Sirius Bluesman by E.J. Leonard

This album is a collection of blues songs of mine. 4 were written within the last year, 4 were started earlier but never finished until recently, and 4 are old songs finally now recorded.

Thanks this time to Jasper, Rosie, Rhonda, Zeb, Birahny, Corey, Cia, Marlon, Peta, Ben, Davo, Evelyn, Lizzy, Jo, Mark, Joe, Daniel, Mick and Helen for listening to snippets here and there over the last few months and giving me feedback. And to Paul for the nickname I've repurposed as the album title! (Now 2 for 2)

Thanks as well to all the countless acts that have inspired me over the years. Much like the hiphop album, this collection is full of nods and references, so please enjoy another round of `influence spotting'!

Thanks again also to all the music theory YouTubers who reignited my love for analysis and a conscious approach to creativity.

And, of course, final thanks go to you all for listening!

Earl, April 2021

Tracklist

1.	My Goodness Man	2:39

2.	Those Teeth	2:44

3.	Tricks	5:44

4.	Open Heart Murder	3:41

5.	Show and Tell	5:11

6.	Dog Trap Creek	4:36

7.	No One But Me	2:31

8.	Heavy Stone	5:11

9.	You'll Never Learn	4:26

10.	Not Too Bad	3:49

11.	I Was	7:03

12.	I'm Not the Man You Think I Am	6:03

Credits

released April 12, 2021

All songs written and performed by me, E.J.Leonard

I played an Epiphone Dot, Vesta (Martinez) Steel String, Ashton Bass, Casio Privia Keyboard, Thurmer Upright Piano, Pearl Forum Series Drum Kit (and some Garageband auto drums and loops), Hohner Harmonicas, a recorder and one of those pocket saxophone things. I sang through a D Emotion 880 Mic that I've had for 20 years, and the chorus background vocal effects were achieved using a Duo Loop Pedal.

The whole shebang was recorded with a Zoom 6 - running directly into a 15 year old Mac or as a live recording device for the drums. I also used both my Samsung Tablet and Note 9 phone as additional drum mics for the toms and snare respectively.

I engineered/mixed the whole things through Garage Band, with a little bit of Audacity when needed, again and `mastered' the tracks online via Soundcloud.

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