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Has anyone else had 'record an album' on their wish list, but never made it to a finished project? Well, I have.
Here is my favorite recording from a long time ago. I was working on an album of spirituals and gospel songs inspired by my work with Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer, I had the amazing Jerry Noble at my side for this house recording at an undisclosed location. There, we recorded six or eight takes and I sang into the fanciest mic I'd ever seen - a tube mic bigger than a plump ear of corn. Take it from me, it's never too late to dust off your unfinished projects and retool the wish list. Stay inspired.
For more info on this selection and its composer, go to the website below, where you can read a profile on one of Black gospel’s most prolific composers, See Doris Akers at the Women Song Forum
Can't set this to a clickable link, so just copy and paste like old times.
https://www.womensongforum.org/2021/05/16/doris-akerss-sweet-sweet-spirit/
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I often start the day reading, and then vocalizing just happens while I do the breakfast dishes. There's a rhythm to these morning activities that feels comfortable and natural. Sometimes though, especially lately, nothing I'm reading calls to me. This little post is for one of those days. About a decade ago, I had a two cassette boxed set of Coleman Barks and Robert Bly reading Rumi with accompanying instruments, and I listened to it a lot. It went out on loan and I haven't thought about it in a long time. Out of the blue this morning, I was craving to hear Robert Bly's voice on 'Guest House' and found this by accident, but it's no accident. I have editing to do on my CD project. I need this dictum for my mantra today, "let the beauty you love be what you do."
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