Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Old Kermit Cowboys - New mp3!
For my father, 1925-2002.
Posted a new mp3 of “Old Kermit Cowboys”. The recording is simple voice and piano, more-or-less recorded live in Garage Band (I only had to go back and correct a couple of measures). I may add some counter-melody with strings later, but I like it as it is. The lyrics and chord sheet have been posted for awhile; now you can have a listen.
Kermit is a treeless town in West Texas where my grandfather ran a grocery store for a few years during my father’s teenage years. My mom still has the old 8mm films of a freckle-faced kid doing amazing tricks on the back of a paint pony. John and Gene Haley are the progeny of author J. Evetts Haley, who ran a ranch outside of town. I’m not sure if the family still has ranch land around Kermit or not. Gene started a gun museum and exotic animal display off I-10 for a while in the late 60’s. The stories on the front porch are some vague memories I have of visits with John, who remained my father’s steadfast friend throughout life.