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• Jim Colyer Songs Jim Colyer Songs

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    1963-1972 - Early Years
    
    I wrote 400 songs in 40 years. It began as I was turning 18. I began hearing songs that did not exist. That made me a songwriter. There was a cheap, beat-up guitar at my grandmother's house. I learned chords from books. Chords were easy to make, and I quickly understood how they fit together to form patterns. I could transpose from one key to another. The problem was, I had no rhythm. Bill Davis would help me with that years later. The neck of that guitar was terrible. Strings dug into my fingers like barb wire. The pain in my fingertips woke me in the night. Calluses formed. My first songs were about breaking up with girl friends. It holds true for most writers. Self-pity is a factor. Most songwriters are introverts as I was. The creative process and schizophrenia are closely related. Creating music which no one else can identify with isolates a person. He finds himself cut off from society, misunderstanding and misunderstood. That is how it was. My mother bought me a Gibson SG Jr., an electric guitar. I was no guitarist. I banged out chords and screamed, sweat pouring out of me on hot summer days. My first songs were imitations of what was on radio. Elvis Presley and The Beatles were influences. Coherent efforts were Welcome Mat and Long Live Rock & Roll. The culmination of this period was the gospel songs I wrote after coming out of the Army. My religious phase was crazy. As America rejected the Vietnam War, I began reading books of a spiritual nature. I delved into the writings of Aldous Huxley. One thing led to another, and I fell in with a group of Jesus freaks in Louisville. We went to a Pentecostal church in Indiana where the congregation danced in the aisles. We spoke in tongues. I threw away all my possessions except for my clothes, Bible and guitar. I went off the deep end, and my mother had me put on the mental ward of the Veterans Hospital. I was given shock treatments. My gospel songs coincided with these experiences. Jesus Paid My Debt and Living Within Ourselves were the best. I recorded Jesus Paid My Debt with Kymberly 36 years after I wrote it. No problem because the song sounded 100 years old from the beginning. It reeks of old time religion. Kymberly grew up in the church and got her flair for gospel from her mother.
    
    1973-1984 - Comeback
    
    I rose from the ashes. I began going to the Dipperwell, the restaurant where my mother worked. The Dipperwell was run by Thelma Lee, my mother's cousin. Thelma introduced me to Barry Davidson, a drummer in a local band. We devised a plan whereby Barry helped me produce Long Live Rock & Roll. We recorded it in a Louisville studio. I did the vocal. We took it to Nashville and pressed 1000 45s. I mailed them to record companies, publishers and radio stations across the nation. Doing the record was a resurrection. Some decent songs followed, the strongest of which was Phoenix. Phoenix was based on the bird of Greek mythology, and I was that bird. I soon found myself in Nashville recording with Bill in a makeshift studio in his back yard. I had a 4-channel Teac, and he had a Docoder. We used the two decks together. Our collaboration led to an album with students from Castle Heights Military Academy where I worked. We called the album Rising from the Ashes. My renditions of Leaving and Belle Meade Blues were on it. These were comeback songs. Lori Powell sang Losing Makes You Stronger, and Tim Morrison did Too Late For Love. Of course, it was a misadventure. Working with Amy Plummer that summer, Sailing Out came out nice. My first female songs were really male. I simply changed the pronouns. As this way of things played out, we did final cuts for Jim Colyer Records. My son's mother recorded Somebody To Love, and I backed it with I Am The Greatest. Silence! I realized the futility of putting out records on my own label. It would be years before I recorded again.
    
