Preachin' The Blues

Diving into the domain again. This 1927 Bessie Smith tune entered the public domain this year and we had not previously heard it. The original was an odd arrangement but we based ours on it, well, other than turning it into blues rock. There are rhymes, rhymes within lines and no rhymes at times smile And, yes there are different chord progressions and melodies for some verses. We slightly changed the lyric to remove a rather risqué line and also to tweak a few other bits. So there! Lastly the song is PD thus we own all rights to our arrangement.

If interested your time to listen and comment is much appreciated and thanks to PG Music, Peter and Ms. Smith.

Tech stuff below and lyrics on Soundcloud.

Janice: arrangement & vocals > Rodes NT1 > Scarlett interface > Izotope Nectar > Logic Pro X
Peter: rhythm/solo guitars & arrangement
Bud: arrangement, mix, mastering, photography, etc.

BiaB Tracks:
Piano: MIDI SuperTrack 3001 Rhythm FolkBluesSlowShuffleMike Sw 085 > Logic Pro X Grand Steinway > CLA Unplugged > Ozone Imager / (comped from multiple generations by the three of us)

Guitar Rhythm: RealTrack 3246 Electric, BluesShuffleSlowSol sw 100 > Logic Pro X reverb

Bass: RealTrack 3551 Electric, AmericanaShuffleSteveB Sw 120 > Waves Bass Rider > Waves Magma BB Tubes (fills comped from multiple generations)

Drums: RealDrums BluesRockShuffle > Waves CLA Drums

Drum Tag: Comped from RD kit file

Snare: From RD kit file > Waves Magma BB Tubes > Ozone Impact Module

Cymbal: From RD kit file > EMT 140 Sim Reverb

Mastering: Ozone Dynamic EQ > Vintage EQ > Imager > Limiter > Tonal Balance > Logic Loudness Meter

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