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THE THRILL IS GONE

Recorded in Brussels Belgium at the famous ICP Studios. They have an amazing collection of vintage equipment and the studio had purchased one of BB King's "Lucille" guitars. The sound of the guitar rings so true on this classic BB King song. It made recording this so exciting to hear the playback for the first time.

MORE OF YOU

A favorite on the album. A love song that I enjoy singing the lyrics: "top to bottom, round and round, you always astound" Everybody knows what it’s like to be in love with someone. This song captures the excitement of being crazy in love.

HIT THE ROAD JACK

We played this fabulous song at the shows, before we recorded the new album and everyone in the audience loves to sing the chorus. We get started on the song and by the end of the first guitar solo, everybody wants to join in. We take the band down to just drums and bass and you can hear the audience from outside the venue. Everyone has so much fun singing this song with me!

GONNA STAY OR GO

A guitar-drivin' rock-riff song that is uptempo and exciting! A tale of a moment in a relationship where an important decision is made. Two people in love can have these times and hopefully a chance to talk it over.

LIVING UNDERGROUND

Like everyone, I was reading about the terrible war in Ukraine, so I wrote this song imagining the experience of your home and everything you love gone. Under these conditions you begin to live underground for safety. A furry friend turns up and makes his life better.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD

I had always loved this song, and both the music and lyrics I find inspiring. It was recorded at ICP Studios with the band I tour with in Europe. The musicians played it with the intensity of an original song and we’ve perform it in concert. It fits my style and blends in with the show and allows me to play lots of hot lead guitar!

LET'S DANCE TONIGHT

Having performed shows in bars for years, this is a song that captures a night out anywhere in the music world. You are out for a fun night, the band is sounding great, you meet someone really cool and you want to dance. A timeless experience that just feels wonderful. I recorded this song in Brussels. Belgium at the famous ICP Studios. The band really rocked it up, including piano player Luca with barrelhouse chops!

WILD AND FREE

Central California is my home and although the cities are good sized, it is still very agricultural. We can see snow covered mountains and national parks above the valley floor, Yosemite, the Sequoia Forest and lots of fields and orchards. It’s a very important place for growing America's food and not always the best weather - it can get quite warm. The people here are very independent and have a good feeling about life. I sing in this song that they’re Wild And Free.

HOME

Growing up, my family lived in a rural area out west. I have so many memories of that time - the people, the land, our life. It made for a beautiful song that touches my heart.

Out here you take the good with the bad Rain or shine I could be most anywhere This where I’ll spend my time

Piece of my heart Buried in this ground This is home

Friends and family on a day in July This is time well spent I could be most anywhere This where I spend my time

Bless these hills I love Breathe deep this land I know This is home

Castles built down dusty roads Fates tied to the water well This is home

Widow Whaley lost a farm to fire Folks showed up and put it out Everybody’s talking about it This is home

Harry’s son in the service overseas We all hope young Harry comes home soon This is home

This is home

TIME WAS

I enjoy the relaxed feeling this recording brings. A simple song that has really nice acoustic guitar in the background and wonderful lead guitar work. Guitars were recorded at ICP Studios and lyrics were written from my many visits to the California Central Coast town of Carmel. The message is one of experience and making the time in a busy life to just take a walk and remember an earlier time in your life when you didn't have as much going on.

SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTS I always enjoy writing about romance. For this song I returned to a city I have lived in and love to visit. Like many people that know San Francisco, there are landmarks that are iconic. This song takes you around the city. With the band joined by two backup singers, we have a night in San Francisco. The groove is great and the Golden Gate Bridge can be seen in the music.

Sundown And The Cowboy

I have a picture of my father from a rodeo. It's on my website. He was a real cowboy. He worked with horses all his life.
He married my mom when she was young. They had four kids. This song is about them.

"She's a dark-haired beauty with a look against a western sunset, someone the Cowboy couldn't match.

She made him forget just how tough his life was.

She made him forget about his horse and his saddle.

On a Half-Moon Bay in the Alabama Hills, Sundown and the Cowboy ride."

SKY FULL OF RAIN

A blues showcase for guitar that producer Francis Buckley recorded and mixed so well. A story of desperation of no job and no longer having the skills to find work.

BETWEEN THE HOURS

The heaviest song on my new album. I was concerned the subject of someone close to the end of their life, dealing with days of pain, was not ready for a general audience. As I thought about people that are living between the hours of pain in a hospital, I went with the lyrics and song in support of those people, and maybe me someday. The band played the track with lots of emotion, and keyboard player Chris Rhyne added an incredible performance.

BLUES MAGIC

I wrote this song in Southern California touring with a long time friend on drums, Adam Gust. The groove that Adam played on drums was so cool, I looked forward to recording with him. He mentioned that his friend Francis Buckley would be perfect to produce the session and album, and it was the beginning of a long friendship and many albums working with Francis.

CRY ME A RIVER

Performing in the famous night club The Music Village in Brussels on a rainy night to a full house, I sat down with a glass of wine and thought of how wonderful it would be to sing this song. Returning to California, talking with album producer Francis Buckley, we decided to add a guitar solo for the outro to not only showcase the wonderful melody for singing, but to also allow some soaring guitar over this incredible song.