    1985-1996 - Rewrite
    
    After becoming a parent, I questioned music and my involvement in it. I had a young son to take care of and had squandered my resources. My songs suddenly seemed second generation imitations of what I had heard on radio. Few held up, and even those were mediocre. They reflected my life at a particular level. Entering middle age with a son to raise gave me a different perspective. I retreated to my parents' basement after my divorce. Nothing sounded good, and I did nothing in music for a long time. The rewrite began unconsciously. I wrote the lyrics of Agnetha over an old melody and did the same for Stockholm Lady. When I Was A Boy evolved lyrics relevant to my life. I pieced together a jukebox musical, Phoenix Rising, 30 songs strung together with a story around them with characters and dialogue. It was about an American soldier named Frank Logan who had a daughter in Sweden he had never seen. Frank was on the verge of fathering a second child with a young British singer. The plot was an extension of my infatuation with younger women. I discarded Phoenix Rising, knowing it was a phase and not what I ultimately wanted to say. The rewrite continued as fragments sprouted new verses and bridges.
    
    1997-2004 - Explosion
    
    I had an environmental song called Save The Planet. I thought it could be an international hit. I advertised in a Louisville music paper for a female vocalist. This triggered a chain of events which I never could not have predicted. A lady in Indiana recorded my song, but it was no good. Shortly thereafter, I was talking to a clerk in a video store. She had a cousin in the west end of Louisville who wanted to be a country singer. I gave my phone number. Three days later, Ron Coogle called me. He had a daughter named Rachel and was looking for songs for her. I went to their house with a song called Satisfied. We took it to Doc Dockery's basement studio in New Albany, Indiana, and did a demo. Rachel performed the song on a public access show for songwriters. Doc introduced me to Pam Ingold, who was in a band called Inkahoots. She recorded 8 songs with me including Half Crazy Half The Time and Something That's Got Me. Suddenly, I was back in Nashville in an apartment on Music Row writing songs. Was this not what I really wanted? I bought Doc's white Takamine, and songs poured from me. Many were female. I wrote Free for Dana Medley, Always The First Time for Donna Carter and Common Man for the Gentry Cousins. My best songs were coming in my 50s during the Shania Twain era. The girl songs I was writing were different from the early ones. There was female psychology in them. I was writing as if I were a woman. People joked about my feminine side. It came with being older. By now, women sang the way men used to. They were strong and independent. They liked my tough girl lyrics and rockin' beat. I recorded with Kenny Royster at Direct Image. I did I Promise (Wedding Song) with Veda. Calling it (Wedding Song) was a stroke of genius. I began to think it a good idea to identify songs with entrenched institutions. I Feel So Country is filled with patriotism and flag-waving. I wrote Merry Christmas using the same melody and sang it over the track. I will promote it every Christmas. It is hard to write good Christmas songs. All the good ones came before the rock era. Music Row is tight. Signed artists are surrounded by attorneys, managers and A&R people who work with major publishers. It came down to the Internet, and jimcolyer.com was the definitive site.
    
    2005-2020 - Commercial
    
    The time has come for me to give up other music and to concentrate on my own. It is time to stop losing money because of music. My catalog will stand on its own and generate income if it is worthy. Music is a luxury, not a necessity. It is ego-based. "I" is the songwriter's favorite word. John Lennon could stretch the word "I" over several seconds. From my own catalog of 200 titles, about 70 of them begin with the word "I." Music people care only about themselves and their families. They want money. When they get it, they are gone. They are self-oriented. Every generation produces its own music and cannot relate to that of previous generations. Music is like language. It is tied to the sexual mores of the people who produce it. Everybody writes, and writers care about their own songs, no one else's. Ego and money! Radio hits are recorded using state-of-the-art technology. Production cannot be overestimated. Audiences respond first and foremost to sound. Song are intellectual things. A bad song with a good production can be a hit. A good song with a bad production cannot. The ideal situation is to have both a good song and a good production. I publish my catalog using the Internet. If people like something I have, they can use their resources to record it. I am conscientious about the songs I pitch. I am interested in those which are positive, having the potential to lift people up.
    
    Colt Records
    
    Colt Records was founded by J.K. Coltrain in 1998. J.K. is from Ashley, Ohio, and works out of Nashville. He has several acts signed to his label. One Night Stand is one of them. ONS recorded my song I Looked Twice! and included it on their CD titled Thank God for Country Music. There was a release party at the Nashville Palace, March 28, 2009. Michael and I went. Jamie Lemmer manages ONS.
    
