90 mph blues by jamie gray

This video of Jamie Gray’s original song “90 mph blues” was recorded 7/19/2014 during the 6th annual Artists 4 Life Benefit to support the Children’s Cancer Association’s MusicRx broadcast

90 mph blues by jamie gray

This version of Jamie’s original song “90 mph blues” was recorded 7/19/2014 during the 6th annual Artists 4 Life Benefit to support the Children’s Cancer Association’s MusicRx broadcast. http://www.artists-4-life.com

Jamie’s set was over an hour long, and featured a 20 minute solo acoustic opening. This song came a couple songs into the electric portion of the show, featuring the 3 piece band: Jamie playing a vintage 70s Ibanez Musician electric guitar, along Chris Schmidt on Drums and Mr. Butch on bass and backing vocals.

“This was our first time really playing this song together…and you can tell. There’s some rough edges…mostly timing stuff. But there’s also a way cool bass solo that we squeezed out of Butch, and a few cool sounds flew out of the old Ibanez as well. She’s been spending way too much time in her case up to now…I think you’ll be seeing more of her soon” ~jg

jamie gray and the brew live on Artists4Life 2014
jamie gray and the brew live on Artists4Life 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90 mph blues – jamie gray – original song – YouTube.

Right as Rain – Original Song Lyrics

Right as Rain – Original Song Lyrics

music in my head, but i can't hear it
music in my head, but i can’t hear it

I wrote this song back in 2009 (the picture above is from 2009 too lol), and found this half-finished, draft blog post with the lyrics and some background about the song. So now, just 5 short years later (5 years? reallly?), here you go!

Right As Rain – 2009

The inspiration came from a school project my son had to do on The Water Cycle. The other day it hit me that many of the relationships that I’ve had follow the same cycles. They always start off making you feel like you can just float off into the atmosphere forever…but sooner or later you fall back to earth. You can sink deep into the roots of the earth, grow and nourish the lives around you, or go with the flow and let yourself be washed out into the sea, into the seas of humanity. Just another drop of water in the ocean of humankind.

You can download the MP3 for free from the player above or here: http://reverbnation.com/jamiegray

Lyrics, Right as Rain

Like a dew drop in the sunshine
We float into the atmosphere
Heated by the passion of the day
Drifting higher and higher
Cooling on the winds of fear
Until there’s nothing left to say
Smiles now have turned to ice
Too heavy for the air to hold
Falling we go falling thru the dark
Melting on the way back down
Splashing as we hit the ground
Thunder crashing in a lightning spark
It’s always right as rain
The circle starts again
This time you and me
Next time wait and see
Round and round we spiral thru the pain
Round and round and round and round again
Which path shook we take this time
Should we flow down to the sea or should we
Try to reach the heavens while we can
Join with mighty river currents
Or sink into the earthen roots
Try to choose, try to understand.
But like a dew drop in the sunshine
We float into the atmosphere
Here we are again now anyway
Drifting higher and higher
Flying on the winds of change
Wishing we could both just float away

©2009 – Jamie Gray Music – All Rights Reserved

Jamie Gray – Artists 4 Life Online Benefit Show – This Weekend!!

Jamie Gray will be playing the 5th Annual Artists 4 Life Benefit Concert from 10-11pm EST THIS Saturday Night 7/20. TUne in and support this great cause!

Jamie will be playing the 5th Annual Artists 4 Life Benefit Concert this weekend! The show will be streaming LIVE ONLINE and is free to watch, but donations are being accepted to support the Children’s Cancer Association and their MusicRX program. Please tune in and support this amazing cause if you can!

There will be great musicians and performers LIVE all weekend, but be sure to tune in for Jamie’s set from 10-11pm EST THIS Saturday Night 7/20. Jamie is excited to be participating again this year, for the 5th year in a row! Here’s the link for the show www.justin.tv/artists4life (hosted by Justin.TV)

Artists4Life 5th Anniversary
For more information about the charity, please check out the links below:
www.artists-4-life.com

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BlogTV Show

includes recorded clip from BlogTV show 5/12/11 “7 Years” (original song)

in case you guys don’t know, i’ve started playing on BlogTV.com again. most Wednesday nights around 9:30 pm est you can find me playing some tunes and drinking some beers…hanging out with the folks in the chat room. it’s LIVE Music and the interactive web combined.

come join us…we always have a good time!
www.blogtv.com/people/jamiegray

see y’all next week!

~jamie

fan bonus track – FREE download!

it’s true!!! the EP is FINALLY done…but there’s a 5TH SONG that is NOT on it…and for a limited time you can download it FOR FREE!

it’s true!!! the EP is FINALLY done, and sent off to the disc cookers to bake at 420 for 5-10 days. so the hard copies won’t be available for a bit, but rumour has it that you’ll be able to pick up a copy on CDBaby THIS WEEKEND (yay!) and it should start hitting iTunes, Amazon, and all those other guys not too long after that.

i’m so excited i can hardly type…this is my first release and i’m really happy with how it came out. i know you guys are gonna love it, and i can’t wait for you to get your hands on a copy! it won’t be long now!

BUT—i’ve got an EXTRA SPECIAL SURPRISE for you guys. the EP has 4 songs ( i won’t spoil the secret on which ones for now) – but there is a secret double secret 5TH SONG that is NOT on it and…not only can you hear it, but for a limited time you can download it FOR FREE! You have to be signed up as a fan (which you most likely are if you are getting this email) but that’s it…no other catches.

Just follow this link, and as long as you have signed up as a fan, you should be able to download the MP3 file:

http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11739270

 

Anywhere EP – Available Soon Everywhere!
Anywhere EP

Everything is Nowhere

Hey blog readers…

I just wrote a new song, and guess what? It is available to stream or download right here on the music page!

Feel free to download it and share it with everyone you want!

I hope you enjoy!

peace, jamie

Oh yeah…Here’s the lyrics…

Everything is Nowhere

Music in my head but I can’t hear it
Dreaming I awake but nothing’s clear
I only see what I want to see
I can only be what I want to be
Climb the nearest mountain just to get myself high
Disbelieve the truth just to hold on to the lie

I am not dreaming
I am awakening
I am not even trying
I am not where I find
the pieces I have left behind
the colors painted in my mind
Everything is nowhere all the time

Everything you told me now it haunts me
Seasons look behind them and they taunt me
I only dream what I want to dream
Sometimes it just makes me scream
Run into the darkness now full speed ahead
Running from the demons with my eyes all red

©2009 – Jamie Gray Music – All Rights Reserved

Didgerod and the church of no religion…

As I’m writing this, Didgeod is finishing up his weekly show on BlogTV.com, playing some of the most beautiful music…which vibrates the very essence of my being every time I watch and listen…which is every Monday night.

Watching Didgerod “Thunder Hawk” is really very much like going to church…except there are no false idols or a bunch of rules to follow.  Instead there are just universal vibrations from ancient instruments (that’s what the banner on Rod’s show page says…and it is very truthful).

Each week as I listen and watch (more listen than watch really, my eyes are often closed) I can’t help but reflect on all of the ways I can be a better human and bring more light into the world. Isn’t that what church is supposed to be all about?

So that’s when it struck me…
the church of no religion
follow your heart and the universal vibrations

I typed it into Skype and Julia replied:  “that’s all the religion I need”.

Me too. Thanks Didgerod Thunderhawk.

Didgerod’s Show is Every Monday night at 8PM MST (10pm EST)

www.blogtv.com/People/didgerod