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	"Buddy Holly"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM :::Album Lyrics::: :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "Buddy Holly" with a special limited edition 34 page DVD sized booklet printed on watercolor paper.:::
	"Folksinger"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM :::Album Lyrics::: :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "Folksinger" with a special limited edition 26 page DVD sized booklet printed on watercolor paper.:::
	"BQE"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM :::Album Lyrics::: :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "BQE" with a special limited edition 18 page DVD sized booklet printed on watercolor paper. This includes 13 pages of Artwork by LJM:::
	"I Love to Watch a Woman Dance"	written by: LJM recorded by: THE EAGLES "LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN" LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: I was in Amsterdam for the first time and had a night free. I wandered over to the music club Paradiso which is one of the coolest music venues anywhere. It's an old church with the altar as the stage with big stained glass windows behind it. That night there was a Gypsy band playing and the room was swirling. Girls from all over the world in a fever dance! I went back to my hotel and started writing this song. :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul":::
	"Nobody's Girl"	written by: LJM recorded by: BONNIE RAITT "NICK OF TIME" Capitol Records LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LJM SXSW Live CD Vol. 2 1994 LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998 :::iTunes::: VENICE bootleg :::site::: BARRY McCABE "ABSOLUTELY LIVE..." :::iTunes::: ERNIE HALTER :::YouTube::: :::Listen to the song:: :::View the Lyrics::: :::Purchase "Vibrolux"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Slow Ride"	written by: LJM Bonnie Hayes Andre Pessis recorded by: BONNIE RAITT "LUCK OF THE DRAW" Capitol Records
	"For My Wedding"	written by: LJM recorded by: DON HENLEY "INSIDE JOB" Warner Bros. Records :::YouTube::: LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: SUSAN ANTON "ONE NIGHT" Varese Sarabande In April of 1998 I played an "in-the-round" show at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville with a few songwriter friends including Jude Johnstone, an old friend from Maine. She recorded the gig and so loved this song that she passed it along to Don Henley, who at the time had recorded one of her songs. A month or so later I got a call from Don saying he would like to record it. Several years passed and it finally was released in June of 2000. He did a beautiful job- true to the sprit of the song, although I think my favorite version of him singing it is from his VH1 Storytellers performance. Beautifully emotional and unstudied. I had recorded it for my album with a small string arrangement by Larry Campbell (from Bob Dylan's band) but we left it stripped down on the final mix. :::Listen to the song:: :::View the Lyrics::: :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul":::
	"Mia Bella"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM for the soundtrack to the Focus Features documentary "The Ground Truth" LJM "BQE" :::Purchase from Amazon.com:: :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "BQE":::
	"I Put A Spell On You"	written by: LJM Adam Levy recorded by: ADAM LEVY "WASHING DAY" :::iTunes::: ADAM LEVY "LOOSE RHYMES" :::iTunes::: :::View the Lyrics:::
	"Somewhere, Somebody"	written by: LJM Andrew Kastner Max Gronenthal recorded by: AARON NEVILLE "WARM YOUR HEART" A&M Records JENNIFER WARNES "THE HUNTER" Private Music TEASE "REMEMBER" Epic Records JACK MACK "JACK IT UP" VOSS Records :::Listen to the song::
	"Streets of Jerusalem"	written by: LJM Duvid Swirsky Yehuda recorded by: MOSHAV "MISPLACED" JMG/Sony :::Visit the Moshav MySpace page::
	"Your Best Friend"	written by: Joseph Vitarelli Larry John McNally recorded by: BRIDGETTE BRYANT soundtrack to "KIT KITTREDGE, AN AMERICAN GIRL"/New Line Records :::Purchase from Amazon.com::
	"Take Flight"	written by: Gayle Day Larry John McNally recorded by: GAYLE DAY "BEAUTIFUL DANGEROUS" :::Purchase "Beautiful Dangerous":::
