Recording Session 7-Checkers Jam

Recording Logic And Lies

The 7th Session;

Production: Rodney Smith And Terry Bainbridge
Recording: Richard Dennanbaugh/R.Smith

Lately (Smith/Strobie)
The First Cut Is The Deepest (C. Stevens)

With: Geoff Redding and Mel Strobie

Lately, is a song about the end times and having too many roundabouts in town and First Cut Is The Deepest was recorded as a reference song.  I'm not sure if I'll use it for the album but we never know.  Mel Strobie co wrote Lately and the version of First Cut Is The Deepest the Keith Hampshire version is used.

Checkers Acoustic Jam 5/24/17  (Hosts: Lorie Parker/Cathy Spina)

The Promise Flower
I Fought The Law
Mystery Girl
Diddle Wah Diddey
Come Together (Belinda James-Vocals)


Debut of two songs from Logic And Lies.  They would have been done better had I had my reading glasses and I basically faked myself through Diddle Wah Diddey.  Belinda James was tapped to sing Come Together and I always like using other vocalists to do songs that I can't sing with.  Come Together is one, Gold Dust Woman is the other.  Certainly Julie was missed tonight, but Mark Randolph inquired about how G.D.W goes so that he and Belinda could use it in their set.

While Cathy threatened me to do another set of songs, thankfully a few more jammers came on board and I managed to play and bang on the congas, which wasn't good for my carpel tunnel issues but hell I had fun.  I hope it doesn't curtail me on helping out Julie And The Mad Dogs Friday Night.


Abigail, the ten year old wonder vocalist mentioned that she's off to New York to take part in a talent show and hopefully she'll do well.  She can really sing Jesus Take The Wheel and not have to use a cheat sheet. I don't know how she does it but she does a fine job.   On this jam, we had a cello player and David came to play with his saxophone.  I did helped out on Steve Black Wolf's version of Knockin On Heaven's Door, his hair is growing back and his mustache is beginning to take hold after stopping his chemo therapy, but he's still smoking.  I guess if your time isn't long better to continue to do the things that make you happy. Even if it is smoking.

And so it goes.

Thanks to Cathy and Steve for their kind comments on last night's batch of songs, especially on Come Together to which that song Steve's guitar playing buddy commented on how I was playing the hell out of that song.  Anyway, credit must be given to Belinda James for singing that song. I have some great female singers helping out on past shows, Julie Gordon does a great job, Lorie Parker and Cathy Spina likewise too. Usually, Julie Gordon is the go to person, but I have known Belinda James for over a year and she can make a song into her very own as well.  She loves to sing just about anything and with Mark Randolph they make a very good duo, they have a varied songlist that goes from blues to Staind and Fever too.  Abigail Bunker is very good but I don't think she knows that songs that I play.  Over time as I continue to do the acoustic route, there's always a chance to work with great musicians out there and the right combination will make even an overplayed song take on new meaning.  In the long run, I can trust Julie or Belinda with their vocal expertise.  They're that good.