That's a track on a 60 minute CD just crying to be produced!

This is why the Blues put a smiler on my face - Blues at its best.

When - Music - Cries - 1roomstudio - Oorlab17 - 4-2022 - Mr
1Roomstudio - Lyrics & Flute
Oorlab - vocals, guitar, drums

When Music Cries
From Prompt Writing 12/30/21

Comes from somewhere
Hidden deep... slow arise
Strings pull  beating heart
Spirit helpless pulled apart
Somewhere deep surprise

Meaning pulses strains aloud
Singing soulful lines  - comprise
Bowing phrases arc their point
Expressive faces tears anoint
Aloud .... when Music cries

Desperate tears... tears of joy
Come naturally to this boy
Practiced pluck of violins
Melody embrace - begins

Black and White Harmonize
Keys and Signature of Time
Music reaches most sublime
Aloud again when Music cries 

1Roomstudio
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When music cries

Hard Lines

This is a song written in response to a prompt by the "Muse and Method" group, which consists of some of my creative friends here in Kansas City. The theme this time was to create something based on the words "If Only".

Francine, do you remember how the ocean laid so still
The world seemed perfectly flat there, we had eternity to kill
I don't know what was between us and I guess I never will

But Francine, do you remember how the people looked so small
Way down on the beach below from the balcony so tall
You wouldn't go near the railing, afraid that we would fall
Oh, Francine

And then came the moment I'd longed for, when finally we kissed
I accidentally bit your lip, I was so embarrassed
You pushed away and shook your head, said "I should've expected this"
And you turned and walked, and you left me there
Oh, Francine

If only I'd been smoother on that long-lost summer day
Maybe my life would be better now, you know, I couldn't really say
Or maybe I saved us some trouble and we both wound up okay
Oh, Francine

This is a work of fiction, by the way.

Photo by Henry Tilbury, Jr., circa 1954

Francine

Soulévigne (29/01/2023)

UNDEDITED 1

The Plug And Play Generation

JaMuary 24- the aim to create a piece of music (no matter how short or incomplete it is) for as many days as I can during the month.

Most Jamuarys are incomplete or just the start of an idea so I upload them as public here but they are private on my proper Soundcloud page @trevb111 unless completed.... and Ive put them in a playlist you can find here on.soundcloud.com/QUFqo :)

Jam 14 Drunken Brawl

The Tumbling Ocean (NaviarHaiku525)

© 2024 J. Merritt, B. Merritt & P. Fulham 
A blues rock interpretation of the 1923 world wide public domain song (Clarence Williams) popularized by the "queen of the blues" Bessie Smith.
Janice Merritt: vocals, percussion (cajon), arrangement & mix 
Peter Fulham: acoustic guitar solos/rhythm, arrangement & mix
Bud Merritt: upright bass, arrangement & mix
PG Music: all additional tracks (www.pgmusic.com)

Lady Luck

Running shadow lights
Up and down the hall
Running shadow lights
On your apartment wall

Casting shadow lights
All across 110th
Casting shadow lights
Over Central Park West

Leather jacket dreams
When we were 24
Leather jacket dreams
I think Schott is what you wore

Rising shadow lights
Around this new old town
Rising shadow lights
Above New Lebanon

Running shadow lights
Time’s a ticking bomb
Facing shadow lights
Tracing lines on your palm

Running shadow lights
Running shadow lights
Running shadow lights

Shadow Lights

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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!

Lady Luck

Janice & Bud Merritt

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