Jim Colyer
Dec 30th, 2006, 06:32 PM
I met Veda Radanovich at Lonnie's Western Room in Printers Alley in Nashville in the summer of 2000. She was singing rock and country hits for admiring tourists. I was impressed with Veda's energy and stage presence. She bore a resemblance to Shania Twain. I was writing Shania-style songs and recording various female singers. I introduced myself to Veda and asked if she were interested in doing my songs. She answered in the affirmative. We went to Direct Image Recording Studio in Nashville.
I LOOKED TWICE http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/11/lofi.mp3 was our first effort. It is about a girl who walks into a bar, does a double-take and finds Mr. Right. It drives like Bob Seger. Kenny gets great musicians.
ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/3/lofi.mp3 is Veda's favorite. I used travel images to show lovers who always find each other.
COUNTRY http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/2/lofi.mp3 is a spoof of country music and patriotism. I could not resist putting Shania in.
A MAN IS A MAN http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/4/lofi.mp3 got play on 268 FM stations. Veda did the "bat dance" around the studio. She was ecstatic. There was always a chemistry between her and Kenny.
We recorded I PROMISE (WEDDING SONG) http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/13/lofi.mp3 and SWIM WITH DOLPHINS http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/12/lofi.mp3 with Veda's bass player, Brian Eckert. I get emails from brides-to-be who want to sing WEDDING SONG to their hubands at their weddings. I wrote SWIM WITH DOLPHINS around Veda. Randy Travis was a major influence on her career.
HEARTBREAKER http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/5/lofi.mp3 is an eerie showtune.
The night we recorded JESUS PAID MY DEBT http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/9/lofi.mp3 there was a homeless man outside Kenny's studio. Veda insisted on giving him money. She said he might be an angel sent to test us. I was skeptical. We got a fine track that night on a Gospel song.
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I LOOKED TWICE http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/11/lofi.mp3 was our first effort. It is about a girl who walks into a bar, does a double-take and finds Mr. Right. It drives like Bob Seger. Kenny gets great musicians.
ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/3/lofi.mp3 is Veda's favorite. I used travel images to show lovers who always find each other.
COUNTRY http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/2/lofi.mp3 is a spoof of country music and patriotism. I could not resist putting Shania in.
A MAN IS A MAN http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/4/lofi.mp3 got play on 268 FM stations. Veda did the "bat dance" around the studio. She was ecstatic. There was always a chemistry between her and Kenny.
We recorded I PROMISE (WEDDING SONG) http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/13/lofi.mp3 and SWIM WITH DOLPHINS http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/12/lofi.mp3 with Veda's bass player, Brian Eckert. I get emails from brides-to-be who want to sing WEDDING SONG to their hubands at their weddings. I wrote SWIM WITH DOLPHINS around Veda. Randy Travis was a major influence on her career.
HEARTBREAKER http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/5/lofi.mp3 is an eerie showtune.
The night we recorded JESUS PAID MY DEBT http://jimcolyer.com/@tracks/9/lofi.mp3 there was a homeless man outside Kenny's studio. Veda insisted on giving him money. She said he might be an angel sent to test us. I was skeptical. We got a fine track that night on a Gospel song.
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