JamesRaimondi

Jammin over a backing track of Freddie King’s classic. Youtube vid included here….thnx

Playing some Blues over a Bluesbreakers type backing track. Youtube vid link here as well.

Playing over a superb backing track with companion youtube vid to boot!

Another collab with my friend Joe. He sent me the basic track and I threw down the slide and lead guitar part using my cheapo Epiphone special.

Putting my own stank on a cover from another mother. Jeff is brilliant and so is Stevie Wonder who wrote and George Martin who produced Jeff’s Grammy winning version. What Greatness!

Because your TV is killing you slowly.

You are, nonetheless.

We are all lonely children. Be kind, everyone you meet is carrying a heavy burden.

When something so crazy, it’s true.

Who am I kidding? I don’t know anything.

Gonna do this just one more time.

Because your TV is killing you slowly.

You are, nonetheless.

We are all lonely children. Be kind, everyone you meet is carrying a heavy burden.

When something so crazy, it’s true.

This is a bonus track of sorts for the mock EP It takes a village. I had the verse chord chages around for many years but just until last week the song and lyrics came together really quickly. I thought I heard a band arrangement originally but it seemed more intimate with piano and vocal. This…read more

billy boy where did you go

sittin in a pile of snow

come on down its gettin cold

for the time is getting old

well we made our way to the old wigwam

frozen lake and wind was calm

standing bow did strike a deer

to feed the tribe for half a year

well.it sneaks up fast on…read more

A lil rocker influenced by some of my faves, Springsteen, Petty etc.. well i left my home and family
and made my way out west
i lost my job at the steel mill
im a hoping for the best
in this life
for my kids and wife
just outside of Davenport
I ran into a jam
the lawman tried to jail…read more

Having more fun with Hendrix. I tried to stay true to the original as far as using no overdubs. Just one guitar, bass, drum and vocal track. Kind of used a mix approach and used a bit from the record and a bit from his live performance in Winterland ‘68. I also had fun with the bass and made…read more

I threw this one together tonite/early am…yawnnnnn. Not an exact replica but always a tribute to Jimi’s music. I was originally turned on to do this by some new free vst effects I found on the net. A cool fuzz face vst that is very realistic to the dallas arbiter he used. Fun stuff.

This is an ode for a good friend of mine that had took his own life at the end of last year. I was in the midst of writing some other songs and it stopped me in my tracks. I just wrote basically how I felt about this tragic ending to a very special friend. This one is for you Phillip.
Recorded…read more

Playing over a superb backing track with companion youtube vid to boot!

Jammin over a backing track of Freddie King’s classic. Youtube vid included here….thnx

Jammin over a backing track of Freddie King’s classic. Youtube vid included here….thnx

Jammin over a backing track of Freddie King’s classic. Youtube vid included here….thnx