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***"GIVE US HOPE"!***Just a few days ago, Leo found out that ONE OF HIS SONGS IS GOING TO BE PERFORMED AT BARACK OBAMA'S INAUGURATION THIS TUESDAY MORNING!.... "GIVE US HOPE", written by Jim Papoulis, Leo Schaff, and Regine Urbach, will be performed by the award-winning San Francisco Girls and Boys Choruses on the Capitol steps at 10:00 AM.... Honored, humbled, and truly amazed, here is his revised Myspace page: featuring 6 specially chosen selections - inspirational, timely, and hopefully timeless enough to speak to the spirit of this moment............
1. "GIVE US HOPE" - writers: Jim Papoulis, Leo Schaff, and Regine Urbach - is being performed live at the INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA this Tuesday (10:00 AM) by The San Francisco Girls Chorus and Boys Chorus. The version here is by The Young People's Chorus of New York, from the Vital Records CD "Can You Hear" - available on iTunes......
2. "LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE" - sung by the legendary Martha Wash - from the "Sounds of A Better World" CD - writers: Jim Papoulis, Leo Schaff and Regine Urbach - available on iTunes......
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3. "ANOTHER CHANCE TO GIVE" - the closing track from the Leo "Dime-a-Dozen" CD - writers: Leo Schaff and Regine Urbach......
4. PEOPLE TOGETHER" - a song first recorded on the Leo "Dime-a-Dozen" CD , this rousing rendition features the vocals of Charles Bascombe, Jr. - writer: Leo Schaff -- produced by Leo and Jim Papoulis............
5. "IS IT HOPE" - writers: Jim Papoulis, Leo Schaff and Regine Urbach - vocal by Odetta, and Phoebe Snow, with spoken word by Geoffrey Holder - from the "Sounds of A Better World" CD - available on iTunes.......................
6. "OTHER PEOPLE" - from the Leo "Dime-A-Dozen" CD - writer: Leo Schaff......
And more to come in the new year...Many in the New York performing songwriter world know Leo from his live dates ("Leo...with Amura on guitar 2"), and from such songs as "Gone With The Wind", "Artist With A Serious Body of Work", "Reinvent The Wheel", "Trumpets" and so many more...He is currently completing a new CD (or two)...'til then, Hail to the Chief...and DO NOT FORGET THE VETS! (yes, you can read that line twice!)................................
*The "Dime-A-Dozen" CD is currently available only at shows, or by mail: check or m.o. for $15 +$2 shipping to FeelRealRecords, P.O. Box 287068, NY, NY 10128................
I watched the Inauguration video. It is a magical moment for this beautiful song. I also love People Together. I think it is my favorite in this group of songs... Congratulations again Leo!
Greetings! We're on the road a lot this fall & winter and hope to see you at one of these shows!!
11-13-08: Therese's Greatnites, Youngstown, OH 11-14-08: I-Rock, Detroit, MI 11-15-08: The Winchester, Cleveland, OH 11-17-08: 11th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute Concert, Chicago, IL 11-22-08: The Lost Dog, Ithaca, NY 12-03-08: Cyber Café West, Binghamton, NY 12-08-08: NBC TV, The 10! Show, Philadelphia, PA
This December we'll be opening for ELLIOTT MURPHY on an East Coast/West Coast tour!
12-10-08 Johnny D's, Somerville (Boston), MA 12-12-08 The Stephen Talkhouse, Amangansett, NY 12-13-08 Valentine's, Albany, NY 12-15-08 The Living Room, New York, NY 12-16-08 Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC 12-17-08 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA 12-18-08 Watercolor Cafe, Larchmont, NY 1-07-09 Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA 1-08-09 Don Quixote's Music Hall, Felton (Santa Cruz), CA 1-10-09 Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA 1-11-09 Mama Hillybeans Cafe, Tehachapi, CA 1-13-09 Acoustic Music San Diego, San Diego, CA 1-14-09 The Blue Cafe, Long Beach, CA 1-16-09 NAMM 2009, Anaheim, CA
We NEED your HELP in promoting these shows locally! If interested, please visit www. bestindie. com/emjktour. html where you can also find out more about Elliott Murphy and his guitarist Olivier Durand as well as reserve tickets!
Hey there! It’s Joanne from Jann Klose’s Street Team letting you know that Jann will be playing at Mexicali Live (www. mexicalilive. com) on September 4th. Hope you can make it! Thanks.
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