by James Briggs | May 29, 2017 | Other People's Music, Songs
Who doesn’t love a good ukulele tune? I try not to spend too much time sitting in front of YouTube, but those videos of Jake Shimabukuro are really amazing, particularly to a guy who can’t barely play two bars on the ukulele without nearly dropping it...
by James Briggs | Jan 1, 2017 | Country Music, Original Music, Songs
I’m kicking off 2017 with a brand-new release of the song “The Fugitive”, which was recorded by “The Fugitives” (confused yet?) and which, in a George Lucas sort of way, is now what I consider the definitive recording. So, what’s...
by James Briggs | Feb 24, 2016 | Country Music, Original Music, Songs
I’m happy to report that the first new song of 2016: A Little Cash, is on Soundcloud (see below to hear the song). A Little Cash was really fun to do. My goal was to do a song in the style of the Man in Black without actually copying him, and I found that to be...
by James Briggs | Feb 6, 2016 | Country Music, Original Music, Songs
I promised myself to work on some new songs in February, so of course it wasn’t long before I was back tweaking an old song. Happy though I was with Ain’t Too Bright, I was always a tiny bit disappointed in the lack of energy. So, as a diversion from more...
by James Briggs | Jan 8, 2012 | Country Music, Original Music, Songs
It ain’t Country unless we’re talking trains, or trucks, or prison, or momma, or getting’ drunk. Only Steve Goodman’s song “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” ever managed to cover them all in a single song, and if you’ve...