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Yep, it really was an innocent comment by my son, Jason, that inspired this song and, in many ways, reignited my interest in writing and recording new music...some twenty years after my last foray into anyplace even remotely resembling a recording studio.
I'd like to recognize several friends who contributed to the songs on this CD.
De Stewart, a long-time friend and former bandmate, sings the harmony on "Time of Parting". De and I hadn't harmonized with each other in over a decade. Then, I called him up one day and asked if he'd be interested in laying down a vocal track for a new song I'd written. He was...and he did. It was great, hearing De's pristine voice on one of my songs, after so many years. Thanks, li'l buddy.
Jim Gaines and I first started making music together in 1969. We've remained friends, ever since. Jim laid down the incredible pedal-steel and dobro tracks you'll hear on "Distant Light" and "You Can Fly". Even after four decades, all I have to do is pick up the phone, give him a call...and "Gainer" will pack up his instruments, truck over to Chez Nims, then lay down a track that far surpasses anything I might have heard in my head, prior to his arrival. Thanks, pal, for both the friendship and musical support, through all these years. You're one of a kind, Jimmy...the finest kind.
"Fog of War" was written and recorded through an on-line collaboration, working with extremely talented musicians from all around the globe...people who I've never met, in person. Nevertheless, we managed to record an amazing song, together. Lorf Page (Italy) and I co-wrote "Fog of War". Basically, Lorf composed and recorded a haunting instrumental track, to which I added the melody line and lyrics; Aledelu (Italy) and Gil Wayne (Texas) contributed the background vocals and sitar, respectively. (fyi, Gil also played drums on "Jenny Tried".) Thanks, all.
Kevin Sweeney and I record together frequently, as founding members of a "virtual" band called Gypsies in Cyberspace. Kev lives in Glasgow, Scotland. Even with an ocean separating us, we always manage to come together musically, when a song demands it. That's Kevin, singing harmony on "Jenny Tried".
Finally, there's the aforementioned Jason, my son. Jason is good for more than inspirational exclamations. He's also a pretty darn good musician in his own right. But don't just take my word for it; that's his lead guitar part, pulling everything together, on "Jenny Tried". My only disappointment is that, with him now living in California, Jason and I don't get to collaborate musically as often as I wish we could.
Everything else you hear on this CD is l'il ol' me, flexing my musical muscles in a fairly "bare-bones" recording studio modern technology allowed me to cobble together in the basement, here at Chez Nims.
And thanks largely to that amazing technology, I guess it's true: You never are..."Too Old to Rock & Roll".
Jack N.
October, 2010
Too Old to Rock & Roll by Jack
Nimersheim is licensed under a Creative Commons
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Jack
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