H o m e l e s s  I n  A m e r i c a
Homeless
In America
Twenty-One Songs of Social
Conscience for the 21st Century

Homeless
In America
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      Teardrops of Blood and Homeless inspired by Grady & Hazel Cole's "Tramp On The Street" and "Greenwood" by Peter Yarrow, as performed by King David's beloved friends, Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey & Mary Travers.  U.S. Steal inspired by Mass Murderers In High Places.  Writing on the Wall  Dedicated to  Vietnam War veteran and peace activist Ron Kovic, Vietnam War veteran and former state senator Max Cleland and to Diana VandeGeer, mother of the last soldier whose name is listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall; for Families of Soldiers Against War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace; inspired by Daniel Chapter 5.  Land of Good and Plenty (a song for Woody) inspired by paint artist, songwriter, music artist and worker's rights activist Woody Guthrie and American author of courage and conscience, John Steinbeck.

       Forgotten Victims dedicated to former Upland, California police officer Gary Johnson, in memory of Stacei Gittelman.  Anthem inspired by Frank Johnson; family farmer, Jasper, Alabama.  American inspired by America's greatest political leader, Tatanka-Iyotanka [Chief Sitting Bull].  Somebody dedicated to the I AM A MAN heroes of the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike; inspired by the lives and examples of a great many modern African-Americans of exceptional vision and perseverance, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Corretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Qunicy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Muhammad Ali, Ozzie Davis and Ruby Dee--change IS gonna come, oh, yes it is.  Title concept for Song of the Fisher King inspired by the motion picture "The Fisher King", starring Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams.  Concept of Slow Train inspired by American songwriter/artist Bob Dylan.  Willie's Song inspired by country music producer Fred Foster and country music songwriter, artist and motion picture actor Willie Nelson.

       Special Thanks to Martina Condron of Nashville, Tennessee's Campus For Human Development, who first suggested that we put together a song collection to benefit the homeless; one of the many thousands of dedicated unsung heroes who work with the sick and poor on a daily and ongoing basis.  Lyrics for songs not noted above:  These Days, Boomers, Taxes, What You Preach, Favorite One, Big Mack Donald, Renegade, All We Did, Arm Your Private LearJet and Muddy Channel Radio
HOMELESS IN AMERICA: Twenty-One Songs of Social Conscience for the 21st Century
Copyright © 2005 by Freedom Tracks Music.  All Rights Reserved.
Recorded and mixed at
Denny Martin Studios and Studio By The Tracks / Nashville, TN
Mastered at Sonic Eden Studios by Jon Albani / Nashville, TN
Published by Freedom Tracks Music (ASCAP) / A Freedom Tracks Recording / Nashville, TN

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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.







FREE DOWNLOAD MUSIC VIDEOS

Fix Up Me        Find a Rose

Attitude ~ George Floyd Tribute

Freedom        Hard to Do the Same Thing

Who Could Believe?        Rainbow

Somebody        Eyes of a Child        People

Where Were You?        Big Bang        Fly Away

Streets of Music City        Rolling

River        Sixteen Weeks in Nashville

Who's Gonna Care About Me?        Blessed

Unknown Soldiers        Shopping Cart Sally

Special Ed        Nowhere We Can Hide

Love is Free       Rolling On Down the Road

Elvis is Dead        Pluto        Trumpty Dumpty

Who Would Jesus Bomb?        Homeless

Brother Martin        Teardrops of Blood

Here In America        Within You and Me

Thought it Was a Jet Plane        Future

Kingdom Come        Gone With the Wind

Psalm Twenty-Three        Save Us All

Boulevard        Slow Train        Shepherd

Before They Care        Duck About You


FREE DOWNLOAD ESSAY VIDEOS

Is Donald J. Trump The Chosen One?

How Badly Are Our Children Misinformed?

Is There a Fair and Impartial Way to Tax?

Is the tv Series "Cosmos" Remotely Honest?

Is Richard Dawkins Really a Scientist?

How Appalling Can American City Leaders Be?

Can Charles Darwin be Trusted?

Does Science Really Know What's True?

Should We Boycott Walmart & Exxon-Mobil?

Are Americans Well-Educated?

Can We Afford to House the Homeless?

Are People Really Sinners?

GOD: a Perspective

Is Atheism Scientific?

Can Congress be Reformed?

Does the NRA Defend the 2nd Amendment?

Does the ACLU Defend the 1st Amendment?

Should we Care if Everyone Has Health Care?

Is there Really Life in the Future?

Should We Lay Down Our Swords?

Is the American Media Really Legitimate?

Why are there Homeless Veterans in America?

What is the Real Right-Wing Agenda?

Can We Blame Swine Flu on Mexican Immigrants?

Is Richard Dawkins Smarter Than Jesus?

Are Atheists Really Honest About War?

Does Belief in God Cause Human Oppression?

Who is Really Scamming Who?

Who is Really Lying About Health Care?

Is Obama Any Smarter Than Bush?

Are People Really Sheep?

Was Hurricane Katrina God's Judgment?

What if You Were in Charge?

How Accurate is the Bible?

Is the Golden Rule Really the Best Idea?

Did Democrats Really Reform Health Care?

Is Music City Becoming the Meanest City in America?

Do Americans Really Believe in the Constitution?

Where is the Great American Dream?








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WHO WOULD JESUS BOMB?
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a song for Tara Cole
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