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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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NASHVILLE SESSION PLAYERS
Biographical Information
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Tired of being told by various and sundry music industry insiders that many of his songs
are good in quality but will never be recorded in Nashville due to political and social
content, songwriter Richard Aberdeen, along with some of Nashville’s top musicians and independent
artists, began to record material content that many here in Nashville (and elsewhere)
believe should be heard on 21st Century American radio, given the dire straits that members
of both major political parties have managed to drag our nation down into. So far, four CDs
have been released under the generic band title "Nashville Session Players".
Our first effort, Homeless In America (20
tracks +2 free downloads), was released in June of 2005. It contains
multi-genre socio-political, serious and satirical issue-oriented material, as well as
a few inspirational-type songs; issue addressed include homelessness and poverty, anti-war,
congressional corruption, neo-con and religious wrong, healthcare, social security, unjust
taxation, human, civil and native rights, gun control, globalization and more. It has
received airplay on several thousand radio stations throughout the United States and foreign
markets. Some of the tracks have also been used on various television programs and radio
talk shows, such as Thom Hartmann’s Air America show, some in documentary films
and, the song “Big Mack Donald” was selected for a recent VH-1 “Save The Music” charity CD
release. Songs from our other CDs below have also received growing radio airplay and
film use as their dates of release allow for.
We released our second CD, entitled Gonna Rise
Up (19 tracks + 1 free download), in September of 2006. It was
produced by established country music songwriter and artist Razzy Bailey, who has written
thirteen number one songs and recorded over fifteen albums. Two of his own new songs are
included on this second release and his seasoned country-blues vocals can be heard on four of
the tracks. This second multi-genre project is “populist” in slant and centers on the
absolute national security necessity of affordable and quality healthcare for everyone
within our borders (i.e., disease spreads), which is a growing national concern among
U.S. citizens of all political persuasion. Other issues addressed in this new project
include congressional corruption, immigration and homeless war veterans and the title song,
“Gonna Rise Up”, is a tribute for recent hurricane victims. Most of the tracks on this
new project are mid to up-tempo; there are tribute songs for Rosa Parks and Pete Seeger
included, as well.
Our third Nashville Session Players CD, American River (19 tracks +1 free download), was
released in January of 2007. Unlike our first two CDs, this third multi-genre collection
is politically non-partisan and contains mostly inspirational song material. With
contributions from several outside writers, it was released as a
tribute to Tara Cole, a Nashville homeless woman who was murdered for the 'crime' of being
homeless. Severe beatings of homeless people, sometimes leading to murder and, often filmed
for both sadistic and profit-motivated reasons, is a most unfortunate, serious growing national
problem. Information about the Tara Cole incident can be found Here.
Our fourth Nashville Session Players release, Who Would Jesus
Bomb? (20 tracks), was released in September of 2008, as a free downloadable
CD. It was 'inspired' by the necessity of
responding to the overt lies and covert crass propaganda machine of former presidential
adviser Karl Rove and the Junior Bushwacked Administration and, the knee-jerk, inept and
ongoing totally corrupt actions of the members of both houses of Congress in
Washington D.C. (Samuel Clemens would have a field day). This 20-track multi-genre
release, which can be downloaded at no charge from our website, contains both satirical and
more serious socio-political material, as well as several inspirational songs. Included
are tribute songs for Satchel Page, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesus of Nazareth and the
murdered students of 1970's Kent State and Jackson State universities.
We released a satire single focusing on the unparalleled corruption of the Trump Administration,
appropriately entitled Trumpty Dumpty, in January of 2018. A
single released in February of 2019, Elvis is Dead, contrasts the simpler and easier
times in the "happy days" of the 1950's and 60's compared to the unparalleled disparity of wealth and mass corruption
of an American 21st Century of global connectivity, science and wonder (as if we're really any better off. . . who's
kidding Who). A third single released in April of 2019, Rolling On Down the Road, is a unique philosophical multi-genre
blend of rock, blues, roots and Americana with R&B harmonies. A fourth country/pop single release, Love is Free, was released on February 21st, 2020.
Our recordings have been featured in a Joseph Piner homeless documentary film, Uncertain Days: Living Homeless and in several television and
film productions. And, our CDs have been used by the National Coalition for the Homeless,
New Orleans Common Ground Collective Relief and several other organizations
as a fundraising tool. We are open to select organizations using our recordings in this
fashion at our cost and they may be used for no charge in approved video, film and
television releases. For fundraising opportunities, many free song downloads and more
information, please visit our website: www.FreedomTracks.com.
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