Ok so since September of last year my wife and I have spent most of our days babysitting our 4th grandchild, Emma. We’re at my daughter’s house from 7 am until roughly 5 pm. The result is I don;t have a lot of time to blog and/or listen to music. But I’ve been trying to listen when I am out and about on the weekends and at night. Lately, the two blues albums that have been in my music rotation are the latest releases from two of my favorites. First came Albert Cummings latest releases Strong. Then came Mike Zito’s Life is Hard .
Both Albert Cummings and Mike Zito’s 2023 releases were among my favorites for the year. Albert’s album Ten was just flat out great. Well,in all fairness, Mike’sBlues for the Southside (Live) was also great! In this post I’ll cover Strong and post about Life is Hard later.
Strong – Albert Cummings
Strong is Cumming’s eleventh release and was produced by Grammy-winning virtuoso Tom Hambridge The album was recorded at Ocean Way Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
Cumming’s got his first big break In his musical journey, when after hearing hearinglay live, Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton (Vaughan’s Double Trouble) produced and played on 2001’s From the Heart. Since then many of his releases have made their way into the top ten of the blues charts. Several have been produced by the legendary blues guru Jim Gaines. Currently, Strong is number 11 on the Roots Music Report Blues Chart, number 2 on the Billboard Blues Chart and number 9 on the Living Blues Chart
Steve Leggett wrote this about Albert Cummings in his biography at AllMusic…
His playing style weds the chunky, rave-up R&B stylings of Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan to the boundary-less blues-rock improvisation of Jimi Hendrix and Freddie King’s resonant phrasing. Further, he is a powerful vocalist possessed of a rich, expressive baritone
Every time I Iisten to Strong I like each song just a little better. I’m consistently impressed by Cumming’s guitar work and vocals throughout the album. Rock & Blues Muse says this about the album..
Strong is a sonic exploration of life’s highs and lows, love and heartbreak, delivered with a raw and unapologetic intensity that defines Albert Cummings’ signature style. From scorching guitar solos to soulful vocals, every note on the album is a testament to the passion and dedication Cummings and his band poured into the recording process.
The Bottom Line is Strong will be in my music rotation for a good long while in 2024. I’m sorry about this but Strong is a very strong album from a great bluesman, Albert Cummings. So check it out!
Links for the Further Exploration of the Music of Albert Cummings
It always amazes me that at one point in John Mayall’s storied career, both Walter Trout and Coco Montoya were Bluesbreakers ! (Watch Them Here) Throughout the years, I listened to more music from Walter than Coco. However, Coco is closing the gap based on his last three albums. And while I admit to not having heard all of Coco’s albums, his recent release Writing on the Wall may be my favorite.
About Writing on the Wall
Throughout Writing on the Wall Montoya’s vocals are as strong as his impeccable guitar playing. Additionally, the album is the first to feature Coco’s touring band.
Writing on the Wallis the second Coco Montoya album Grammy Award-winner Tony Braunagel (Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal) has.produced. In addition, Tony provides drums on four tracks. The band’s keyboardist Jeff Paris (Keb’ Mo’, Bill Withers).co-produced and recorded at Jeff’s Garage. Other members of the band include bassist Nathan Brown and drummer Rena Beavers.
Musicians joining Coco and the band on the album include: guitarists Ronnie Baker Brooks, country star Lee Roy Parnell, and Dave Steen.
Of the 13 tunes that comprise the album five were composed or co-written by Montoya. Steen wrote four and Paris one. All three together they co-wrote the title track .
The Bottom Line
The following quote found at the top of Coco’s biography on his website pretty much sums up Coco’s music:
While the following advice from Albert Collins seems to be taken to heart on Writing on the Wall...
’Just play what you feel, be real about it, and enjoy yourself.’ That’s what Albert Collins taught me,”
It seems that bringing in his touring band to create this album has been a real success and produced one of Coco’s best if not the best albums. From the start of his solo career Montoya has incorporated the lessons he learned from his mentors, both the iconic Collins (for whom he originally drummed), and UK legend John Mayall,
His first solo album in 1995 won him the Blues Music Award for Best New Artist. And from that point forward Montoya has been one of the top blues artists in the world. But he hasn’t rested on his laurals, but continues to find new ways to improve his music! And sharing the songwriting with his band along with the top-notch producing of Tony Braunage in the creation of Writing On The Wall have done just that!
