If You Ever Choose

A cover version of the song by the Moody Blues

Vocals by James Clark
Instruments by James Clark

Recorded and produced by James Clark at Sound-Board studios, Sussex (www.sound-board.com)

Nights In White Satin - James Clark

Offbeat Mysterious Deep Dark and strangely sentimental track with shades of The Beatles and The Moody Blues influences. Orchestral textures with vocals and harmony. Biblical in nature but not religious. Lyrically uplifting and soulful.
The word Ebenezer means “stone of help.” The reference comes from 1 Samuel 7. After defeating the Philistines, Samuel raises his Ebenezer, declaring that on this spot God defeated the enemy.

Ebenezer

live on larkview drive. lilburn ga and the assemblage of birds.

Ain't No Sunshine

The Moody Blues had a big hit back in the day, here it is re-imagined.

White Satin

the struggle of loving through life's complications

08 Just Let Love Be Love

Scatter my ashes on the mountainside when the time comes to make that ride
Til' then, we'll careen on down the road
Don't go quiet into that good night. Stumble through your own wrong and right
The path evolves 'cause straighter flies the crow

If this were a tune, would you turn it down? Take it off the air?
While hate is loud, truth makes a quiet sound
They're saying this, but what did you hear? Is it drowning out sounds of fear 
or smothering what's around?
                                                                                                          
Self-isolating hasn't been my answer. Wake up every day. Hope you don't get cancer
Depressing as hell, and feeling pretty bored
There's few that it sharpens. Most are dulled by the grind. So gather what's good and leave the rest behind
Strike a new path to find what's better than before 

If this were a tune, would you turn it down, take it off the air?
While hate is loud, truth makes a quiet sound
They're saying this, but what did you hear? Is it drowning out sounds of fear 
or leading to higher ground?

There are whispers around. We're under their skin. If we play the game, we'll only lose again
The well's run dry. It's time to start moving

Alex Summerlin – vocals
Chad Terrell – bass, electric guitar
Rick Scott – piano, mellotron, programming (drums, banjo, mandolin, guitars, strings and special effects)
Engineer – Chad Terrell
Production – Rick Scott, Chad Terrell, Alex Summerlin, WaterWoods Studio, Maumelle, AR
Photograph – Rick Scott

Blind

Whispers Around

This is the closing song from my album WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE SUN. It's a stream of consciousness song about angels and cosmos interceding with our material world. It closes the album narrative, concluding that my astronaut ended up in a place where spiritual and physical merge into new and holy meanings. The verses reflect on the presence of angels in even the most mundane situations (walking on a street, in a hotel, recreational settings). Verse 3 points me towards spiritual activism and knowing I'm never alone in seeking justice and righteousness. Mike Roe of The 77s played lead guitar. Recording this track felt transformative for me. Musically I was inspired by old school Laurel Canyon bands, Brian Eno, many Mellotron bands, The Moody Blues, and The Beach Boys transcendental "American Gothic" phase circa 1966-73.

I See The Angels Coming 'Round

Melancholy Man  <+>  Cover- Moody Blues.

Lovers

Born In Miami Beach, FL. Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Sound Engineer and Music Producer.

James Clark, as well as being a University Academic teaching Physiology is a classically-trained musician, singer, and composer in Sussex, UK. I use sample libraries and virtual instruments to create music. I enjoy and any genre of music that gets me thinking.

contact me on sound_board@icloud.com

“Johnny is a virtuoso…” –Brian Wilson
“A delightful entertainer…” earcandy.com
“Pop music with a conscience…” Goldmine magazine
“The Harry Houdini of rock’n’roll” Spotlight magazine

Entertainer, songwriter, and “Singer at Large” Johnny J. Blair is known for his brand of “pop music with a twist,” influenced by Americana, British Invasion rock, old school soul/r’n’b, psychedelia, and punk/new wave, with melodicism breathed by classical, gospel, jazz, and world music. 

As a solo acoustic act or when fronting a band, Johnny engages an audience. He was called “a white James Brown” by Brown’s legendary drummer, Clyde Stubblefield. Johnny’s current itinerary includes performing in assisted living homes for people with disabilities and dementia: “Music goes through the brain into places where math and language don’t reach. It heals, and it makes a difference.”

Since the 80s, Johnny has issued full-length recordings to a global audience— from the “new wave concept album” DOOR IN THE WATER, to the soulful masterwork FIRE, to the bare-knuckled acoustic “agitpop” of TREADMARKS, to the “Ziggy Stardust meets PET SOUNDS” of GRATEFUL to the glam-tango tinged masterwork I LIKE THE STREET (with musical support from The Badlees, Eric Biondo/Beyondo, and Mike Garson, David Bowie’s pianist).

Johnny has worked with a range of acts—most prominently with Davy Jones of The Monkees (“I learned valuable stagecraft from David”). Johnny played and worked with Jones for 20 years, and he was the touring bassist/vocalist with The Monkees 45th Anniversary Tour of the UK and USA. Other artists Johnny has played with are John Bechdel (Ministry), David Cassidy, Buddy & Julie Miller, and Al Stewart (“Year of the Cat”). 

For 2019, Johnny on the beat with fresh material and a new album in the works, WE’RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE SUN. He says, “I’ve played the Royal Albert Hall, CBGB’s, Disney, The Fillmore, Las Vegas, Mabuhay Gardens, the Tokyo Billboard, holy temples in India, desert islands, Caribbean cruise ships, churches, prisons, garages, biker bars, and picnics, but I’ll really hit it big when I play for you!”

Artist , hobby musician etc. from Stockholm Sweden. Konstnär / Hobby musiker

Alex Summerlin is an eclectic alternative and folk-rock musician who has played music professionally for over a decade around the Little Rock, AR, and Nashville, TN areas. Originally hailing from Bryant, AR, Alex was drawn to music at a young age by the generations of working musicians in his family.  He started playing cover music in local bars and clubs as young as 12 years old, playing music steadily throughout his teens and twenties.

Alex started writing music in college as a passion project to break out of the limitations he felt playing cover songs. There, he met fellow long-time musicians and collaborators Rick Scott and Chad Terrell, and they joined Alex to write and produce songs from their home studio in Maumelle, AR (WaterWoods Studio). 

Since then, Alex, Chad, and Rick have continued writing and producing songs that reflect influences from several genres and three generations of music they wish to share with anyone who will listen. 

Thank you for checking out these songs, and stick around for more coming soon!

🎹🎹Tens of thousands of plays across internet radio and featured on the BBC! I create music as the mood takes me, which way it goes I never know until it is completed.
😎 A BIG thankyou for the follows, listens, and comments - it is all really appreciated!

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