Music:
Member Since: 4/7/2007
Band Website: www.CovertSounds.com"CovertSounds.com
Band Members: DO YOU WRITE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS SONGS ? OR IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS SONG TO PREFORM, CHECK OUT OUR ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS SONGS SITE ...IT'S DEDICATED TO ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC, YEAR AROUND.
Richard C. Richardson is the founding member and can be heard on guitars, bass, banjo, drums, keys, percussion and vocals. KIM RICHARDSON is ..boards and vocals. Many of the players listed elsewhere in the Bio's are all on board.
Right now I am recouping from lower back surgery, which is slowing things down.
Equipment wise, most of the guitar sounds are played through either a 60's Epiphone Superba Amp, a Sundown Rocky tube amp or a very old 3 tube Alamo Amp. The Epiphone amp has that very tasty tremelo and reverb that digital equipment just can't seem to match. Also a Boss GX700 processor is used for some tunes.
Our studio is plug and play with a good variety of instruments and amps available.
We have available a Roland VS2480 24 digital recorder and a complete ProTools package for recording.
Influences: To list all of the influences would take numerous pages and hours to read, so I'll just mention a few.
From the 50's you can see the influence of the LAMBERT, HENDRICKS and ROSS as well as the Everly Brothers with the tight harmonies. Of course the great LES PAUL and MARY FORD pioneering the multitrack recording at home. MOSE ALLISON has to be mentioned as well, with great bluesy jazz performances and vocals. Great players and artists such as Chet Baker, Stan Getz and all the Jazz greats of he era..
From the 60's the Brittish Invasion is certainly evident as well including the Beatles, Bee Gees , ZOMBIES, Rolling Stones, Animals and of course Pink Floyd. Also in the 60's some of the Country Western greats including Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Merle Haggart, Statler Brothers. Also American groups such as the Young Rascals, CSNY, PAUL SIMON, America etc..Also, the late great RAY CHARLES. AND one of my favorite singers from the 60's was the Brazilian beauty ASTRUD GILBERTO.
70's influences were mostly dominated by the great singer songwriters of the era, James Taylor, Carol King, Neil Young, Eagles, Loggins and Massena and many more.
Of course the 80's was the Hair Days with influences by Motley Crue, Poison, Guns & Roses and all the other great Metal groups.
I do believe though that probably the most influential guitar player was DON POTTER from Glen Falls, NY's. His vocals would stand up the hair on your back. The acoustic guitar work is outstanding, whether fingerpicking or strumming. Don, along with BAT McGRATH
who is also a great songwriter, singer and musician, recorded a number of albums together, solo and with CHUCK MANGIONE. Don was musical director for the JUDDS at one time and still produces his own works on a Christian Label. Don is just a great player/singer/minister who can do it all.
BAT'S WEBSITE:
BAT McGRATH
DON has a website at:
DON POTTER
DON & BAT have a fan produced page at:
HYLIE MORRIS' ALLEY
I Recently attended the 37th anniversary Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
production of the FRIENDS AND LOVE CONCERT with almost all of the original artists including, Don Potter, Bat McGrath, Chuck Mangione, Gap Mangione, Tony Levin, Steve Gadd, Gerry Niewood and many more famous players, great concert.
Greatest Jazz influence was the fabulous jazz guitarist, DICK LONGALE of Rochester New York. Dick was pretty much a loner who taught jazz guitar at his house and rarely ventured out. Without a doubt, one of the greatest jazz players and teachers of all time. His voicing on the guitar were just unbelievable, the type of player that everyone that knew him or heard him play, was in awe.
The influences were many that shaped this band. From ASTRUD GILBERTO, CHET BAKER, STAN GETZ, JOE PASS to the ANIMALS, BEATLES, ZOMBIES, and many many more.
The Come Of Age Album is long overdue and will be available for very soon. All tracks digitally remastered from the original tapes by Richardson Music and Recording Studio of Interlaken, NY.
And here's a quick link to an incredible, amazing human being, EDGAR CAYCE
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LASTLY --- GLOBAL WARMING...It's really time everyone starts thinking about what's happenning to "THE EARTH".... If you want your kids and grandkids to have a planet left to them, let's get some people elected in WASHINGTON that will do more than just talk... We were (still are) big fans of AL GORE, but he has stated he won't be running in 2008, let's get behind someone who is just as much concerned with the enviroment as AL GORE...It maybe hard to find someone, but I'm open for suggestions....
Thanks,
Richard
Sounds Like: A mixture of EVERYTHING......
From the bouncy good times bluegrass style found on GUESS YOU'RE GOING TO MISS ME and BEAUTIFUL DAY, to the gloomy dark sounding Title Track COME OF AGE.
When you hear the whole album, you might be amused with a few of the tracks that were written for other singers and artists back in the late 60's and 70's, including songs such as BREEZE that has that Big Band feel and MY CONCERN that has that old late 50's surf sounds.
Other tracks on the "COME OF AGE" CD are MAYBE I DON'T WANT MUCH (a blues jazzy tune), ONE MORE TIME BLUES, STILL FEEL THE MAGIC, NO REGRETS, TWO PEOPLE, WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING, DEEP WITHIN YOUR MIND (another dark, gloomy sounding tune ), , STILL WANT YOUR LOVE, STATEMENT OF TRUTH and a few more interesting songs.
Richard makes use of many different chord structures, major and minor 7th, 9ths, 13ths, 6ths, diminished and augmented chords that give the songs a different feel and texture than the ordinary three chord rock and roll arangements.
The cuts you are hearing are the original rough drafts of the material, before editing, that will be on the CD's, so excuse any errors.
Would like to give a special hello to family living in KODIAK , ALASKA, Theresa Richardson (also known on the island as KODIAK KATE )
, Mike, Jessie and Corinne Richardson....
Lives change and time marches on, but you're always a very big part of our lives, and we miss you all.
If anyone knows how to get hold of Bob Fela....LET ME KNOW.... Also want to give special thanks to GARY CULOTTA for being there, just for being there.....We missed the concert at Highland, we'll have to shoot for another time.
Also want to say hello to Ron Campe, Bob Alessi, John DeBernardo and Bob Fela again, can't believe that so many years have gone by.
Special hello to the guys at HOUSE OF GUITARS in Rochester for sticking around for over 40 years.
Thanks, Richard
Record Label: Richardson Music, Interlaken NY
Type of Label: Indie