The bottom line is Writing on the Wallis an A+, so Check It Out! AllMusic writes the following about Coco and I totally agree!
“One of the most prodigious and gifted electric bluesmen on the planet…a deeply soulful singer and incendiary guitarist [with] a seemingly endless penchant for invention.” –AllMusic
Links for the Further Exploration of the Music of Coco Montoya
Ok so I have been moving forward in many ways and also feeling my age (71) in others. I have been moving forward in my battle with my ADHD, as I try to do more thing that I’ve thought about doing. While doing others when I think about them, rather than putting them off ! And so far it’s working! One of those things I didn’t put off was this morning’s run!
The Run
I’ve been running on a regular basis over the last few months. Today I was torn between a 3.1 and a 4 mile run. I chose the 3.1 mile option. In addition I told myself I needed to take it easy.
Even though I thought I was taking it easy, my time for the first mile was 11:30. Ok so I thought I’ll take it easy through the rest of the run.
However, my pace hovered around 11:30 and I was running fairly comfortably over mile two. subsequently, I ran that mile in 11:26. I thought can I finish with an average pace less than 11:25 which would be my fastest time for the year!
I ran the last mile in 11:21! And with an old man sprint of 9:52 pace over the last .12 miles of the run, I finished with an average pace of (drumroll please!) 11:22 min/mile! Yeah me!
The Nerdy Details
TotalDist: 3.12 miles Time 35:28. Pace: 11:22 min/mile
The Soundtrack – What Key is Trouble In? -Nick Schnebelen
What Key is Trouble in? has been in my music rotation for a while now and it may be my favorite blues album for 2023.
Nick Schnebelen is a multiple Blues Music Award Winner. Nick joined the elite of the blues community in 2008 as a founding member of the Kansas City band Trampled Under Foot.
Nick and His siblings Danielle and Kris, overwhelmed the competition to win that year’s
International Blues Challenge. Nick won the Albert King Award for “Best Guitarist”. While the band later won the “Contemporary Blues Album” Blues MusicAward.
In 2014 Nick left the band. What Key is Trouble In? is his fourth solo album. The album is comprised of 13 original blues rock tracks that showcase Nick’s great guitar work.
His band mates include Adam Hagerman (drums), Cliff Moore (bass), Red Young (keyboards), Buddy Leach (saxophone), Aaron Mayfield (organ).
The album was co-produced by Chris Hardwick.
Links for the Further Exploration of the Music of Nick Schnebelen
Continuing with yesterday‘s thread on the Facebook Record Collectors Group, I have Paul Siebel‘s album Woodsmoke & Oranges spinning on my turntable tonight. I bought the album, when it first came out in 1970, based on the glowing review about the album I read in some music magazine. Additionally I may have been convinced to buy the album, when I saw that the following musicians played in the album…
…. guitarist David Bromberg, violinist Richard Greene, and steel guitarist Weldon Myrick –
Paul Siebel was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in the mid to late 60s. At Wikipedia I found the following….
An article in The New York Times on February 14, 1970, written by Mike Jahn, described Siebel as “a folk singer with a country and Western bias … a 32‐year‐old native of Buffalo and musically a product of the Greenwich Village folk scene” and said that he “sings in high nasal and hillbilly manner, rather like Bob Dylan’s singing in his early days”, referring to his songs as “uncomplicatdiscographyed country and folk songs, with occasional thoughts about such things as suburban living and raising children”.
Paul Siebel’s Discography MinimaI but Impactful……
Paul Siebel only released two albums Woodsmoke & Orangesand Jack -Knife Gypsy. But several of the songs from those albums have been covered by….
….among others, Bromberg, Willy DeVille, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Kate Wolf, Mary McCaslin, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Rick Roberts and Leo Kottke.
Jerry Jeff Covers Three Favorites
Over the years Jerry Jeff Walker has covered my three favorite songs from the album. They are: “Louise”, “Long Afternoons” and “Then Came the Children”
Sadly, After 1971, his songwriting production stopped. Siebel became depressed and developed drug problems. He passed away in 2022.
