Dizzy, Fay, a killer band, a horn section and 28 strings later, Hooked is their second album and a thank-you-card to the American Songbook.

Dizzy & Fay - Hooked - 04 - I'm Alright

This is my instrumental cover of Rodgers and Hart's pretty song, My Romance.  From the 1935 Broadway musical, Jumbo.   This cover is for piano, bass and drums.   Recorded in Logic.  I hope you enjoy listening to it.

My Romance by Rodgers and Hart cover by Dan Donohue - 01 19 25

The First Time You Fall in Love

I, Greg Halvorson, am a Nashville-based songwriter… Not a performer, I've nonetheless written 350+ songs — roots, gospel, country… Train songs, plains songs, love songs, ballads.. My goal is to connect with musicians, artists, and managers … Want to meet up?  I'm on Facebook (Halvorsong) and at YouTube (Greg Halvorson)… Would love to show/share my entire catalog. Bring the band!

 “A Holy God”      

  The fog outside my window reminds me of buffalo 
A time more innocent, with more prairie and less cement  

I don't know what I can do, to make this world more true 
When I peek into this fog, I see His face, a holy God

Ridin' out of ol' Cheyenne, I left a letter on the bedstand 
You'll know just what it says, it may take time, a pint of red

  It's Easter now, I'm damn depressed… Car won't start, no Sunday's Best 
So I'll ride before the dawn, upon a horse, a church of one  

Fumaroles of equine breath, day’s first light, no sign of death
 When I peek into this fog, I see His face, a holy God  

We'll set a card game up, right soon… Bring that deck that shows Miss June Quarter ante, Jacks are wild… We’ll get a sitter for your child

Wind is blowing' from the north… It’s after midnight on this porch  
Sometimes I sit until the dawn, wondrin' if I'm right or wrong 

Smell of leather, cows come home… They leave the draws when it gets cold When I peek into this fog, I see His face, a holy God

  Fumaroles of equine breath, day’s first light, no sign of death 
When I peek into this fog, I see the face, a holy God

  The fog outside my window reminds me of buffalo
 A time more innocent, with more prairie and less cement  

I don't know what I can do, to make this world less cruel 
When I peek into this fog, I see His face, a holy God

  When I peek into this fog, I see His face, a holy God

"A Holy God"

I, Greg Halvorson, am a Nashville-based songwriter… Not a performer, I've nonetheless written 350+ songs — roots, gospel, country… Train songs, plains songs, love songs, ballads.. My goal is to connect with musicians, artists, and managers … Want to meet up?  I'm on Facebook (Halvorsong) and at YouTube (Greg Halvorson)… Would love to show/share my entire catalog. Bring the band!

“I Wish I Had A Girl”  

I wish I had a girl, who wears white pearls 
 I wish I had a girl in cowboy boots I wish 
I had a girl who kisses like fire, 
 and when the rubber hits the road can change a tire —
 who tucks her jeans into the leather,  
would rather talk sports than the weather,  
tells me, Babe, I love you, now, forever... 
Mmm, yeah, that girl 

I wish I had a girl, with big blue eyes, 
with long black lashes, like railroad ties —  
who can dance a jig and take a shot, 
cook a six egg omelette, sizzlin' hot, 
would rather smoke a ham than organic pot... 
Mmm, yeah-haa-haa, that girl 

I wish I had a girl, with curly hair, 
the color of leaves, in the autumn air —  
 but I'll take straight black or dirty blonde, 
 as long as she knows right from wrong,  
and the radio plays our forgotten song... 
Mmm, yeah, that girl 

I wish I had a girl, with no front teeth, 
who can spit a country mile, while shootin' skeet — 
 who loves Las Vegas but would rather camp,  
believes that Jesus is the Holy Lamp,
 makes me laugh till my belly cramps... 
Mmm, yeah-haa-haa, that girl   

I wish I had a girl, who wears white pearls 
 I wish I had a girl in cowboy boots 
I wish I had a girl who kisses like fire, 
and when the rubber hits the road can change a tire —  
who can dance a jig and take a shot, 
cook a six egg omelette, sizzlin' hot, 
would rather smoke a ham than organic pot... 
Mmm, yeah-haa-haa, that girl 

Yeah, yeah — yeah, yeah, yeah… Yeah, yeah -- yeah, yeah, yeah  
Yeah, yeah that girl... Mmm, yeah-haa-haa, that girl x 2

"I Wish I Had a Girl"

Enjoy this Exclusive World Premier Presentation of Nathan & Noah East's FATHER SON with SmoothJazz.com Global Founder Sandy Shore featuring interview segments and song samples with artist song introductions!

Presentation originally aired on SmoothJazz.com Global Radio on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Album available Worldwide, April 18, 2025.

On Demand Experience edited by Rowan Meert for SmoothJazz.com, 2025.

Father Son

Nathan & Noah East - FATHER SON (World Premier)

All Lyric's Written By Ken Capozzi All Rights Reserved 
Music and Arrangement Done By the Suno App

Relax Have a Drink

Story behind the unlikely 1963 Mercer & Mancini Oscar-winner and jazz standard. Linked to text with YouTube, clips and Spotify playlist here: https://medium.com/song-stories/days-of-wine-and-roses-77c790266bb1.

The Days of Wine and Roses - Song Story

All Lyric's Written By Ken Capozzi All Rights Reserved 
Music and Arrangement Done By The Suno App

The Overcast

Just Another Rainy Day

Witchcraft

Composed in 1941 by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, Blues in the Night is a quintessential American torch song that blends the spirit of jazz, blues, and Broadway. Written for the film of the same name, the song’s evocative melody and Mercer’s vivid, down-home lyrics (“My mama done told me...”) capture the lonely, restless heart of the blues. The tune was nominated for an Academy Award and soon became a favorite for singers and jazz musicians alike.

Blues in the Night stands out for its dramatic melodic lines, moody harmonic shifts, and inventive use of bluesy idioms mixed with Tin Pan Alley sophistication. The haunting phrase “A wailin’ song and a moan” became iconic, and the piece was famously recorded by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Artie Shaw. The song’s lyricism, with its night trains, distant whistles, and heartbreak, paints an unforgettable portrait of longing in the American night.

Curiosities:

The song’s opening verse, “My mama done told me…”, is one of the most quoted lines in jazz and pop music.

“Blues in the Night” was so popular that the film’s title was changed after the song’s release.

The bluesy, chromatic harmonies became a model for later jazz and torch songs.

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Blues in the Night - H. Arlen

I think I like you

The Moonlight in Your Eyes

The Moonlight in Your Eyes (Alternate Version)

The Emptiness of The Night

American Songbook Classics (guitar _ vocals)

I Thought About You

Just a storyteller through lyric's that I write
Inspired by life

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I'm using this site to demo some songs I've recorded with bands and some solo recordings I've done.

I'm a Nashville songwriter interested in bucking trends, resurrecting artistry, and returning soul to multiple musical genres... Red dirt, Gospel, bluegrass, folk...  I write across spectrums and present variety among my 200 (and counting) songs.

Lyrics (all "chordified")available... Will meet with anyone.  @gchalv@gmail.com

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