Jim Poppy Boyd & The Major Mixed Bag Band - So Far So Good

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:02
Size: 178.6 MB
Styles: Roots-Country-Electric Blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[3:45] 1. Stem Broke Can't Wind
[5:14] 2. The Mask You See
[5:24] 3. In This Game To Stay
[4:08] 4. Venetian Blind Man's Boogie
[3:44] 5. Funky Feet
[4:33] 6. Second Hand Smoke
[3:50] 7. It's Up To You
[4:46] 8. Yard Sale In The Sky
[4:37] 9. Lucy's Left Hand
[2:47] 10. Cloud Shoes
[3:28] 11. It's All Good
[4:05] 12. Lend An Ear Bend An Oar
[5:28] 13. What You Are
[3:31] 14. Nobody's Lover
[4:21] 15. If You Can't Stand The Heat
[3:34] 16. Brock's Song
[3:40] 17. Earnest And Julio
[6:58] 18. Daddyo Is Back In Town

This record, the first in a planned anthology series representing 54 years of songwriting, was undertaken at the request of my children, who I thank for the jumpstart! In terms of genre, it's a real deal variety pack: blues, jazz, folk, country, funk, and r&b. There's something for everyone in this mix because that's how I roll.

Music, in particular song writing, has made my life a richer experience and it is that experience with a liberal sprinkling of humor that I have tried to represent in the songs I chose for this album. Special thanks go to my family, friends, the players who have contributed to the recording, the Songwriters Soul Kitchen Collective for the inspiration and the opportunity to hone the craft, and to the crew at Southside Tracks in Roopville, GA.

So Far So Good mc
So Far So Good zippy

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Jim Poppy Boyd & The Major Mixed Bag Band - Outta Whack Or Crazy (Nobody Know Which One)

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 79:35
Size: 182.2 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[5:45] 1. Outta Whack Or Crazy
[3:49] 2. I Couldn't Be Cool
[4:28] 3. Meant To Be
[6:08] 4. Seem To Go Hand In Hand
[6:27] 5. Ride In Style
[3:53] 6. Operator Elevator
[7:10] 7. Slow Train
[6:21] 8. Hey Mister
[3:02] 9. Baby Magic Blues (Grown Folks Mix)
[3:31] 10. Sho' Gonna Lay 'em Down
[6:07] 11. Prophets
[7:24] 12. These Days
[5:26] 13. Fatback
[2:36] 14. North Country Winter
[5:00] 15. Southside Tracks
[2:19] 16. Time Lef'

Born in 1942 and afflicted with the need to Boogie by age three, I have always been drawn to jump up music and to lyrics with something other than the mundane to say. I describe myself as a songwriter / singer because I write better than I sing, and I have been writing songs for nearly 60 years. I am father to four amazing children, two boys, two girls; and it was at their suggestion that I started the songwriting and recording project of a lifetime...an anthology and musical memoir. In that process I have begun to write again, and I am including both revived and recent compositions in my collection.

I grew up in Atlanta before it became the city it is today, and I was influenced early on by Black Gospel families like the Franklins and the Staples. Soon after I fell under the spell of the early blues men and women, and crossover R&B artists like Ray Charles. The cross genre styles that characterize my music can be traced first to them and later to my regional exposure to country gospel, country blues, and mountain music / bluegrass influences. The exposure and impact continued up through Folk, Rock, and other styles that caught my fancy across those years. My ability to be influenced and guided by the work of others continues today.

Parenting and "day job" responsibilities kept my career as a performing musician either dormant of sporadic across my midlife years. That was as I planned it, and I have no complaints. It was near my eventual retirement from a 34 year career as a special educator that I slipped and slid back into the performing arena with the formation of The DaddyO's Band, a working Blues and R&B cover band that soon began performing the old and new tunes that we put together as I group. We kept it going for 14 years. Known at that time as Dr. DaddyO, I fronted that group as lead vocalist and primary writer. Age and health issues finally put up roadblocks the we could not work around, but some of that crew has transitioned with me into the present project push. That experience has proven to be my training ground for the present work at hand.

Outta Whack Or Crazy (Nobody Know Which One) mc
Outta Whack Or Crazy (Nobody Know Which One) zippy

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