Another holiday season has rolled around and I'm at it again. I guess the banjo instrumental CD will have to wait.As I was looking over my music collection a couple of weeks ago, I realized that I've done a fair amount of studio recording in my 55 years. (Yes, I turned 55 this month.) I didn't start playing an instrument until I was around seven or eight, but I saw my first recording studio when I was twenty. I played steel and high-strung guitar on Bois d'Arc Bottom Band's first 45 RPM record in 1977. In 1980 I got to record in the famous Nashville studio, Bradley's Barn, as part of Jeff Newman's E9th steel guitar class.
So, I decided to take some cuts from various sessions and put them on a CD. Why? Because I have first hand experience at being a grandson who treasures the few recordings left behind by his grandfather. Maybe someday my descendents will be interested in playing music and possibly be inspired by this small amount of audio I've left behind.
As you can see from the preliminary CD cover design, there are twelve different sessions indicated. I've picked from one to three songs from each session for this CD. There were other recording sessions over the years, but most of those were Gospel music and I wanted to first document the Country music sessions. The quality of the recordings range from...well...what you would expect from ripping from 45RPMs and cassette tapes to modern CD quality. Debbie helped me produce this work and we both enjoyed listening to these cuts and reminiscing. I had only recorded in maybe three studios before we married, so she's been right there supporting me since then. We both hope you enjoy it!
Boyd and Debbie
