Countin' The Blues
The lyrics were written by Ma Rainey nearly 100 years ago.  She was a remarkable woman and artist and worth your time to read about.  When you learn about her life the words become more and more meaningful. We created the melody and the arrangement.
Peter on his Gibson is riffing with himself on his Fender.... :)
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[Verse 1]
Layin' in bed this mornin' with my face turned to the wall
Layin' in bed this mornin' with my face turned to the wall
Trying to count these blues so I could sing 'em all

[Verse 2]
Memphis, Rampart, Beale Street set 'em free
Memphis, Rampart, Beale Street set 'em free
Graveyard, 'Bama Bound, Lord, Lord, come from Stingaree

[Verse 3]
Lord, ‘rested at midnight, jailhouse made me lose my mind
Lord, ‘rested at midnight, jailhouse made me lose my mind
Bad Luck ’n Boll Weevil made me think of old Moonshine

[Verse 4]
Lord, goin' to sleep now for mama just got bad news
Lord, goin' to sleep now for mama just got bad news
To try to dream away my troubles, countin' these blues

Countin' The Blues

Purveyor of Modern Cool and Postmodern Blues

Music lover, guitar player and singer-songwriter. I hope you hear something that you like... 

Thanks for listening.

Unless noted all songs Copyright © Robert S. Dean.

We enjoy writing and producing Americana songs.  Janice's 2018 Americana album All Over The Map, her 2020 blues album Am I Blue Enough and her 2023 blues album Deep In The Domain are streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon,  Youtube and other platforms.  We appreciate you checking them out!

Having fun creating tracks in Pop, Rock, Blues, Electronic, Trance and Vocal styles . You will find a mix of styles and sounds for many tastes, throwback as well as modern. I always fall for a catchy groove or a funky beat!

Selected tracks are available for download.

Open to collab - I would love to swap some grooves with folks.

I compose songs, write lyrics and sing most of them. I don't have  'one'  style. It depends on my mood or on certain issues that are going on in our world. AND some listeners can even tell which songs are genuine 'Birchwood-songs' (!)

Countin' The Blues

Janice & Bud Merritt