I play in a band called
Raisin' Cain
- there a few bands in the US (Nashville, Florida...kudos to ya'll) with this name. Check out our band's website.
Raisin' Cain nor I perform my songs....I'm just trying to get the tunes to whoever needs them.
Influences
My parents albums while growing up - Earl Grant (60's Hammond Organ great) Perry Como, Connie Frances, Sinatra, Classical composers like Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel,Stravinsky
60's/70's Radio, Vanilla Fudge, Hendrix
the group "Yes" - I loved the orchestral arrangements and fullness of the recordings
Joe Sample - jazz pianist - proof you can be funky while still playing great jazz
country group "Restless Heart" (the 80's) their sound brought me to .....country radio, songwriters Hugh Prestwood, (The Song Remembers When) Rivers Rutherford.
Songwriters of all other genres
Cleveland songwriters and musicians - there's alot of talent in this town. Hearing them and talking to them...inspiring......!
God - where it all comes from.
Sounds Like
I'll Always Be your Mother
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The music journey for me all started with organ lessons at seven years old. I always had to practice before I could go out to play baseball with my friends. After a little while, I would love to make up my own songs. In seventh/eighth grade I was playing organ with my first band called "The Sykik Sound". I THOUGHT that was a cool name at the time!
At 13 years old I joined a band (with my parent's permission) called the"Knights of Brass" - it was a group of kids aged 13 (me) thru 17 doing Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass covers. (you young one's start Googling Herb Alpert). I was playing regularly in nightclubs (with a parent chaperone of course) once a week. We were even flown to a 500.00 a plate Democratic Congressional Dinner in Washington D.C by George Steinbrenner. For a youngin' ...I was living large!!
Played in quite a few rock groups until 1975. I then started playing high energy dance music in bars and hotel chains for a living. That's how I hooked up with Raisin Cain and frequently toured the Eastern United States giggin'. Raisin' Cain made the switch to a special occasion band and that's where we stand today. We do an occasional bar gig here and there.
Really started songwriting in college and haven't stopped since. I have written the theme song for local cable shows and was involved in the music for a Captain Dave Production that won the American International Film and Video Award for best original music for a local children's cable show. I have won two honorable mentions over the years in the Billboard Songwriting contest along with a Honor Award in 2003 for the Great American Songwriting Contest. I am a member of NSAI and ASCAP. See my website www.mrobscuritymusic.com for other details.
I have a beautiful daughter, granddaughter and grandson who are a joy and blessing to me as is my family. Thanks for stopping by. God Bless! Jim
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! I also hope to see you out at Armadillo Palace Wednesday November 11th @ 12:00pm for my interview and acoustic performance with 740 KTRH's Michael Berry (Texas Music Show) And later that night I will be at Dosey Doe in the Woodlands (9:15pm) See you there!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
hey what's good.. sept is finally hear. i still kinda wish it was summer tho, hopfully ur weekends been good for u so far, .. anyways i've been workin real hard on my solo mixtape it's comin along real nice.. i jus can't wait till i finally get it done tho
You are AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for being a friend!!! Hope you had a Happy 4th of July!!!!! God Bless America!!!!!
Wrapped Up In Me is #38 on the New Music Weekly Country Main Chart!!!! I am also #18 on the top 30 Indie Chart this week!!! It is on radio stations across the nation, you can request it now!!!!! Also, If you are around Friday August 28th I'll be having a big show at Tumbleweed Texas in Houston Texas I really hope to see you there!!! Love ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Wrapped Up In Me is on radio stations across the Nation this month. Request it NOW at your local radio station! Hope you have a great week!!! Love, ~Susan www.susanhickman.com
Hi Jim, thanks for the kind words! It is always a pleasure to see you! When will you be joining us onstage? Our web site is: www. skysthelimitband. com We have a My Space site..but I've really neglected it these last couple of months. Again, thanks for the kind words! PS..I love the originals .....especially Anyone But You. I can hear Frank, Sammy or Dean singing that......even Freddie Mecury & Hank Connick Jr!
HEY JIM... IT'S SO NICE TO SEE SONGWRITER AS PROMINENT IN YOUR BIO INFO TITLE...WOOHOOO YOU ARE TRULY STEPPING INTO YOUR GREATNESS MY FRIEND.. LOVE, MISS BONNIE WWW. BONNIE444. COM
Thanks for the add! Had a great time working with you a few weeks back and am looking forward to Saturday's job. And yes, we'll need "luck" to get through that song :)
THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT LAST NIGHT JIM! You truly rock -- I'm so lucky to know you. Could not do this without support like yours. Just because you have the Cd, don't be a stranger at the release party, where we get to spoil you back a bit.
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