Now l could just play any of my three favorite songs from Woodsmoke & Orangesbut here’s those three songs from both Paul and Jerry Jeff Walker! Enjoy I know I will…..
Ok so today on the Record Collectors Facebook Group a member asked people to dig into their collection and post an album that is unknown and/or obscure. Well, I have many vinyl albums that fit that description! And many more CDs that do also!
However the album I decided to listen to and write about is the debut album from singer-songwriter Jimmie Spheeris Isle of View. (Say it three or more times fast). Anyway the album has been one of my favorite quiet night albums since I bought in in the early 70s! However, I think Jimmie’s music has largely been forgotten because his career was cut short by a tragic accident.
\The Tragic Accident
From Wikipedia…
Spheeris died at the age of 34 in Santa Monica, California, when his motorcycle collided with a van at 2 a.m. on the morning of July 4, 1984. The driver of the van, Bruce Burnside, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and felony vehicular manslaughter.
About Jimmie Spheeris
From Wikipedia….
Jimmie Spheeris (November 5, 1949 – July 4, 1984) was an American singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Columbia Records and Epic Records labels.
Spheeris primarily composed on the guitar and piano. His musical genre was generally in the folk music and singer-songwriter traditions, although later work explored jazz, rock music, jazz-rock fusion and new wave music.
With few exceptions, Spheeris’ guitar compositions employed the use of open tunings, also referred to as alternate tunings. Johnny Pierce (November 30, 1953 – December 12, 2005), worked with Spheeris as a recording session and touring artist from 1973 to 1980, and wrote extensive guitar tablature regarding the tunings Spheeris used throughout his career.[6]
Spheeris’ vocal range was primarily baritone and tenor, with occasional falsetto flourishes. His voice is most often described by music critics and fans as “soulful,” “sultry,” or “smoky.” (Read More)
Links for the Further Exploration of the Music of Jimmie Spheeris
Since this week’s theme is “It’s been a long time”, the first Roots Music charts I looked at this week we’re the Folk and Bluegrass Charts. Those charts along with the Folk DJ and Euro-Americana charts were where I found most of the new music I liked. However over the last several years, I have listened to more Blues, Jazz and New Age music. One of the reasons is many of my favorite artists including; Jerry Jeff Walker, Guy Clark, John Prine, Leonard Cohen and Jesse Winchester have passed away and I can’t seem to find replacements for them.
Anyway, in the early part of this week I gave several albums the 30-45 second test and came up with a few albums to explore in more depth. And some that will be in my music rotation for a while. The first album I’m going to write about is Small Townsthe latest release from Stillhouse Junkies. Currently, the album sits at number 3 on the chart. Since I had never heard of the band I had to do a little exploring, Here’s what I found!
About Stillhouse Junkies
The band was formed in a distillery in Durango, CO and have garnered a good deal of notoriety. They were named a 2021 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year, Additionally they have been a two-time Telluride Bluegrass band contest finalists. As well as, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival showcase artist and 2020 & 2021 IBMA World of Bluegrass showcase artists. Not bad for just starting out,
eh?
Stillhouse Junkies is comprised of three very talented musicians and songwriters. As such they share both lead vocal and songwriting duties. The three band members are fiddler Alissa Wolf, bassist Cody Tinnin and and quitarist, banjo and mandolin picker Fred Kodak. Together, according to their website, they play a “delirious, head-spinning mixture of original roots, blues, funk, swing, and bluegrass music.” Again from their biography>>>>
the Junkies conjure a wide range of tonal landscapes that pay tribute to the iconic sounds of Gillian Welch, the Allman Brothers, Tim O’Brien, the Wood Brothers, John Hiatt, and countless others while breaking new musical ground with their genre-bending original material.
The Bottom Line
I’ve only listened to Small Towns a few times but each time I listen to the album I discover something new. On the first listen the first thing that caught my attention was Alissa’s fine fiddling and Cody;s bass. However, on subsequent listens Ive heard some good picking from Fred!
Favorite tracks right now are “River of the Lost Souls” and “Colorado Bound”. I do think though as I listen to more songs several more may become favorites! So Check It Out!