    Andy Joe Stewart is recording Name, Number & Message for Colt Records, Bobby Dee is recording I'm The One and Rough Night.
    
    Donna Ray, a member of the Louisiana Hayride, is signed with Colt. She and her producer, Ed Gowens, did Old Time Country Song. It is quite traditional and went to #3 on the SoundClick Country and Western chart.
    
    Myra LeBlanc in Canada is recording four of mine. I sent her mechanical license forms which I printed from the Harry Fox site.
    
    17-year-old Katrina Lynn from Pennsylvania recorded I Feel So Country.
    
    Crystal Rose in Hendersonville is putting both I Looked Twice! and I Feel So Country on her CD.
    
    I am recording Kymberly Bryson at Direct Image. We started with God Given Talent. We are working toward a demo album which I hope lands her a record deal and me some major cuts. I first met Kymberly at BuckWild Saloon on Second Avenue in Nashville in January, 2009. I wandered into BuckWild quite by chance, sang a few songs and asked Kymberly for her card. I actually threw it away after leaving BuckWild, thinking that nothing could come from the encounter. I was back in BuckWild in March, and again Kymberly was running karaoke. I did not even recall her name, but she gave me her myspace address. As I heard Kymberly sing song after song, it dawned on me that her vocal style fit my writing style. I could hear her singing my songs. She had that blues element. She sang new country hits as well as standards. She did male songs. She sang Elvis, Jerry Lee, Bob Seger and The Eagles. She was the most natural singer I eve heard. She got me when she sang Roxette and Ace of Base. She was the most natural singer I ever heard. I told her she was the singer I had been looking for, for 30 years. I want to keep working with her. She will probably be the last one.
    
    At 5'1," Kymberly looks and talks like a little girl. When she sings, she comes off as this powerful diva. She pours it on stronger than Martina. Kenny Royster recognized her vocal capacity.
    
    Francis King, an attorney friend, is helping us. He joined us at a session at Direct Image. I gave him our first seven songs on CDs so he could show them to a producer. I told him of my plan to press 100 CDs at We Make Tapes and spread them around to the right people.
    
    Francis will help me copyright the 10 songs on Kymberly's CD.
    
    Having written 400 songs in 40 years, it behooves me to critique my own catalog. I am 63. From this point, I am content to throw out the songs based on self-pity and those that communicate depressive emotion. I want to leave behind songs which inspire people, especially young people. My Christmas song and handful of gospel songs do that. So do the Shania-type girl songs which tend to encourage women. There was a time when all I wanted was to get a cut or have a hit. Now I am conscious of the effect my lyrics have on people. We are affected by the movies we see, the books we read and the music we listen to more than we realize.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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• ARTISTS WHO HAVE RECORDED MY S ARTISTS WHO HAVE RECORDED MY SONGS

