” The film was introduced by Koerner, and followed by a performance of Koerner songs by Parr on the Gretsch, featuring many musical friends and collaborators: Adam Kiesling, Liz Draper, Baby Grant Johnson, Mary DuShane. Parr is excited to keep the tradition, the guitar, and the music alive.

Charlie Parr performs First Avenue on Friday May 3 with Mama’s Broke and Marisa Anderson at 7 pm. Tickets are available here: https://first-avenue.com/event/2024-05-charlie-parr/

You can view one of Koerner’s guitars — his modified Epiphone — displayed on a wall at Palmer’s Bar along with a story Koerner wrote about it.

KFAI’s Cyn Collins had the opportunity to interview Koerner and Parr about the guitar and their connection.

John Koerner, Charlie Parr, and the Gifted Gretsch

In Celebration of his 75th Birthday and 50 years on the road Elliott Murphy has released a new single Old Timer: "I'm a stone cold rock and roll survivor now now - an old timer who's not taking down his sail."

OldTimer GMProd2

The first of two episodes remembering Spider John Koerner, as Paul is joined by friends and musicians Charlie Parr, Charlie McGuire, and Mark Trehus.

Wall of Power Radio Hour - June 8 2024

Written and performed by Nina Luna
Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Nina Luna

Wilderness

Wall of Power Radio Hour - June 15 2024

Courtney Yasmineh - Lead, Backing and Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Rob Genadek - Backing and Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar and Electric Bass, Ukulele, Additional Keyboard, Drums and Percussion, Tambourine

Jon James Benson - Electric Lead Guitar

Jeff Victor - Hammond B-3 Organ and Keyboard

Produced by Rob Genadek

Engineered, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Rob Genadek (http://robgenadek.com/) at Uptown Sound Recording (https://www.facebook.com/Uptown-Sound-Recording-250342215424211/) and The Brewhut Recording Studio (https://www.facebook.com/TheNewBrewhut/) Minneapolis, MN
The Ruby Sessions > September 25 - October 8, 2018

A Magic Marc Production

Inspired by Courtney Yasmineh handmade book series * Try To Live The Life Of A Dog * a special edition for a very special Doberman Pinscher named Ruby
Artwork + Content by Courtney Yasmineh / August 27, 2018 / 34 Pages

To purchase a Compact Disc (CD) and Digital Downloads
Email: ruby@magicmarcproductions.com

The Sun Shines On Ruby
~ a special song for a special dog ~
an original song written September 2018
by COURTNEY YASMINEH
for Magic Marc Percansky
as a gift to his beloved canine companion
Ruby Percansky

The sun shines on Ruby everywhere she goes
I always take her with me and I always know
that I can look into her eyes
and everything's gonna be all right

Ruby oh Ruby
you are my one delight
Ruby oh Ruby
you taught me how to love
I'd be nothing without you
You taught me how to love
I can't live without you

Ruby I was a lonely sailor
cast out on the waves of the fickle sea
my small boat was only big enough for me
But you came along and showed me
so many possibilities
I pulled my boat up on the shore we walked the beaches happily
no longer a lonely sailor
cast out on the sea
I am forever yours Ruby Ruby

You're a gem of a girl and the sun shines on you forever
A gem of a girl and we'll always be together Ruby

Ruby not so long ago I was half mad
with a burning anger
Bitterness had crept into my soul
once I looked into your eyes
I began to realize
Life's too short to dwell on misery
you taught me to see the beauty
you showed me the love all around me
Ruby you set me free
And I'm forever yours for all eternity Ruby

Ruby we both know that one day we will be parted
But I can assure you our love won't be forgotten
We'll have our memories
and this melody
until we're reunited

Ruby oh Ruby
you are my one delight
Ruby oh Ruby
you took me by surprise
I can't live without you
you are my one delight
I'd be nothing without you Ruby Ruby

You're a gem of a girl and the sun shines on you forever
A gem of a girl and we'll always be together Ruby Ruby

You're a gem of a girl and the sun shines on you forever
A gem of a girl and we'll always be together Ruby Ruby Ruby

Thank you Marc!
Love,
Courtney ❤

To purchase the SOFTCOVER Book and/or the INSTANT PDF VERSION Ebook click here > http://www.blurb.com/b/9387132-the-sun-shines-on-ruby

