06.13.07 Country Today
I’m writing country music today. This afternoon I’ll sit in a small room with my guitar and a piano and two great writers: Brian White (Rough and Ready and Watching You) and Don Poythress (You Remain and Comfort Me).
Between them they’ve written for everyone from Willie Nelson and Trace Adkins to Sheryl Crow and Sir Cliff Richard to Avalon and Michael English. I’m out of my league and I know it. And thankful I have friends like Brian White willing to take a risk on me like this.
I’m coming prepared with a couple melodies and a couple lyrical hooks to write around. My hope is something I bring to these guys will jump start the makings of a great song. You never know though. That’s the frustrating thing about co-writing for me. Sometimes lightning strikes and two or three guys whip out a song faster and better than they could alone. Other times the chemistry isn’t right, the ideas fly but fall short again and again, and you leave with nothing to show for hours of music making.
I’ll post later this week about how it goes and maybe even be able to post a rough draft of whatever we create. Let’s see how it goes first.
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Country music in Australia has always been popular, especially given the rural nature of the country. Starting in the 1800’s with bush balladeers writing songs of their tales of the bush, as well as songs of protest against the tyranny of the government. In the 1940’s the legendary Slim Dusty embarked on a country music career that spanned over fifty years and over 100 albums.
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Can country music continue on the way that it is going and remain country? It makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
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Sometimes lightning strikes and two or three guys whip out a song faster and better than they could alone. Other times the chemistry isn’t right, the ideas fly but fall short again and again. This all has to do with chemistry and creativity!
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