  • From: SonnyTackett
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    Hi Friends, my best to you all. I have a new widget on my page called "Artists Who've Recorded My Songs". I have had many requests for some of these and decided to share them with you. I have many more going on the playlist in the future. Some of these are the cut that was released, some are demos, and  some are live. Some were singles, some album cuts, and some are very rare , such as the Gary Stewart demos. Each has a story, and each one has a particular place in my career, and in my heart..................................The first one is "Laid Back." In 1973 my favorite album was the "Laid Back" album by Gregg Allman. It had a vibe that was soulful and ,after realizing it had no title track called Laid Back, I was inspired to write one. I tried to capture the feel of Greggs album in the song while retaining originality, and I think I did just that. Over the years it has become the most requested song at my shows. I never tried to get it recorded; I always thought I'd run into Gregg and he would end up recording it. I was at a few backstage things with Gary {he was buddies with the Allmans] but we usually hung with Dickie Betts, and the opportunity just never presented itself. Then I recorded it for my cd  "Outlaws Lament". Thru myspace, I became friends with Michael, Greggs son, and one day I went to his page, and to my surprise, he had my song on his player as his profile song. Wow, I thought, how cool is that. On a whim, I went to Skinners {Michaels manager} page; he had it up as his profile song too!! So I sent Michael a message thanking him, and I said  "by the way 'I'd like to hear you sing this tune someday. Before I could blink, he sent a message that said "Hell yeah I want to record Laid Back."  So we had numerous phone calls over the next few weeks, and one day Michael  asked me if I would like to come to Georgia to help on the recording. I thought about it for awhile, and called back and offered an alternative. I said, " Why don't you come to Ky and lets do it here. I have the perfect studio and musicians. " And thats just what we did. Here is Michaels version , which will be included on his soon to be released cd, "Hard Labour Creek.  We also recorded another tune I didn't write, called  "If Dreams Were Money ", written by singer-songwriter Bruce Marshall. Fabulous song. I'm including this song because I produced the session, and I'm very proud of the way it came out, just as much so for "Dreams" as " Laid Back".  Its funny how things come full circle sometimes. Gregg inspires me to write "Laid Back" , and now 35 years later, his son has recorded it. I love this biz!!.........Next , is some of the Gary Stewart covers. Gary recorded fourteen of my songs. "Lets Forget That We're Married" was Garys last single for RCA. Gary and I were in Nashville for a meeting with RCA producers to decide which tunes to record. They told us, "We like "LFTWM", but we feel it could be better. If you can finish it tonight, we will record it tommorrow." Talk about pressure.! So we got a suite at the Hiatt, and we wrote the last word as the sun was coming up over Nashville  at 7 oclock the next morning. We were in the studio at one , and the song was finished in two hours. It was Garys last single, but was included on Gary Stewarts Greatest Hits on RCA...........Next is "Looking For Some Brand New Stuff" which was incuded on Garys album  "Brand New," his first for Hightone Records.  I didn"t like the production on this one, but was grateful for the cut anyway. I'll be adding other cuts by Gary in the future. Next is  " Man on the Run" , a demo by Gary that features Gary on piano and Little Jimmy Smith on Guitar. RCA thought Gary was crazy when he presented this to them, they called it "heavy rock".Needless to say, he did not record a version for RCA. Which was strange, because the next song , "Who You Been Givin It To", they loved. It had a very explicite title and lyrics for the time {early eighties} and I was very surprised they liked it. So we headed out to Bradleys Barn, and recorded this version. We got a cassette to listen to on the way home. RCA loved the song and we set up for overdubs the next day. That night, the Barn burned down, taking the master with it. All we had was a ragged cassette . We went back in and recorded it again , but could never capture the feel it has here. I was that close to another single but......................The next tune is called Torture. Gary and I stayed in a cabin in Ky for a weekend ,and when we came out we had written six new tunes. We stopped at a music store on monday, and recorded this demo in  the back room. I thought this was perfect for Gary, but once again, RCA said it was too rock. I'll be adding more songs by Gary as we go. I recorded it for my cd Outlaws Lament............................................Next up is My song "Down in the Quarter", written in New Orleans mid seventies. This story is special, because they say it never happens this way, but listen up. I was a brash young sonwriter on the way to Nashville to sign a writing deal. I arrived on thursday evening to Bill Holmes house in Antioch. We spent the evening going over songs, and Bill {Kidron Music} particularly liked "DITQ". He said "Tommy Overstreet is recording and I know his producer.He made a call, and the next morning at eight oclock we were in the office of the producer.  He said, "I'll be glad to listen , but we just finished Tommys album. We gave him a cassette of my rough demo and he hit the play button. After the first chorus, he reaced over and turned it off. I said to myself, thats it, but he just picked up the phone and dialed a number. "Stop the press on the Overstreet album, we're recording another song. Monday morning at seven we were in the studio recording. Two weeks later the album was out , two months later the single was out, and the same year it was released on Tommys Greatest Hits. On two albums and a top ten single. I had been in Nashville twenty four hours. Don't let anyone tell you it can't happen......................It was also released in the eightys by bluegrass artist Charlie Sizemore. I talked to Charlie recently and he plans on re recording it for his next cd on Rounder. I have included his original version here, and its cool to hear the different versions. I'll put Tommys original version up soon, this one is from a live show in Nashville in 1980. Well, that does it for now, but I plan on putting up many more so watch my page. On a lot of the demos, I will allow downloads when I can. Thanks, Sonny T

