RED JOHNSON
The Soft Side Of Me
The Soft Side Of Me – Don’t Change America –
If You Ain’t Got It – We Always Come Back – A Short Story Long – The
Brat Song – My Own Worst Enemy – Falling Dreams – Do It Now – My Heart
Don’t Thin I Should – You Saw Me through – A Sad Country song – A
Huggin’ and A Kissin’ – Confused
If You Ain’t Got It – We Always Come Back – A Short Story Long – The
Brat Song – My Own Worst Enemy – Falling Dreams – Do It Now – My Heart
Don’t Thin I Should – You Saw Me through – A Sad Country song – A
Huggin’ and A Kissin’ – Confused
I thought I had already reviewed this incredible new CD by
the upper Midwest’s finest traditional country music songwriter, but
there it was in my ‘to be reviewed’ box. I counted the CD’s that I
still have to review, and there are 36 of them in
there. I’m glad I found Red’s, because he is already going to get a CD
of the Year Award this year from the Rural Roots Music Commission this
year at the 41st annual National Old Time Music Festival in LeMars,
Iowa, Aug. 29-Sept 4. This great piece of country songwriting is called “Say Yes Again.” This CD “The Soft Side Of Me” is one
of his newest ones. Again, like in the case of Mary Channer Paul, age
is the defining factor, meaning it gets better with age. Red is an
incredible songwriter and this is his forte. He put together some
incredibly gifted old-time country instrumentalists for this project,
all of the usual backing players, but also includes a terrific accordion
player, a terrific fiddler, a terrific piano player, and of course all
the others are super good though we don’t know who they are. It’s this
combination of super good music in the traditional and classic country
style that has gotten Red into the good graces of a music placement
company that has now put no less than five of Red Johnson’s songs on no
less than five incredible high-quality and popular national television
shows, including NCIS one of the most popular drama shows on
television. It just doesn’t seem to stop, he’s even had one of his
songs on a movie being filmed in Canada right now. Red is an
‘inspiration’ writer. He puts down an ‘idea’ or a ‘thought’ that is
presented to him in his normal life style of living, and from that he
has written hundreds of incredibly thought provoking and lovable songs.
It all starts with an idea, a melody line, rhyming the right words, and
before you know it, Red has the words and music down in his head, and
off to the studio he goes, putting it all together with traditional
country music instrumentalists, bringing some of the best old-time
country music to the world. You might know he had a huge hit with
“There’s a Grand Ole Opry Show Playing Somewhere” that certainly tells
the truth about music today. Keep up the good work Red Johnson, don’t
lay the pen down….ever.
the upper Midwest’s finest traditional country music songwriter, but
there it was in my ‘to be reviewed’ box. I counted the CD’s that I
still have to review, and there are 36 of them in
there. I’m glad I found Red’s, because he is already going to get a CD
of the Year Award this year from the Rural Roots Music Commission this
year at the 41st annual National Old Time Music Festival in LeMars,
Iowa, Aug. 29-Sept 4. This great piece of country songwriting is called “Say Yes Again.” This CD “The Soft Side Of Me” is one
of his newest ones. Again, like in the case of Mary Channer Paul, age
is the defining factor, meaning it gets better with age. Red is an
incredible songwriter and this is his forte. He put together some
incredibly gifted old-time country instrumentalists for this project,
all of the usual backing players, but also includes a terrific accordion
player, a terrific fiddler, a terrific piano player, and of course all
the others are super good though we don’t know who they are. It’s this
combination of super good music in the traditional and classic country
style that has gotten Red into the good graces of a music placement
company that has now put no less than five of Red Johnson’s songs on no
less than five incredible high-quality and popular national television
shows, including NCIS one of the most popular drama shows on
television. It just doesn’t seem to stop, he’s even had one of his
songs on a movie being filmed in Canada right now. Red is an
‘inspiration’ writer. He puts down an ‘idea’ or a ‘thought’ that is
presented to him in his normal life style of living, and from that he
has written hundreds of incredibly thought provoking and lovable songs.
It all starts with an idea, a melody line, rhyming the right words, and
before you know it, Red has the words and music down in his head, and
off to the studio he goes, putting it all together with traditional
country music instrumentalists, bringing some of the best old-time
country music to the world. You might know he had a huge hit with
“There’s a Grand Ole Opry Show Playing Somewhere” that certainly tells
the truth about music today. Keep up the good work Red Johnson, don’t
lay the pen down….ever.
RECORD REVIEW BY BOB EVERHART – PRES. NTCMA – bobeverhart@yahoo.com
for Country Music News International