Joe Goyette (songwriter, singer, keyboards) Scott Marshall (guitars and recording) Ned Kemble (co-wrote man down on the street) Billy Baldesare (drums on man down on the street) David Wildenhein (bass on man down on the street). Brad Griffing (co-wrote "The Promise" wrote all background music and played guitar). Special thanks to Ned Kemble for his inspiration, friendship and help in recording.
Thank you to Greg Arsenault for his assistance with recording the two track demo of "This Road."
Influences
Mostly Billy Joel and Elton John, but also Paul McCartney, Queen, Styx, Boston, Aerosmith, B.J. Thomas (please listen to my song This Road written for BJ Thoms), Composer Steve Dorff, Jimmy Webb, Eric Carmen, Elvis Presely, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Richard and Karen Carpenter, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carol King, Carly Simon, Glenn Campbell, Amy Grant, Randy Newman, Barry Manilow, James Taylor, Little River Band, Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Lou Gramm, Led Zeppelin, Journey, Beaver Brown, Stevie Wonder, The Cowsills and way too many to list. My father, who plays organ and piano and who taught me so much about the history of music, showtunes, older music and gave me an appreciation for Rogers and Hammerstein, Rogers and Hart, George M. Cohan, who is from Providence, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Julie Andrews, Mario Lanza, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson and so many of the past greats. Yes, I like Zeppelin, and I like show tunes and I don't care who knows it. Few of my generation, and even fewer younger people have a sense of musical history, which is rather sad.
Sounds Like
People want to place you in a box and say you sound like. Obviously, all influences go into the hopper, but what comes out of most artists is usually pretty unique. I'd like to think that the same could be said of my material. There are traces of Elton John and Billy Joel in there, but I sound more like me than I do anyone else.
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Born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Joe Goyette has been writing songs and poetry since the age of about 14. He grew up in a house filled with music and most of his five siblings sing and or play instruments or teach music. Joe is a self taught musician who learned to play and sing listening to all different types of music on the radio.
Joe started to record his music in 1991, but "Man Down On The Street", which was written in 2003, "This Road", which was written in 2006, "The Promise," written in 2007 and "Do You Know Who I Am, completed in 2008 while not recorded in a studio like Joe's earlier songs and slightly rough, are heartfelt and thoughtful. "This Road" was written as a dedication to one of Joe's greatest vocal heroes, BJ Thomas. "The Promise" was written about the legacy of love in Joe's family. "Man Down On The Street" is the completely true story of a man who traveled from the Cambodian refuge camps with the woman that he loved to escape the violence, only to be shot and killed as the result of gang/racial violence directly in front of the door to Joe's practice studio on Washington Street in Providence, RI.
Joes songs focus on melody lines and creative lyrics that dont just rhyme, they have meaning. His songs take the listener on a musical journey through space and time and leaves them ever so gently in a better place.
Joe not only loves writing music, he appreciates other talented artists. You will see frequent posts in support of other artists from Joe, but these are for the love of music and not for profit in any way. Joe has great respect for the people who had the courage to take the road less traveled and pursue their dreams. It is tougher than ever to be successful in the music business and these artists have great courage.
Joe receive so many questions on where people can purchase Alexa's and BJ Thomas' music, that he added these links to assist people with that. Joe lives in Cranston, Rhode Island and is happily married to Christine Goyette with whom he has four beautiful children.
IL REGALO X UN NATALE "IN LEVARE"....richiedilo qui!!! IL RITMO NEL TACCO (200 copie vendute in un giorno!!) (www.myspace.com/ilritmoneltacco), di Mauro Cardinale, Gabriele Blandini e Gabriele Donadei. Un progetto vincitore di "Principi Attivi", in collaborazione con SUD SOUND SYSTEM, APRES LA CLASSE, CESARE DELL'ANNA, RAFFAELE CASARANO prefazione di CAPAREZZA. Progetto grafico di Flavio&Frank e AmletoM. Il panorama musicale salentino raccontato dai suoi protagonisti: tra interviste e foto inedite, un libro da non perdere! www.myspace.com/ilritmoneltacco ---------------------------------------------- BURNED -il Romanzo del Reggae- di Mauro Cardinale (prefazione di Don Ciccio, italian reggae veteran) ULTIME COPIE!
la Giamaica, il potere della musica, le guerre tra badman, la fede in Jah. Tutto questo è BURNED. Ricky è un giovane avvocato e quando viene spedito in Giamaica per scovare un nuovo talento della musica reggae, non immagina che l’incontro col talentuoso Derrick, un rudeboy, lo condurrà alla scoperta di un mondo che è anche un microcosmo di vita. In un’ambientazione ricca e fascinosa ma al contempo in grado di offrire molteplici spunti di riflessione, Cardinale spinge il lettore a guardare nelle baracche dei sufferah, nella fede Rastafariana e nei guasti del Babylon System, attraverso un romanzo che va ascoltato, oltre che letto.
Thanks for the lovely Native American song and video and fun comment to my page... I too have a respect for the true history of our country, and yes, I agree. I am most comfortable around other artists. I hope you had a lovely holiday! If you are in need of a christmas song, please come by my page and see Little Drummer Boy! And, p.s., your tiny dancer is sweet.=)
Hey There Joe, Long time No Talk, How have you been doing? I've been pretty busy lately. I haven't had time for talking with anyone in quite sometime. I wanted to drop by real quick and Send my Love and Thoughts to you and your music and Family~~
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