However, don’t just take my word to it! Here’s what some others say about Stillhouse Junkies
Listeners can expect a riveting ride through the terrain Stillhouse Junkies bring to life in their music, and a confirmation of why the group was voted the 2021 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year. — No Depression
Stillhouse Junkies make a mighty big joyful noise for a trio! There is some really fine pickin’ and songwritin’ within. That riff from the title cut, ‘Hillbilly Poetry’, especially grabbed my ear. Y’all really need to check them out.
— Becky Buller, The Becky Buller Band
Here’s one of my favorite tracks on Small Towns “Colorado Bound”
Links for the Further Exploration of the Stillhouse Junkies
When I first started blogging one of the first things I read said to write about what you know. Well I know a lot about things like the soils and geology of New Jersey and the design and operation of septic systems but I don’t think that will interest many people. So I guess I have to continue to write about books and music. Now many times I write about the new music I’m just discovering, not music I know. Well, tonight I’ll write about some music that I DO know that is the music of Tom Paxton.
I have been listening to Tom‘s songs since the late 1960s. Tom‘s songs have made me laugh, cry and every other emotion you can feel.
Tom Paxton – Comedians and Angels
Tonight as I was listening to his album Comedians and Angels I heard one of those songs that tugs at your heartstrings, “Jennifer and Kate“ written about his daughters. Many years ago, I saw Tom live at Thr Concert Under the Strs Series in Lower MArion Township, PA. I asked Tom “How old are Jennifer and Katy? His simple reply was “you don’t want to know! ( I odn’t like to think of my “Little girl as bring the age she is now either)
Tom‘s song “Jennifer Rabbit“ written for his eldest daughter was the opening track on his 1968 album Morning Again. Five years later Tom was compelled to write a song for his second daughter Kate. The song aptly titled “Katy“ appears on his album New Songs for Old Friendsreleased in 1973.
Thoughts About Jennifer and Kate
Fast forward 35 years to 2008 and the final song of this trilogy “Jennifer and Kate” reflects on the lives of each of his little girls now grown.
The chorus of the song goes….
I see their mother in the way They love this family They give this family the love Their mother gives to me
Their mother Midge Cummings and Tom Paxton were married in 1963. So they had been married 45 years by the time Tom wrote this song. They would make it to 51 years. Midge passed away in that year after a long illness.’
And while the chorus rings true. It’s the first and last stanzas that get to me, mainly because I see myself in the first four lines.
There is this thing about fathers: They live in their own zone They tell you, “Hi! How are you?” And they hand your mom the phone At things like sharing feelings Let’s admit, they are not great But the lucky ones have daughters like My Jennifer and Kate And their fathers thanks his angels for His Jennifer and Kate
or their Elizabeth’s,Nicks, Andrews and Peters (boys can be angels, too.)
So once again I must confess to not wrting many new posts. One of my excuses is I am still trying to fully recover from the ankle sprain that occurred on my May 28th run! In order to facilitate that recovery, for the last several weeks I’ve been going to Physical Theraphy twice a week. Additionally, I’ve been working more at Target.Finally, last week in an attempt to get myself to write more I bought a new laptop.
Only I shopped price and bought an HP Chromebook. And while it works fine for using the Internet, which means it works well for most of my uses. It doesn’t play nicely with my iTunes music library. Now because not all of my music was recorded by iTunes and moved right into iTunes my albums and recording are located in various folders on various storage devices! So what I’ve beem doing is relocating them to devices where I know what I have and where they are located! I actually bought a 256 GB microSD card that I think will hold my whole library.
In the midst of all this my wife did make a trip to the NJ State Archives in Trenton on Wednesday of this week, That means that I get to head further north and visit The Princetion Record Exchange! Now because I’m still dont know how to rip CDs using the Chromebook, I only bought vinyl albums, which is actually what I wanted to buy anyway.
