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A little history... 6 years ago, Tom and I did our first co-write. By pure coincidence, it was posted on March 4th - which it turns out is our birthday. BOTH of us! We have done a "birthday song" every year since. So, now... a little more (of our) history... I WANT YOU TO KNOW ME like jimmy i found florida at it's very best clean gulf waters, a loose lauderdale, a sleepy, slow key west then the rock'n'roll bars of new york and philly called my name i talked to movers and shakers and record men tryin' to fan that flame when country turned it's head towards a sound i knew i found myself headed there to take in that view spent years hanging with the best of the best in guitar town taking turns strumming our tales in a bluebird round i don't usually tell these stories i'm not one to live past glories they stay on the shelf i keep to myself i let the rainbow be you want to open up the mystery lift the curtian, know my history every road town and trail down to the smallest detail it might come slowly but i want you to know me west virginia to ohio and then on to chicago drinking in all the urban blues from a late night radio northern illinois to southern illinois then down to tennessee kept heading south until i found the country side of me hooked up down in florida with a hardcore working band nashville called and made their pitch but we didn't give a damn all those years opening up for big acts and touring stars made up for wasted weekend nights in rowdy roadhouse bars. repeat CHORUS we followed the music it's in our bones we did it all for a song and here we are when it's all said and done it lead us right where we belong repeat CHORUS ©2019 floyd jane and Tom Adams. floyd jane: vocals, harmony, production, mix Tom Adams: vocals, harmony, tele (rhythm and licks), pedal steel Janice Merritt: harmony (engineered by Bud Merritt) RealTracks in style: ~~519:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1771:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkMovinMuted Ev16 130 RealTracks in song: 1770:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkMovinChords Ev16 130 RealTracks in song: 2933:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking SongwriterFolkSlapQuinn Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 2635:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryBluesRockHigh Ev 110 RealTracks in song: 671:Organ, B3, Background Southern Ev 120 RealDrums in style: NashvilleSkip^03-a:SideStick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat As always, a HUGE thanks to Janice & Bud!! Hopefully, this will continue for many years to come... Happy Birthday, bro! fj
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Man, this has it all! Very engaging write, great story made even better 'cause it's real!
Vocals are wonderful and band is great too, nice hearing some licks from Tom in there. The mix is perfect, listened first through the monitors, then through the 'phones.
Happy birthday Floyd and Tom!
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Wowser! Don't wait a year to write another!
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I knew this was coming from previous years,
wow, what a treat!
it might come slowly
but i want you to know me
I want to know about you two guys (without prying)
you're both super interesting, very talented, obviously veterans of the trade (pros)
(same goes for J&B)
spent years hanging with the best of the best in guitar town
taking turns strumming our tales in a bluebird round
great lines, they make me smile!
I hear Tom's fine guitar work, nice and tasteful
northern illinois to southern illinois then down to tennessee
kept heading south until i found the country side of me
love those lines
This is my new favorite song, Happy Birthday to you both!!!
Kenny
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Happy birthday Floyd and Tom  nice driving groove, I like those ticking guitars, great vocals. Janne
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floyd, Tom & J&B
Just great!
Superb stuff from all involved.
Brilliant song writing, lyrics, production, playing and singing.
A wonderful engaging song.
Happy birthday to you both.
Peter
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FJ @ Crew! First of all, Happy birthdays! Stay healthy and inspired! Great collaboration and tradition idea. Love choruses lyrics, pedal steel, overall feel is bright and energetic. Easy listen. Mix is great (at least to my amateur ears ). Thank you for sharing! Misha.
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Man, this has it all! Very engaging write, great story made even better 'cause it's real!
Vocals are wonderful and band is great too, nice hearing some licks from Tom in there. The mix is perfect, listened first through the monitors, then through the 'phones.
Happy birthday Floyd and Tom!
Thanks, Dave! We all appreciate that! Your continued support warms our old hearts 
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Now that's a cool tradition and a good song
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
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Happy Birthday guys...
Simply a great song & collaboration from all of you...
I truly am impressed with your talents & abilities!
Jim
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Hey there Floyd, I really enjoyed the overall tone of this. The arrangement is wonderful to the ears and the vibe is very appealing. That organ really helps piece it all together. Fantastic work on the vocals too. Keep it up!
Cheers,
Joe
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Really good song guys. Happy birthday to you both. I and the musical world are glad you were both born!!
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Wow - you guys did an amazing job! Very engaging and nicely catchy, and has some real sincerity behind it. You can almost hear that it was fun to make. A great groove that got my toe tapping right away too, and the mixing job is professional and top notch also. You two should be proud - thanks for sharing
Cheers,
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Man, this has it all! Very engaging write, great story made even better 'cause it's real!
Vocals are wonderful and band is great too, nice hearing some licks from Tom in there. The mix is perfect, listened first through the monitors, then through the 'phones.
Happy birthday Floyd and Tom!
Dave, We appreciate your kind words and continued support, Tom Wowser! Don't wait a year to write another!
BobaLew, Thanks Much, Tom
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Pure country sound. Excellent mixing, vocal and playing.
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Hope you both had a Happy Birthday! Such a cool tradition and a treat for the rest of us too. Wishing you both health happiness and many more years of fun collabs with Janice's harmonies adding such beautiful glue.
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Wowser! Don't wait a year to write another!
Thanks for having a listen, Bob... I knew this was coming from previous years,
wow, what a treat!
it might come slowly
but i want you to know me
I want to know about you two guys (without prying)
you're both super interesting, very talented, obviously veterans of the trade (pros)
(same goes for J&B)
spent years hanging with the best of the best in guitar town
taking turns strumming our tales in a bluebird round
great lines, they make me smile!
I hear Tom's fine guitar work, nice and tasteful
northern illinois to southern illinois then down to tennessee
kept heading south until i found the country side of me
love those lines
This is my new favorite song, Happy Birthday to you both!!!
Kenny
You know we appreciate a review like that, Kenny. Let's have beer sometime...
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Happy birthday Floyd and Tom nice driving groove, I like those ticking guitars, great vocals. Janne Janne - thanks for stopping in... floyd, Tom & J&B
Just great!
Superb stuff from all involved.
Brilliant song writing, lyrics, production, playing and singing.
A wonderful engaging song.
Happy birthday to you both.
Peter Peter - we appreciate that... Thanks!!
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I knew this was coming from previous years,
wow, what a treat!
it might come slowly
but i want you to know me
I want to know about you two guys (without prying)
you're both super interesting, very talented, obviously veterans of the trade (pros)
(same goes for J&B)
spent years hanging with the best of the best in guitar town
taking turns strumming our tales in a bluebird round
great lines, they make me smile!
I hear Tom's fine guitar work, nice and tasteful
northern illinois to southern illinois then down to tennessee
kept heading south until i found the country side of me
love those lines
This is my new favorite song, Happy Birthday to you both!!!
Kenny
Thanks Kenny, Tom Happy birthday Floyd and Tom nice driving groove, I like those ticking guitars, great vocals. Janne Thanks for stopping by,Tom floyd, Tom & J&B
Just great!
Superb stuff from all involved.
Brilliant song writing, lyrics, production, playing and singing.
A wonderful engaging song.
Happy birthday to you both.
Peter Peter, glad you liked it. My part was easy. floyd laid all the groundwork and shouldered the load. Tom
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Hope you both had a Happy Birthday! Such a cool tradition and a treat for the rest of us too. Wishing you both health happiness and many more years of fun collabs with Janice's harmonies adding such beautiful glue. Thank you Josie! Those guys are so much fun to sing with. Janice
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos
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