Originally Posted By: Notes Norton
Billy, I think this old Ray Charles song says it well.




IMO the USA has gone from a semi-civilized country to a barbaric one. Five weeks in Australia showed me just how uncivilized we have become.


This is a super cool song in any event. I was asked to write a song by the Songwriters Guild Of America for a benefit for Ray in Los Angles Ca. Probably the scariest thing I ever did musically. It went over well but I needed Valum after to calm down...lol I did have a wonderful vocalist at the time which made it possible.

What a super nice human being Ray was. I will always miss him.

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”