	"Love and Other Games of Chance"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: KATEY SAGAL "ROOM" :::View the Lyrics::: :::Purchase "Vibrolux"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Long Drag Off a Cigarette"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "FADE TO BLACK" ATCO Records JOE COCKER "CIVILIZED MAN" Capitol Records LJM "I LOVE TO WAKE UP IN NEW ORLEANS" EP :::iTunes::: :::View the Lyrics::: :::Listen to the song:: :::Purchase "I Love To Wake Up In New Orleans EP":::
	"The Motown Song"	written by: LJM recorded by: ROD STEWART "VAGABOND HEART" Warner Brothers Records :::YouTube::: LJM "FADE TO BLACK" ATCO Records LJM "QUICKSILVER" Soundtrack LP Atlantic Records ROD STEWART "ENCORE: VERY BEST OF-VOL.2" Warner Bros. Records
	"Real Good Thing"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia Records MAVIS STAPLES "OH, WHAT A FEELING" Warner Brothers Records Notes: The Mavis record was done with Jerry Wexler in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
	"The Turning Point"	written by: LJM John Black recorded by: THE STAPLE SINGERS "TURNING POINT" Private I/CBS Records OLIVER CHEATHAM 45 b/w "PLAY ME, TRADE ME" 7 inch single PRT Records November 1985 MSS6 (U.K.) Notes: Having grown up listening to and loving The Staples, it was a thrill and a half to talk with Pops Staples and to hear them interpreting my music.
	"Struttin' On Sunday"	written by: LJM Andrew Kastner recorded by: AARON NEVILLE "SEHORN'S SOUL FARM" Charly Records (U.K. Import) AARON NEVILLE "MAKE ME STRONG" Charly Records AARON NEVILLE "THE CLASSIC AARON NEVILLE" Rounder Records JOHNNY ADAMS "AN INTRODUCTION TO JOHNNY ADAMS" Fuel Records Notes: First song I ever had recorded. I was a big Allen Toussaint fan and went immediately to New Orleans after college and knocked on the door at Sea-Saint Studios. That was circa 1979 and I never heard this Aaron Neville cut until 1982 when I inadvertently discovered the existence of the "Sehorn's Soul Farm" release. Marshall Sehorn was Toussaint's business partner.
	"Indivisible"	written by: LJM Jon Lind recorded by: D.J. ROGERS "THE MESSAGE IS STILL THE SAME" ARC/Columbia Records BETTY WRIGHT "BETTY WRIGHT" Epic Records Notes: D.J. was/is a killer Gospel singer and a wild man. He used to bring his gun to the studio, but, nonetheless, was very childlike and lovable. Betty Wright is, of course, the infamous "Clean Up Woman". Andre Fischer produced her version. He played drums with me live with incredible sensitivity.
	"Sleep On It"	written by: LJM Andrew Kastner recorded by: CHAKA KHAN "Chaka" Warner Bros. Records PHYLISS HYMAN Unreleased LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia LJM "NO BIG DEAL" Film Source Music
	"Chinatown"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "FADE TO BLACK" ATCO Records Notes: This too was inspired by Jim Carroll's "Basketball Diaries". George Massenberg did a brilliant mix on this. It was my first experiment with mixing sound EFX in with the track for mood colors. Great playing by Jimmy Haslip on bass (from the Yellowjackets), Michael Ruff, Andre Fischer and Mike Fisher on percussion.
	"The Beat Generation"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "FADE TO BLACK" ATCO Records Notes: Jack Kerouac, "On the Road", the 50's and all that....
	"James Dean"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "FADE TO BLACK" ATCO Records LJM "20/20" TV Series, segment first shown 7/13/90
	"Katie's Mood"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia Records Out-take LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: Notes: We had overdosed this track with strings and ended up pulling it off my first LP. Later I mixed it as the original live track without overdubs. Stand-up bass, brushes on the drums, and great vibes and percussion from the late but great Victor Feldman. :::View the Lyrics::: :::Listen to the song:: :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"Real Good Feeling"	written by: LJM Andrew Kastner Max Gronenthal recorded by: JACK MACK & THE HEART ATTACK "CARDIAC PARTY" Warner Brothers Records
	"So Tuff"	written by: LJM Andrew Kastner recorded by: JACK MACK AND THE HEART ATTACK "TUFF TURF" Soundtrack LP Rhino Records
	"Tokyo to Kokomo"	written by: LJM Peter Gallway recorded by: PETER GALLWAY "TOKYO TO KOKOMO" Imagination Records Notes: I toured six cities in Japan with Peter as his backup guitarist. It was a total blast.