My LP Haul from The Princeton Record Exchange
Jazz
Master of the Art – Woody Shaw
I confess I didn’t know anything about Woody Shaw until I started to listen to more jazz in the middle 2010s. I only gave this album a quick listen but I likes what I heard…..from AllMusic
Master of the Art is the studio companion to the album Night Music, also reissued on Wounded Bird records from the original Elektra Musician masters, with the same band as on the live date, but with completely different songs and a short interview from the trumpeter. At a time when Shaw was one of the most consistently brilliant trumpeter’s of the modern era, this effort did nothing to hurt that estimable reputation.
Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and trombonist Steve Turre being on the front line made for an arresting sound, while the emerging pianist Mulgrew Miller was asserting himself as a major force, with drummer Stafford James and drummer Tony Reedus sounding like they had worked together for decades Read more at AllMusic
High Energy – Freddie Hubbard
Now Freddie Hubbard is someone I have know for longer and at least one cassette tape is in my collection. Again after a listen last night I liked what I heard.. The first time I heard Ernie Watts he was playing with John Mayall in the early 1970 from AllMusic….
One of Freddie Hubbard’s few decent efforts during his very commercial period with Columbia, this LP found his quintet (with tenor-saxophonist Junior Cook and keyboardist George Cables) joined by a small orchestra and a string section on a set of potentially dismal material….The leader/trumpeter is in good form and there is solo space given to Ernie Watts (on bass flute, soprano and flute) and tenorman Pete Christlieb…. Read More at AllMusic
Rough House Blues – Lou Donaldson
Like Woody Shaw I didnt know a lot about Lou Donaldson until several years ago, I really like hus album Alligator Bogaloo. I listened to this album as I was writing this post and I think I may like it the most of any of the albums I bought ! While AllMusic gave the album thee stars they didn’t have much to say about it…..
Best and most ambitious of mid-60s Argo albums. Oliver Nelson supplied the arrangements for this nine-piece band.
I am familiar with the work of Oliver Nelson through his work with Wes Montgomery in the 1960s. You cant go wrong iif he’s doing the arranging!
The Milt Jackson Big 4 at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 – Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Niels Pederson and Mickey Roker.
Sadly, I discovered that I already have this album in my music library. But I say you can never have too much Milt Jackson….the presence of Oscar Peterson on the album made it a no-brainer when I saw it, From AllMusic,,,,,
This is the only album of my haul that got 4 stars from AllMusic,,,,,,
Vibraphonist Milt Jackson teams up with pianist Oscar Peterson, bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Mickey Roker for this particularly appealing set. There are many exciting performances (particularly Blue Mitchell’s “Funji Mama,” “Speed Ball” and “Mack the Knife”) and some emotional ballad statements (“Everything Must Change” and “Like Someone like Love”). Bags and O.P. always bring out the best in each other and this well-conceived set is no exception. Read More at AllMusic
Folk
Today is the Highway – Eric Andersen
I bought my first Eric Andersen album Blue River in the early 1970s when it came out. I know that I went out and bought some of his prior albums quickly thereafter, However, I never bought this one. He’s had a strange career he spent most of the later 70s through the 1980s in Europe, He reemerged in 1989 with a new album, Ghosts Upon the Road. Since 1998 he’s been very active producing a numnber of outstanding albums. From AllMusic
Andersen’s debut album presented him playing in a folkie style that was just starting to become passé upon its release in 1965. It’s an inoffensive set of originals (except for a cover of “Baby Please Don’t Go”) in the early-’60s Greenwich Village style, accompanied only by his own guitar and harmonica (and, on two songs, by Debby Green on second guitar). Read More at AllMusic
Here‘s a baker‘s dozen playlist with random tracks for each album with the exception of The Milt Jackson Big 4…. I did include as the thirteenth track …. „On Green Dolphin Street“ by Milt and Oscar!
So I started this post Sunday, when I was on ADHD overload, watching the Phillies game, listening to Savoy Brown’s Raw Sienna and writing this post??Earlier in the afternoon, I was listening to River Wild by Jeremy Garrett, while watching the game. Jeremy Garrett is one of those Americana musicians I have been listening to over the last several weeks. He is also the subject of this post.
About Jeremy Garrett
Even though I haven’t, over the last several years, listened to the amount of Americana music that I have previous listened to, there are certain bands whose albums I usually check out The Infamous Stringdusters are one of those bands. However, I unlike my younger days, I’ve never taken time to learn all the band members. If I had I would have known Jeremy Garrett is the band’s fiddle player, along with being an expressive singer and songwriter!
