Thanks to the inclusion of the Covers database on Les' site, I've been
getting contacted directly by some of the artists who've done these songs, in
some cases that's been how I've discovered some.
Anyway, wayyyy back on Volume 5, and thanks to the lovely & talented Leslie
Mixon, I got a copy of Night In The City by Christopher Grener. Knew nothing
of the recording or the performer, but no matter. Today, I got this e-mail
from Christopher who was excited to be a part of the project. He tells what I
thought was a cool story of how this recording came to be:
"Bob,
My name is Christopher Grener.
I was doing a search this morning and found my name mentioned as what
appears to be my being a part of a CD of Joni Covers. I am honored and
humbled to be included. Mine was a live recording that I did at a club using
a ancient D-45 owned by a writer named John Herald, who is best know for
writing "Stewball". I was at the bar and heard her version of Night In the
City over the sound system. While tuning up in the alley, I went into a drop
tuning and found most of the notes, worked up the version and went onstage
and recorded it.
I am a fan first who is deeply influenced by her work. I even wrote an
instrumental which is called "Joni's Smile" which has gotten quite a bit of
airplay on the college jazz stations.
I would love to get a copy of the CD if they still exist. "
I thought it was a pretty cool story, "The Cover that almost wasn't"! I'll
let y'all know when I get a copy of "Joni's Smile"...;~)
Bob
NP: Andy Milne's Cosmic Dapp Theory, "Generations"