     
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• KYMBERLY BRYSON by Jim Colyer KYMBERLY BRYSON by Jim Colyer

  • From: jimcolyer
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    Kymberly is 32. She was born, January 31, 1977. She is from Michigan, close to Detroit. She has been in Nashville 9 years, during which time she married, divorced and became the mother of a son. Ethan is 5. Kymberly's father is 70. Her mother is 65. She has a brother and a sister.
    
    I asked Kymberly why she sings country music, being from Michigan. She said she "just started singing." She grew up listening to Patsy Cline, the Judds and Trisha Yearwood.
    
    Kymberly said that when she was a little girl, she would sing into the end of her jump rope. It was her microphone. She tied the other end of the rope to a wheelbarrow in her parents' garage. It was her amp.
    
    Kymberly likes anything having to do with entertainment. She studied dance for seven year. She starred in 42nd Street and Little Shop of Horrors while in high school. She has seen Les Miserables four times, once in New York. She did dinner theater next door to BuckWild Saloon in Nashville, playing a grandmother in a Miss Marple mystery.
    
    Kymberly was in her husband's band. The Ronnie Pittman Band opened for T. Graham Brown & Carolyn Dawn Johnson in Georgia.
    
    Bryson is a stage name. Kymberly's maiden name is McCullom. She runs a pet sitting service as a day job. She "loves animals."
    
    We started with GOD GIVEN TALENT. Kymberly put her vocal on at Direct Image, April 27, 2009. It came out great, and I linked it to my contacts on the web.
    
    We recorded LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE & A MAN IS A MAN on June 8, 2009. We recorded HARD EARNED LOVE & I FEEL SO COUNTRY on July 9. We recorded ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU & THE TRUTH on July 16. We recorded I LOOKED TWICE! & JESUS PAID MY DEBT on August 6.
    
    I am working consistently to pull this 10-song CD with Kymberly together. The CD will be called GOD GIVEN TALENT. All 10 tracks are being recorded at Direct Image Studio in Nashville.
    
    So far, Kymberly and I have 7 songs. We have a vocal session booked for August 6. We will let Kenny Royster do the master. From there, we can duplicate at We Make Tapes. We will see about a picture, printing, graphics and jewel cases. We want to stay simple, keep the cost down, and still produce a quality CD.
    
    I will send 5 copies and $35 to CD Baby and let them distribute to online music stores like itunes, Rhapsody, Napster and Amazon. I will sell digital downloads. Presently I have the publishing on all 10 songs at Michael Colyer Songs ASCAP. I will set up an account at SunTrust Bank under this name for money paid to us by CD Baby.
    
    KYMBERLY BRYSON
    KYMBERLY sings the songs of JIM COLYER
    
    1 God Given Talent
    2 Hard Earned Love
    3 I Feel So Country
    4 All Roads Lead To You
    5 Love Me Just A Little
    6 I Looked Twice!
    7 A Man Is A Man
    8 Put Me On The Spot!
    9 The Truth
    0 Jesus Paid My Debt
    
    All songs written by Jim Colyer
    Published by Michael Colyer Songs ASCAP.
    Contact: jcolyer1229@yahoo.com & jimcolyer.com
    
    1 CD with Kenny
    2 Myspace
    3 Links on web
    4 CD Baby
    5 Youtube video
    6 ASCAP publishing
    
    
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• My MySpace Blog My MySpace Blog

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    Hey y’all,

    For the latest news, reviews, airplay, etc. please view my Blog on my MySpace page.

    Here is the link: MySpace Blog

    Drop on by and enjoy the read!

    Thanks!