	"Stand Back"	written by: LJM Andrew Kastner recorded by: LJM "HEAT OF THE NIGHT" TV Series source music
	"State Street"	written by: LJM Peter Gallway recorded by: PETER GALLWAY "ON THE BANDSTAND" Pony Canyon Records Japanese Import
	"I'm In Love With You"	written by: LJM recorded by: REN WOODS "OUT OF THE WOODS" ARC/Columbia
	"Goin' Thru the Motions"	written by: LJM Joey Carbone Richie Zito recorded by: TERI DESARIO "MOONLIGHT MADNESS" Casablanca Records HIGH INERGY "HIGH INERGY" Motown Records
	"If I Only Knew Then"	written by: LJM Jon Lind recorded by: THE EMOTIONS "IF I ONLY KNEW" Motown Records REMEDY Third Rail/Hollywood Records Notes: The Emotions were great under the guidance of Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, but this record was a terrible version of a nice song. It seemed that the producer had just purchased a drum machine and was quite excited by the synthetic tom tom sounds.
	"Can Joe Cocker"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR" LJM The Leak CD Magazine issue #9 Spring '96 LJM Performing Songwriter, Editor's choice of top l2 DIYs, Vol. 3 LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: Notes: It's hard to explain why this metaphor popped into my head. Joe had recorded my song "Long Drag Off A Cigarette" and I played guitar on the session, (on his "Civilized Man" album). I guess I felt a connection to him, and just after that I saw him live. His fans were wild for him, but I couldn't help but wonder how much of it was a certain perverse thrill in wondering whether or not he would make it through the show. I first sang the song in Austin, Texas, and everyone laughed when I first sang the line, "Can Joe Cocker hit the high notes tonight." By the end of the song they seemed to get that it wasn't meant to be a joke sort of song. :::Listen to the song:: :::Lyrics to this song::: :::Purchase "Vibrolux"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Ain't That Dedication"	written by: LJM Michael Ruff recorded by: MICHAEL RUFF "Once In A Lifetime" Warner Brothers Reoords
	"Be There For Me"	written by: LJM Joseph Vitarelli recorded by: LJM Used in TV series "Equal Justice"
	"Chain Link Fence"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: LJM Used in TV series "Under Suspicion" :::Purchase "Vibrolux"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Chinatown Revisited"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: Part two in my Chinatown trilogy. :::Purchase "Vibrolux":::
	"Many Strange and Far Away Things"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LJM Used in TV series "Under Suspicion" Notes: I wrote this in England. I was there for most of November and December in l990? I was staying near the heath in Hampstead and the whole vibe of fall changing into winter put me in an "Incredible String Band" sort of mood. When we used to perform together, Jennifer Kimball (The one who was in The Story) sang a beautiful version of this song. :::View the Lyrics::: :::Listen to the song:: :::Purchase "Vibrolux":::
	"Love is a Ruthless Thing"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: Notes: I finished this song while in Nashville. My favorite thing there is the black gospel radio stations. Check out Kirk Franklin & The Family singing "The Reason Why I Sing." :::Purchase "Vibrolux":::
	"Just Like Paradise"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia Records DEVONSQUARE "WALKING ON ICE" Atlantic Records PETER GALLWAY "REDEMPTION" Dreamsville Records Notes: The first single of my first album. I remember hearing it on the car radio for the first time and having to pull over. :::Listen to the song::
	"Sleepy Town"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia Records
	"Don't Let Johnny Walker do the Talkin' for Ya"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia Records
	"My Obsession"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "FADE TO BLACK" ATCO Records MERRY CLAYTON Unreleased Notes: This was the second single off of my Atlantic LP. Mick Guzauski did a brilIiant remix for the 45. I was inspired by the old Rolling Stones song on the "Between the Buttons" LP. Reaction to this song seemed to be 50/50, love it/hate it. The thumbs down vote was that it didn't honestly represent "who I truly am".
