- T-Minus 30 Hours until our next release.Bobby Keyes, my partner in crime, was unavailable for a session the week we started on this track. Marco Giovino brought in Kevin Barry, whom we've worked with several times before, always on lap steel, which he currently plays for Jackson Browne. Bobby had always told me Kevin was a great guitar player, and I know he plays guitar with Peter Wolfe.The way Kevin weaved that country guitar feeling into Larry Campbell’s already recorded pedal steel parts was real craftsmanship. It felt so much like the old outlaw artists, particularly Waylon Jennings. I just love that driving beat with the guitars weaving over it.Another fun part was recording with Dorothy Daniels. Dorothy was down in Nashville, and she and her husband have a great little band called The Danberrys (The Danberrys). I really enjoyed her treatment and hope to get a chance to sing with her again soon.This Friday, give "It's My Turn" a listen, it will be available wherever you stream music.Best wishes to all the fans, Jo Lily The Mystix#jacksonbrowne #thedanberrys
- We are gearing up for release day. This Friday, prepare your ears for something completely new and different from The Mystix. An outlaw country tune that's got that Waylon Jennings vibes.More to come!In the meantime, check out some Outlaw Blues from our album Can't Change It.https://open.spotify.com/track/5aFSXeQMWXp58oM0xtgG7Y?si=fd58fcc0b9344759#outlawcountry
- Hey Mystix fans - one week to go. A little chatter to get you excited and talking about our upcoming single."It’s My Turn" by The Mystix.I (Jo) wrote this tune some time ago, and it's been around the band in various forms.We pride ourselves on being non-genre specific. If it's an Elmore James blues that resonates with Bobby and me, we gig it and record it. If it's a George Jones ballad we can't resist, we gig it and record it. As our catalog expands, especially with the upcoming "On Stage Part Two" EP, Bobby and I feel blessed to work with top musicians and tackle any tune we truly enjoy.In the case of "It’s My Turn," I originally wrote this song in the easy-going style of Don Williams. Bobby and I tried several times to make it click in the studio, but had no luck. This time, with Marco Giovino producing and a little arrangement help from Larry Campbell, Marco set up an outlaw country rhythm section inspired by Waylon Jennings, one of my all-time heroes and one of the greatest live acts I've ever seen.In fact, I used to be in a band called the Seaboard Meteors that played all outlaw country—a long time ago. Gospel music has variations like jubilee, gospel, and hard gospel, and I feel the same way about country music. When I wrote "Midnight in Mississippi," I was talking about country blues. The outlaw sound of the '70s, with guys like Waylon and Bocephus, I always think of as hard country. When they played that stuff on stage, it drove like a Mack truck.I was so surprised at the transition to hard country in the production of this tune. I simply gave Marco the tune, with me strumming the guitar. During the process, Larry Campbell recommended adding some measures to the verses to allow them to breathe more. Then Marco and Byron Howe laid down a solid beat, with Kevin Barre on guitar and Larry Campbell on pedal steel.#outlawblues #countryblues
- Your 4th of July soundtrack.https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2bui1U2yEVW4Ce91X8HZb2?si=93491c81729a4a07
- From Blue Morning - Rattledhttps://open.spotify.com/track/1kGNTX89PVGqPVzW20pd0r?si=75448c75ef4244b5#TheMystix
- “Dreamers Holiday" which is a Mabel Wayne and Kim Gannon beauty that was a massive hit for Perry Como in 1949; over 70 years ago!https://open.spotify.com/track/3161XISPehCUnBExS60IQO?si=e590a5639f904724#TheMystix