    Ron

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• July winner for 15 Minutes of July winner for 15 Minutes of Fame Jr

  • From: Ruth
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    15 Minutes of Fame Jr

    Announces their July winner,

    VANESSA HENDEL

    Visit Vanessa's myspace page at:

    www.myspace.com/vanessahendel

    You can listen to the 15 Minutes of Fame Jr show, Wed. July 29th at 9:00pm 8:00pm central time here on the

    Neon Productions Radio

    

     

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• 15 Minutes of Fame Jr 15 Minutes of Fame Jr

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    15 Minutes of Fame Jr will be aired on Neon Productions Radio every last Wednesday of the month.  (9:00pm eastern time-8:00pm central time)

    Thank you Neon Productions Radio, from all of the contestants and crew of 15 Minutes of Fame Jr. This will allow those that can't come to the filming of the show at least be able to hear the contestants' performances!!

    Thanks!

    How 15 Minutes of Fame was created:Scott Hunt is the creator of 15 Minutes of Fame Jr, here is a memo from him....My name is Scott Hunt and I am the creator/producer of the reality show "15 Minutes of Fame". After the first year of our show we realized how many young talented artist there were out there and so we created a show just for them. "15 Minutes of Fame junior" is for artist ages 9 to 17 who are actively pursuing their music career. We help them by giving them an avenue to get exposure and market their music. We have music industry professionals who evaluate their performances.If you are an artist between 9 years old and 17 years old and would like to be on the show please have a parent or manager send a promo pack to the following address. "15 Minutes of Fame junior" 6312 Wildgrove Dr Antioch TN 37013 You can also contact at sehunt1@yahoo.com and make sure to add us as a friend. Thank you Scott Hunt . . . . . .

    Go to Scott's myspace site at: www.myspace.com/yourbigchancejr

    My site's address is: www.myspace.com/littlefeather7677

    Thank you and I Hope you will be able to listen to our show!! Let me know what are your thoughts!!

    Mark it on your calendars, the last Wednesday of every month!!

    Thanks,

    Ruth

    Talent Coordinator

    15 Minutes of Fame Jr

    

     

     

     

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• 15 Minutes of Fame Jr/Line-Up 15 Minutes of Fame Jr/Line-Up

  • From: Ruth
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    15 Minutes of Fame Jr was created and is directed by Scott Hunt

    15 Minutes of Fame Jr is filmed for the comcast ch 19, cable channel.
    
    Keep watch and we're post it when our first show is aired!!
    
    Our line-up for the July 25th filming is:
    
    1. Megan Rae Macher
    
    www.myspace.com/meganraemacher
    
    2. Lindsey Petrenella
    
    u-tube singing Anyway and the National Anthem
    
    3. Josh Troup
    
    u-tube singing with his band Buckshot (Free Bird) Living Our Love Song
    
    4. Vanessa Hendel
    
    www.myspace.com/vanessahendel
    
    5. Brandi Nicole
    
    www.myspace.com/brandinicole39
    
    Check into their myspace or on u-tube, let me know who you like the best!!
    
    thanks,
    
    Ruth
    Talent Coordinator
    15 Minutes of Fame Jr

    

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• Just what is the point of soci Just what is the point of social networks?

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    I have decided to remove myself from the majority of social networks, including Twitter. All of which I have found to be an incredible waste of both time and effort.

     

    Agree, disagree? Whatever, for me, I'm not a child anymore and 99.9% of these sites are for children(teens and lower).  Why be there? My efforts and I'd venture to say, most of your efforts would never fly in that environment.

     

    10 days from today, I'm done. No more facebook, myspace, twitter etc... Done a HUGE waste of time and energy!

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• THA MISSES REHEARSING THA MISSES REHEARSING

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• THA MISSES BLOG THA MISSES BLOG

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    THA MISSES is an Unsigned,   Hip Hop Artist, Offering  a variety of quality Hip Hop & Rap Tracks on the below sites. (FreeTracks, and tracks by our other artists are also available). …www.myspace.com/blackeyeinc - www.cdbaby.com/cd/blackeyekamp, www.myspace.com/blackeyemusic - www.blackeyerecords.net...

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