This is an edit and remix with edited lyrics, tighter overall.

Ian Sumner wrote the first verse and chorus to some drums bass and guitar I had recorded. Funny thing is, he chose a vocal melody almost exactly like one I had hummed, but without his having heard it. Don't know whether that means it was genetic, or just the right vocal melody for the song.

Shane Bartling added harmonica, and after some playing around with the mix, I just need to get a lead guitarist (Mike Casendino) in to record some lead parts and a solo.

The band is learning it, so it should make it into our set when we play live again.  Hopefully a video of it from practice next weekend at Shane's.

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Sunshine and Rain (Bass Trio) - 12:1:16, 8.48 PM

A long time R&B favorite of mine, introduced to me when I played in a Bay Area band in the 1990s with great musicians from Santa Cruz, SF, San Rafael - Bang Mahal.  Since then, I have sought out covers of it, and decided to record something with what I hope people will find to be a fresh take on the song to groove to.

Use Me (Bill Withers cover)

A classic 24-bar blues written and performed by Larry Williams,  released as a single in 1958 (B-side to "Dizzy Miss Lizzy").  Williams' rhythm and blues hits influenced the burgeoning Rock & Roll movement.   It was covered by The Beatles in 1964.  Covered by BTMLH now.

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This is a re-take on the first BTMLH original tune.  Originally, John Gonsalves wrote a bass line and words, Scott wrote a guitar part.  Here, Scott tweaked John's words into a #RESIST theme after John re-wrote the bass line, and Scott re-wrote the guitar part.  It's rockin' more now than ever.

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Been working this up, a pretty, new, melodic section from John, refining the guitar ... ready to go back to the band and speed it up a bit.

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