The Making of ” Baby Blues ”

| August 16, 2010

Using tritones and a simple left hand Root-flat5-5 bass line I came up with an easy to play tune I titled “Baby Blues”.   It’s got to be easy or I couldn’t play it (lol).   Baby Blues is a bad little girl doggy who doesn’t want to fetch a stick or ball.     The song lyrics I made up pretty quick and they [...]

Rig News

| August 14, 2010

The rig is always changing.    Last Spring I got a TAMA drum throne seat which I like.   I added onto the seat a Roc N Sock seat back.    I also got a floor matte from Office Max so I  didnt’ wear out the carpet around the seat.        Recently I got a new Dell 22″ flat panel [...]

Frankie and Johnnie

| August 5, 2010

Frankie and Johnnie is a classic old folk song that tells the story of a man who done his woman wrong and gets shot by her for it.   There are several verses and I managed to extend the song out to some 12 minutes in length.   The piano melody is catchy and it’s hard not to tap [...]