Gonna Rise Up dedicated to Clarence Gatemouth
Brown, one of the greatest musician/artists to ever grace the shores of this land
called America, whose death at the age of 81, shortly after evacuating his home in New Orleans,
is thought to have largely been from heartbreak in the wake of the devastation caused by
Hurricane Katrina to his beloved city; and to Antoine Fats Domino, American Bourbon Street treasure, who was lost
and is now found. Capitol Offense
and All We Can Do Is Pray
inspired by Mass Murderers in High Places. Gone With the Wind loosely
based on works by Woody Guthrie, Margaret Mitchell, John
Steinbeck, Bob Dylan and Isaiah, prophet of Peace and
Goodwill. Tennessee Waltz ‘Em
inspired by Nashville, Tennessee's Capitol Gang of Heathen Shame; "I will give
children to be their princes and babes shall rule over them" -Isaiah 3:4. What We Overcome based on
the life of Charles Munro, early 20th Century United States immigrant from Aberdeen, Scotland.
Down Home
Comfort inspired by Orlando Ward of Midnight Mission; Los Angeles, California
and Los Angeles Times reporter and friend of the forgotten children of Skid Row, Steve Lopez; dedicated to Operation Stand Down; Nashville, Tennessee. Montgomery inspired by Rosa Parks, Jo Ann Robinson and
Martin
Luther King, Jr.; also inspired by "At The Rhyman" with Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers, third line of chorus from a speech by
Nashville artist/songwriter Bill Flowerree -“And
the lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth and he was grieved in his heart” –Genesis 6:6
(NKJV). Local Man inspired by the late Al Sophier,
truck driver and dispatcher, Gallo Wine Company; City of Commerce, California; based on
an article by Washtington Post staff writer Peter Carlson. Big Bang inspired by MENSA: Mental-midgets of Evolution's Natural
Selection Advance. Liberty
Mountain dedicated
to Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, perhaps the two bravest individuals
in the history of the United States; based on the collected speeches of Martin
Luther King, Jr. and Meditation XVII, by Welsh/English poet John Donne: “. . .that they may be one
just as we are one. . .” –-Jesus of Nazareth; founder of Human and Civil Rights.
Pete's Song based on lyrics from the following songs
performed by Pete Seeger: "Where Have All The Flowers
Gone?" by Pete Seeger (1961); "Lonesome Valley", traditional; "If I Had A Hammer" by Lee Hays & Pete Seeger (1949); "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie
(1956); “Gates of Eden” by Bob Dylan (1965); "Turn, Turn, Turn" adapted from Ecclesiastes by Pete Seeger (1954); “We Shall
Overcome” adapted by Pete Seeger from “I Will Overcome”, traditional and "Lonesome Valley",
traditional--and as performed by Joan Baez, “Swing Lo, Sweet Chariot”, traditional--also
based on titles of song collections: "Sing Out" (1996) "Seeds: Pete Seeger and
Friends" (2003) and "Link In The Chain" (1996) and on the Vision of Isaiah, prophet of peace; you can bet neo-convict's
malfeasant collective asses, we ain’t gonna study war no more (“Swing Low”).
Hard Times (excerpt) by Stephen Foster; (1854-public domain) originally entitled "Hard Times Come Again No
More"). Amazing Grace
Revisited
based on "Amazing Grace" by John Newton; (1779-public domain) originally
entitled "Faith's Review and Expectation"). Lyrics for songs not noted above: Told You So, It Don’t Rock Like Elvis, No Peace On Earth Tonight, Feel Like Jesse James, Duck About You and Where the Tracks Used to Be.
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