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60's guy
Guest
During the spring of 2006 I was fortunate enough to make the online acquaintance of dtb (Dan Thompson).
I’m compelled to pay tribute to my good friend Dan because I recently read that Dan may not be able to attend Jamfest 7.
I was thrilled that Dan asked me to collaborate with him prior to Jamfest 6 on a piece of music that he was in the process of recording. He sent the file which was strictly instrumental and I must say that I don’t think that I had ever been more impressed. The file Dan sent consisted of mandolin, keyboards, and drums.
When I first listened to it, my feet started tapping and the word, River, jumped out at me. I added additional percussion, a simple bass line, a touch of acoustic guitar, wrote lyrics and recorded the vocals.
The coolest thing of all is that Dan and I did get a chance to play this song together when we finally met each other at Jamfest 6.
I'm reposting this for anyone who hasn't had a chance to hear Dan's mandolin playing yet, and also because I spoke with Dan earlier today and he gave me a green light to post a link to some final touches that I put on the mix.
The River
I fell in love at the river
For the first time in my life
At the edge of the river
On a moonlit night
She showed me love
And what love means
Young girl took me higher
Than I'd ever been
Take me back to the river
Where I became a man
Take me back to that river
Where I learned who I am
Take me back to the river
Where she showed me the way
I've lost my way
Show me the way back there
Show me the way
To the river
We fell in love at the river
For the first time in our lives
She shared her love
And I shared mine
We gave each other
Wings to fly upon
Take me back to the river
Where I became a man
Take me back to the river
Where I learned who I am
Show me the way back there
Show me the way
To the river
I’m compelled to pay tribute to my good friend Dan because I recently read that Dan may not be able to attend Jamfest 7.
I was thrilled that Dan asked me to collaborate with him prior to Jamfest 6 on a piece of music that he was in the process of recording. He sent the file which was strictly instrumental and I must say that I don’t think that I had ever been more impressed. The file Dan sent consisted of mandolin, keyboards, and drums.
When I first listened to it, my feet started tapping and the word, River, jumped out at me. I added additional percussion, a simple bass line, a touch of acoustic guitar, wrote lyrics and recorded the vocals.
The coolest thing of all is that Dan and I did get a chance to play this song together when we finally met each other at Jamfest 6.
I'm reposting this for anyone who hasn't had a chance to hear Dan's mandolin playing yet, and also because I spoke with Dan earlier today and he gave me a green light to post a link to some final touches that I put on the mix.
The River
I fell in love at the river
For the first time in my life
At the edge of the river
On a moonlit night
She showed me love
And what love means
Young girl took me higher
Than I'd ever been
Take me back to the river
Where I became a man
Take me back to that river
Where I learned who I am
Take me back to the river
Where she showed me the way
I've lost my way
Show me the way back there
Show me the way
To the river
We fell in love at the river
For the first time in our lives
She shared her love
And I shared mine
We gave each other
Wings to fly upon
Take me back to the river
Where I became a man
Take me back to the river
Where I learned who I am
Show me the way back there
Show me the way
To the river
Yeah, that's me singing.
