Jim Davenport

Friends and Fans,
I apologize for not being diligent about reaching out to you. I'm not very "savvy" when it comes to social media. In fact, I prefer to not have anything to do with it at all!
I constantly forget my passwords and even the fact that I've book marked my favorite pages.
Anyway, here I am a couple years late...saying thank you, and please check out two new songs I've uploaded. Tell me what you think.
All my best to you......Jim

Song writing is something I have enjoyed doing since childhood, never imagining that I would still be penning lyrics and melodies at 56 years of age. At some point we all have to shelve our dreams and pursue more practical efforts...right?
Well, I didn't get that memo.
In fact, that thought hasn't even entered my brain.
In the spring of 2016, I am going back to my favorite studio in Traverse City, Michigan with plenty of new songs.
So, please hang with me and be patient until then.

Jim

I am plenty old enough to remember "label" days of the rock & roll music business. Thirty years ago I would snail mail cassette tapes with letters of introduction endlessly. The one person I would target with my next "Stairway To Heaven" or "My Mistake" was the head of A&R of the intended record label. That set of ears had to hear the hook in the first few measures, or in the trash went your sweat and efforts (and probably some dreams),
In today's world of discovering talent, I contend that not only is the writer held to creating that hook; they must do it with a broader appeal. A writer never wants their listener to push the stop button or click the "next" icon. The songster is required to give each note and phrase, every ounce of heart and soul wrapped in a composition the audience swears has never been heard before! Daunting and near impossible.
Give my music a listen. Know that I understand you may not enjoy it, but you may love it too!
What ever your impression is, please share it and let's pretend you are one of those big "mucky muck" A&R folks from the eighties, and you are trying to dazzle your fellow board members with your latest musical discovery.

Introducing a solo recording project by Jim Davenport of the band "The Burdons". Recorded at Interlochen, Michigan...Studio 'A' with Jack Conners engineer and producer.