And what a career the infamous Stringdusters have had since they burst on the seen in 2007. That year they won 3 IBMA awards including Album and Song of the Year. Since then, the group has become an international ambassador for progressive bluegrass. Their album count stands at around 16!
About River Wild
River Wildis comprised of twelve bluegrass tracks: four instrumentals (I love them all!) and eight tracks with vocals. Of the vocal tracks seven were written or co-written by Jeremy. On the other is a classic Bill Monroe song that Jeremy gives a new spin.
The musicians Jeremy assembled for the album include: Seth Taylor (guitar), Alan Bibey (mandolin), Ryan Cavanaugh (banjo), Gena Britt (banjo), Russ Carson (banjo), Travis Book (bass), Barry Bales (bass), Andy Hall (dobro), Lou Reid (tenor vocals), and Josh Shilling (harmony vocals). All the musicians are great my favorite of the bunch though is the mandolin picker Alan Bibey!
The Bottom Line
The bottom line is River Wild is a terrific album with stellar songs and picking! Like I said I love the instrumentals. However, I do find myself saying “I AM the River Wild” throughout the day! So Check it out! As for me I have a lot more Americana music to check out so stay tuned!
Links for Further Exploration of the Music of Jeremy Garrett
Ok so I’m doing it again. I started to posts yesterday and I didn’t finish either one of them! So now rather than go back and write a little in each one of them I’ll just plot ahead and write a new posts. Recently, I haven’t run very often on Saturdays, but yesterday the weather conditions were slightly better than they were in Friday, so off I went, withBlues with Friends from Dion providing the soundtrack.
I quickly realized, even though the temperature was fairly low, the humidity was going to make this a tough run!
The Run
So it became one of those runs during which I need to trick myself. As I reach the 2.5 mile mark my thought become ‘“well you’ve made 2.5 mile you only have 1.5 miles to go you can do that”z. Then at 3 miles it’s 3 miles down only 1 more to go.. “if you’ve gone 3 you can certainly make 1 more“. But even with that semi-positive re-enforcement the last mile was a struggle. Additonally, he emergence of the sun and the lack of shade over the last half mile didn’t help things! Needless to say I made it, but with no semi-strong sprint at the end. My pace over the last block was more of a slow crawl. Here are the nerdy details.
The Nerdy Details
Total Miles: 4.08 Total Time 46.52 Pace 11:29
Avg Hr 144 bpm MaxHR 157 CalsBurned: 611
I am not going to list the mile splits because the GPS was goofy during they run. Consistently, I was reaching the mile and half mile points well before I normally. Therefore, my pace was actually a little slower than listed above.
The Soundtrack: Blues with Friends -Dion
Throughout the run though I was struggling. I was still able refocus on this fine new album.’s music. And yes for those of you who remember it is that Dion DiMuccibetter known mononymously as Dion
For those of you who don’t remember here’s some background from Wikipedia….Dion’s…
…. work has incorporated elements of doo-wop, rock and R&B styles—and, most recently, straight blues. Initially as lead singer of Dion and the Belmontsand then in his solo career, he was one of the most popular American rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era. He had 39 Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a solo performer, with the Belmonts or with the Del Satins. He is best remembered for the singles “Runaround Sue”, “The Wanderer”, “Ruby Baby” and “Lovers Who Wander”, among his other hits. Read More
About Blues with Friends…
I really enjoyed the album both during the run and when I listened to it earlier in the week.
From Amazon
Blues With Friends, the new studio album from Dion, is packed with a great batch of songs written during a productive time coming off his latest release. When the legendary Joe Bonamassa was eager to be involved, it inspired Dion to invite others to join the project. He says, “I wanted the best musicians alive like Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Van Morrison and more to take them in unexpected directions. Wayne Hood, my producer, brought out the best of them.” Read More
My Thoughts
The bottom is that Blues with Friendsis a terrific album. Three of my favorite songs are “Blues Comin’ on ” with Joe Bonamassa and “Uptown No 7” with Brian Setzer. and “Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)” with Paul Simon. Here it is and it’s a great song….
