Words and music by Roger Whittlesey. Guitar by Charlie Roy. Background vocals by Christy Bluhm. All other sounds by Roger Whittlesey. Click here to watch the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQf-5v36YR0

Out Of My Head

Words and music by Roger Whittlesey
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Overdrive

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Roger Whittlesey, except acoustic and electric guitar by John Mason and background vocals by Christy Bluhm. Click here to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysbcx8mWY7Q

Making Movies

Words and music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Roger Whittlesey.
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Elegy For John Keats

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. Please view the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMkhEQz4xe0

Farewell

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds made by Roger Whittlesey except:
Guitar by John Mason.
Some background vocals by Christy Bluhm.
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Sunshine

Words and music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds made by Roger Whittlesey.
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Ringing In My Ears

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. 2021. All sounds by Roger Whittlesey except for some background vocals by Christy Bluhm. Click here to watch the music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnZnDYx6LzI

Roiling Calm

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Roger Whittlesey.

I Don't Want To Know

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. 2022. See the music video Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgixBbDx2oE

No Exit By The Bar

Light-Year

Someday

Summer's Over Now

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Whittlesey. ©2023
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Come And Go

Holy Water

More Than

Roll Along

Words and Music By Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Whittlesey, except sax by Dan Friedman. 2023.

2023

Infinite Regress

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Whittlesey.

World's Heartbreaker

And So And So

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. Horn arrangement by Georg Boehme. All sounds by Whittlesey, except alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, and bass clarinet by Boehme. 

Special thanks to Georg for his awesome horn arrangement and incredible playing.

I have included in the image the labyrinthine chart I sent to Georg, which he masterfully navigated.

Save You (featuring saxophonist Georg Boehme)

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Whittlesey. 2023.

Awkward Bow

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Whittlesey. 2023

Change Is Coming

How Can I Thank You?

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. Georg Boehme arranged and played all saxes. John Mason played nylon string guitar and all electric guitars. Christy Bluhm sang background vocals. All other sounds by Whittlesey. 

Thanks to Georg, John and Christy for all your help on this one. You all possess immense talent and I am very grateful for your contributions.

Too Much Pride

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. Georg Boehme arranged and played all saxes. All other sounds by Whittlesey. roduced in New Hampshire and in Cologne, Germany. ©2024. Thank you, Georg, for participating in this process and for offering your awesome talents. 

What's this song about? String Theory is the notion that all time exists on a string—a string that never disappears. I'm a fan of the podcast/television show Closer to Truth, an American production hosted by a neuroscientist. The host interviews the leading experts on many scientific and philosophical subjects. In a recent podcast, scientists discussed String Theory, which became the inspiration for this song. 

One scientist explained that if you imagine a string along which all time exists—past, present and future—then you can understand that right now both the future and past still exist on that string. So, in theory, the past never disappears and the future is waiting to happen. He likened it to a DVD of a movie. At any point you can rewind or move forward. He suggests that this may be possible with time. 

What I drew from this notion is that all that has happened in my life, all the people I have known—in particular those who are no longer here—are, according to this theory, still existing on the string. Is this a comfort? I think it is for me. 

This is why in the refrain I sing, " I will always be with you." Even when I no longer exist, I will exist along the string, a string that connects me to a past before my own existence began and to a future that I will never see. 

Perhaps you will draw something different from this song and from the theory. In any case, I hope you enjoy the musicianship on this recording. Georg and I worked hard to produce parts and solos that we're proud of. 

Roger Whittlesey
February 18, 2024

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String Theory (Featuring Georg Boehme)

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. Christy Bluhm sings background vocals. All other sounds by Whittlesey.

Send Me A Message

Words and music by Roger Whittlesey. All sounds by Whittlesey.

The Stars Looked Cold

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. Flutes and bass clarinet arranged and played by Georg Boehme. All other sounds by Whittlesey. 2024

The Only One (featuring Georg Boehme)

Words and music by Roger Whittlesey. Audric Jankauskas plays the lead guitar solos. All other sounds by Whittlesey. © 2024

Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOc4A4stx9k

I'd like to thank Audric for joining me on this song. Audric has been hard at work on some music he's eager to finish, but after I sent him this song he was kind enough to put his music on temporary hold so that he could play his blazing, virtuoso guitar solo. 

Audric and I both have our feelings about what this song is about, but we leave it up to you the listener to consider making your own meaning. Art is always open to interpretation. Art doesn't live in a binary universe; rather, it has gray areas and what I consider to be art may not be artistic at all in your view. I just ask that you listen with an open mind.

I thank you, as always, for continuing to return to my channel, and for supporting my music once again. 

All my best, 

Roger
April 2024

DIRTY HANDS

Dirty Hands (featuring Audric Jankauskas)

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Roger Whittlesey is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter from the Boston area. He often composes and records pop music with intricate harmonies and deceptively sophisticated chord changes. Many songs spring from his 60s, 70s and 80s influences, but his music is original and unique. Whittlesey often collaborates with instrumentalists and singers from the world of jazz, folk, and pop to create a hybrid form.

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