	"In My Indiscretion"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "FADE TO BLACK" ATCO Records LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"Tar on the Roof"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "FADE TO BLACK" ATCO Records LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: Notes: This is probably my favorite song of mine. It was inspired by a scene from Jim Carroll's book, "Basketball Diaries." :::View the Lyrics::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi"::: :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"When You Come Around"	written by: LJM Andrew Kastner Nicolette Larson recorded by: NICOLETTE LARSON "RADIOLAND" Warner Brothers Records
	"Under Pressure"	written by: LJM Jon Lind Bill Gable recorded by: ATLANTIC STARR "RADIANT" A&M Records
	"Lose Myself"	written by: LJM Jon Lind recorded by: LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia Records BRUCE WILLIS "THE RETURN OF BRUNO" Motown Records Notes: This was originally a very slow blues that Jon added a Little Feat groove to. We recorded it four times for my album and on the final try James Gadson added the drum groove that made it come alive. Buzzy Feiten played guitar on my LP version and later when he was working on the Bruce Willis LP he brought the song to them.
	"Broken Down Rock 'n Roll Man"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia Records Notes: This was one of the first songs that I wrote that I considered to be any good. It was written in Portland, Maine, around 1975. I was very influenced by Little Feat at the time and had the thrill of having Bill Payne play some of his quirky/funky B-3 on this. When Little Feat regrouped in 1987, I was one of the contenders for the Lowell George s1ot in the band. Rather a difficult act to follow.
	"Wasn't I Your Friend"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LARRY JOHN MCNALLY" ARC/Columbia Records ANGELLE TROSCLAIR "TUFF ENUFF" Epic Records Unreleased AVERAGE WHITE BAND "AWB THE COLLECTION VOLUME FOUR" Edsel Records :::Listen to the song::
	"Mixed Blood"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "Vibrolux"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Why's Your Skin So White?"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR" :::Purchase "Vibrolux":::
	"Sidewalks of Summer"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: Notes: Inspired a bit by Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" and by Rod Stewart's song "The Killing of Georgie." After living in L.A. and coming to New York one April, I had forgotten the magic feeling of winter giving way to spring--everybody out on doorsteps and walking in the streets on the first warm day. :::Purchase "Vibrolux"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Black Guitar"	written by: LJM recorded by: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR" LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: The "Loose Ends" version of this song is the demo before we recorded the "Dandelion Soul" version. On the demo we were fresh off the road from touring and the band was really tight. I love the raw feel of us playing the song for the first time together.Leni Stern was the first to release it on her CD titled "Black Guitar." I was playing in her band a lot at that time and she had given me an old black Rickenbacker lap steel that I fell in love with. I love the feel of the steel bar on steel strings. :::View the Lyrics::: :::Listen to the song:: :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul"::: :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"Jesse"	written by: LJM recorded by: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR" LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: Notes: This is an instrumental guitar loop that Leni had recorded for her album. She asked me to improvise some vocal harmonies to it and this is what happened. At the time my son was about eight weeks old and I was still high about it (still am). The magic in the miracle of entering this world. :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"One Day"	written by: Leni Stern LJM recorded by: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR"
	"Mercy In the Night"	written by: LJM Leni Stern recorded by: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR"
	"So Good to You"	written by: Leni Stern Tim LeFebvre LJM recorded by: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR" LJM"LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: Notes: I used to sing a Mose Allison song "How Much Truth" in Leni's show. Tim was Leni's bass player at the time. We decided to write something like the Mose song--a blues with cool changes. :::Listen to the song:: :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"City Sing for Me"	written by: LJM Leni Stern recorded by: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR" LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: :::View the Lyrics::: :::Listen to the song:: :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"Mary Magdalene"	written by: LJM Leni Stern recorded by: LENI STERN "BLACK GUITAR"