Courtney Yasmineh:
https://soundcloud.com/courtney-yasmineh
https://soundcloud.com/courtneyyasmineh
http://www.courtneyyasmineh.com/
https://courtneyyasmineh.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/courtneyyasmineh1/
https://www.instagram.com/cyasmineh/
https://twitter.com/cyasmineh

Jon James Benson:
http://www.jonjamesmusic.com/

Jeff Victor:
https://www.jeffvictormusic.com/

Magic Marc Productions:
http://www.magicmarcproductions.com/courtney-yasmineh-2018/2019/4/21/the-sun-shines-on-ruby-the-book-based-on-the-song-written-by-courtney-yasmineh-illustrated-by-jordan-yasmineh
http://www.magicmarcproductions.com/courtney-yasmineh-2018/
www.magicmarcproductions.com/ruby-the-dogumentary

The Sun Shines On Ruby

The Sun Shines On Ruby by Courtney Yasmineh

Terre Roche and I had been friends for years performing together in all kinds of shows, and decided to write a song together. "What Used To Be There?" was written just before and right after 9/11. We were thinking about all the changes New York was going through, and reminiscing about the City as we first knew it. Many of the feelings of loss and change that we felt when we wrote it are just as relevant now.

We both love Brazilian music, and this song uses a bossa nova beat played on drums and percussion by Danny Mallon. Terre is a brilliant guitarist and came up with the unusual chord progression - full of surprises - that reminds me of walking through the irregular streets of Greenwich Village. She led the backing singers, singing in unison for a patently Brazilian sound. My dear friend and legendary producer Tony Visconti played upright bass. Keyboardist Tracy Stark happened to drop by the studio during the session and I showed her my new, vintage Stylophone (an electronic instrument from the early 1970s played with a stylus), and she spontaneously added some lovely, whimsical improvisation.

Although Terre and I have performed the song live on special occasions, a recording has never been released until now. 

lyrics

What Used To Be There?

Walk through the City on any clear night
There are signs you will see that will never seem right
At first glance, or last glance, or by light of the day
Something else used to be there that must have faded away.

What used to be there?
What used to be there?

Somebody asked me to drop in and see
but the door was different and I needed a key
The tenant inside who was no longer me
said the tenant who died lived in number 2B

Slowly returning to the gravity pull
I wanted to find those responsible
for changing Times Square into a video game
and Folk City into a Kettle of Fish and so on and so on…

What used to be there?
What used to be there?

The storefront’s a tale that can’t be told
of the people who ran it but got too old
to count up the cash and recycle the cans
Hope they made it home to their own homelands

I’m no more a neighbor in my own neighborhood
Standing in the spot where Bob Dylan once stood
before he shot out the cannon and landed in Hollywood
scratching the back of his head and feeling real good,
feeling real good

What used to be there?
What used to be there?

Can we talk?
Can we talk about?
Can we talk about the big hole in the skyline? Maybe we’re not ready to go there yet
But soon we’ll be asking

What used to be there?
What used to be there?

Who are those people in the window pane
with a vague recollection of some reason they came?
 It’s me with a grin and you with a blank stare
Come lookin’, come lookin’ for what used to be there
For what used to be there

What used to be there?
What used to be there?

Words and music by Terre Roche and Richard Barone

© 2013 Blabbermusic (ASCAP) / Richard Barone Music (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission.

Released on June 5, 2020

Richard Barone - Vocals, slide guitar
Terre Roche - Vocals, guitars
Tony Visconti - Bass
Danny Mallon - Drums, percussion
Tracy Stark - Stylophone
Terre Roche, Richard Barone, Quinn Cox and Stella Starsky - Chorus Vocals

Recorded by Jason Marcucci at Dubway Studios, NYC
Mixed by Matthew Billy and Jason Marcucci
Produced by Richard Barone

℗ 2020 RBM Special Editions

What Used To Be There? - Richard Barone & Terre Roche

I am an independent author, concert, music and event promoter based in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul, Minnesota area.

I am interested in creating unique, one of a kind, once in a lifetime, never to be forgotten events!

I am open to all ideas, suggestions, and comments for any kind of artistic endeavor.

Please feel free to email me with your thoughts.

Thank you.

Marc Percansky

marc@magicmarcproductions.com

The Sun Shines On Ruby by Courtney Yasmineh

Magic Marc Productions

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