	"Something is Wrong in Spanish Harlem"	written by: LJM recorded by: WAYNE KRANTZ & LENI STERN "SEPARATE CAGES" Alchemy Records LENI STERN "RECOLLECTION" LSR Records Notes: I had rented a writing studio in Hollywood. It was a big empty room with nothing but a table and chair. I made a work tape of this song there, complete with street noises at just the perfect moments in the song. I didn't think that the song was finished until a few years later when I went back to listen and was stunned by the clarity of that moment in time captured on my cassette recorder. :::View the Lyrics:::
	"On the Waterfront"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"It's a Good Thing..."	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux":::
	"Jet Black Hair"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: :::View the Lyrics::: :::Listen to the song:: :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux":::
	"She Wore Black"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux":::
	"Stealing Hubcaps"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: MATHIEU BRANDT "BACKLOG" This is one of my favorite covers of my songs. A Dutch blues artist who reminds me of the 60's folk artist Tom Rush. :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux":::
	"Hate to Hang Up"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"The People Around Maria"	written by: LJM Marvin Etzioni recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux":::
	"It Aint Over..."	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux":::
	"I Love To Wake Up In New Orleans"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: LJM "I LOVE TO WAKE UP IN NEW ORLEANS" EP :::iTunes::: The title says it all. I've always loved the city and the music there, the food etc. especially Allen Toussaint, The Meters, The Nevilles...(Aaron Neville was the first person to ever record one of my songs.) The mix on the N.O. EP is different from the version on the "DANDELION SOUL" CD :::View the Lyrics::: :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul"::: :::Purchase "I Love To Wake Up In New Orleans EP":::
	"Tomboy"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: We're all of us a mixture of masculine and feminine traits. I've always loved tomboy girls. :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul":::
	"Over Fences"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: This song was first inspired a long time ago riding on the train to New York from Boston as it winds it's way through the warehouses, backyards and countryside of the East Coast cities and small towns. John Levanthal played some gorgeous guitar on this track. :::View the Lyrics::: :::Listen to the song:: :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul":::
	"Dandelion Soul"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: This began as a spontaneous musical improvisation that I rolled to tape in the middle of the "VIBROLUX" sessions. Later I pieced this story to the melody inspired in part by a re-reading of Kerouac's "On the Road." :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul":::
	"Love is Everything"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: I had the initial music and lyric phrase to this song in my head for a long time. Then one time on a visit to Nashville, the maid at my hotel left on a Black gospel station after cleaning the room. After that I spent every day glued to the morning show hosted by a Dr. Babs called " It's Gospel Time!" Lincoln Schleifer, my bass player and the producer of "Dandelion Soul" had worked with The Blind Boys of Alabama in a Broadway show called The Gospel at Colonus. One sunday they showed up in the Bronx where we were recording, and sang on this track. Definitely a high point in my musical life. :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul"::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Goodbye to Chinatown"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: LJM "I LOVE TO WAKE UP IN NEW ORLEANS" EP :::iTunes::: The 3rd song in a trilogy that began with "Chinatown" on my Atlantic album and continued with "Chinatown Revisited" on "Vibrolux." Sort of like The Godfather I, II, & III! :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul"::: :::Purchase "I Love To Wake Up In New Orleans EP":::
	"Richie"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "DANDELION SOUL" :::iTunes::: I lived in Baton Rouge years ago and shared a house with a friend whose two brothers often passed through. One of them, Richie, was a self destructive wild seed, whose destruction finally came to fruition. We'll never know if it was by his own hand or that of the police, but that's a long story. Anyway, there was a mongrel dog on our street who hung out at our house and who, in his rough and tumble nature, reminded me of Richie. Not to be morose, but one day I saw him (the dog) get hit by a car and it was one of those firsts in my life--the first time that I realized that all living things really want to live--even the most wayward and self destructive souls. :::Purchase "Dandelion Soul":::
	"Bury Me Standing"	written by: LJM LENI STERN recorded by: LENI STERN "FINALLY THE RAIN HAS COME" LSR Records
	"Dancing with Antonio"	written by: LJM Wlayslaw Szpilman recorded by: WENDY LANDS "WENDY LANDS SINGS THE MUSIC OF THE PIANIST" WLADYSLAW SZPILMAN" Hip-O/Universal Records :::Wendy Lands Talks About The Song::: :::View the Lyrics::: :::Listen to the song::
	"The Letter"	written by: LJM Wlayslaw Szpilman recorded by: only available in the songbook "MY MEMORIES OF YOU, SIXTEEN SELECTED SONGS BY THE PIANIST WLADYSLAW SZPILMAN" from Boosey & Hawkes
	"Manic Depression"	written by: Jimi Hendrix recorded by: LJM, "I LOVE TO WAKE UP IN NEW ORLEANS" EP :::iTunes::: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi"::: :::Purchase "I Love To Wake Up In New Orleans EP":::
	"Gypsy Cab"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: Perhaps you already know that Gypsy Cabs are the guys who drive around New York picking up taxi passengers without an official taxi or license. The registered taxi drivers aren't too happy about this as a taxi license in New York costs a couple of hundred thousand, or something like that. They are bought like a home mortgage and paid for by hours of blood, sweat, tears and sometimes knives and bullets! Still a man's got to make a living...This is an out-take from the Vibrolux sessions with Jerry Scheff on bass and Don Heffington on drums. I had recorded a cool version of this for a Geffen Records demo that I may release on a future "Loose Ends Volume Two" CD. :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"Amateur"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: This is the first song that I wrote on the Dobro. The Dobro is my new love though I'm not sure yet if it loves me. I like to play it in standard tuning so that it is easy to play in any key at any time but it leaves the bass notes a bit to the imagination. Maybe I'm missing the point. Kelly Jo Phelps sure does a nice thing with tunings. My friend Jesse Harris, who is now well known as the Norah Jones songwriter, wrote a beautiful song called "Amateur" on the "Once Blue" CD he did with Rebecca Martin. I looked up the origin of the word. It has the same roots as "Amore" so it loosely means "one who loves a thing." In that case what is a "Professional"- one who is burnt out on something! Ah, well, my mind began to wander, as it often does. :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"I'll See You There"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LOOSE ENDS" :::iTunes::: This is a rare instrumental that I wrote while I was playing guitar in Leni Stern's band. :::Purchase "Loose Ends":::
	"Rough Crossing"	written by: LJM recorded by: LJM "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: :::View the Lyrics::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"	written by: Don Everly recorded by: LJM w/Jennifer Kimball "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Barroom Girls"	written by: Gillian Welch/David Rawlings recorded by: LJM w/Jennifer Kimball "LIVE IN LO-FI 1993-1998" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "Live In Lo-Fi":::
	"Like A Rose"	written by: Lucinda Williams recorded by: LJM "THE MAKING OF...VIBROLUX" :::iTunes::: :::Purchase "The Making Of...Vibrolux":::
	"Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp"	written by: Laura Nyro recorded by: LENI STERN "TIME AND LOVE THE MUSIC OF LAURA NYRO" Astor Place RecordingsI produced and played guitar on this track. My friend Peter Gallway was the executive producer. In a funny small way, this recording is for me the "peak moment" of my "career." Living in New York, playing guitar in the Cornell Dupree style that has so inspired me, recording one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists, with a dear friend and soulful talented bandmates. I love this record. :::Listen to the song::
	"The Darkest Hour"	written by: Jane Kelly Williams recorded by: JANE KELLY WILLIAMS " Beat-Compilation 2.0" Silent Planet Records (available from GrassrootsMusic.com) I produced this track, played Dobro, and sang back-up vocals on it. I think it's a beautiful record. It's heavy on the Christian content. All I'll say about that is that if you're going through anything (like life), I believe Black Gospel music can help you through it. :::Listen to the song::