Garden of Love

Lately the band has been working extensively with Producer/Engineer, Pete Wainwright on the recording of Garden of Love. After a few short takes and many hours of engineering a pre-release version is available on www.myspace.com/bleuvoodoo.

Garden of Love is a haunting song about unrequited love. It is evocative in its simplicity and Bleu’s vocals are full of emotion. There will be a final EQ mix down prior to burning it onto the CD, but give it a listen; we think you’ll enjoy it!

The Vibe...

We all have to make choices. Many of mine are based on the successes and failures of others as examples (why reinvent the wheel?). I weigh things and consider my own conscience. I do not like owing anyone anything... ever. I made the decision a long time ago that music would be my muse not my vocation. Why? Because my wife and family comes first and the music industry is not a family friendly business. I am happy with my choice and can easily live with it. With that said, I found out today that due to my “real” job, I will have to travel away from home for the next two months. This reoccurring situation keeps my bills payed and food on the table, but makes it impossible to commit to gigging. So in the interim we will continue to record and post songs on our MySpace page.

Thankfully, I have a good friend in Henry that continues to stick with me through these difficult times. My life’s philosophy is to keep moving ahead with grace, and integrity, and I choose to follow my heart and look forward to every new day and every new opportunity. That’s the Bleu Voodoo vibe! Party on!

Always... Always On My Mind

Hey Y’all,

I know it’s been a while, but ain’t that life? After much deliberation and wringing of hands we’ve posted our original song, “Always” on www.myspace.com/bleuvoodoo. Hope y’all enjoy it.

Cowboy Songs

What can one say but a great time was had by all. Playing at the premier of the Florida Cattle Ranching exhibit was an honor. Special thanks to Ken Crawford in assisting in setting up and checking sound. Bob Stone and all of the good folks that work at the museum made the event go off with out a hitch. The cattlemen and their families passed through the exhibit with smiles and small talk. They were very complimentary about the music, and there was just a tremendous sense of goodwill.

Here is a list of the cowboy songs that Bleu performed during the exhibit:
Amarillo By Morning – George Strait
America the Beautiful
Back in the Saddle Again - Gene Autry
Big City – Merle Haggard
Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold
Cool Water - The Sons of the Pioneers
Cowboy Man – Lyle Lovett
Dixie
Don’t Fence Me In
Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash
Down In The Valley
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Git Along Little Doggie
Goodbye Old Paint
Happy Trails - Roy Rogers
Home on the Range - Gene Autry
I Can Still Make Cheyenne - George Strait
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Hank Williams
Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys - Willie Nelson
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) - Garth Brooks
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys - Willie Nelson
Rawhide!
Red River Valley
San Antonio Rose – Marty Robbins
Searchin’ For A Rainbow – Marshall Tucker Band
Should've Been a Cowboy - Toby Keith
Sweet Baby James – James Taylor
The Cowboy in Me - Tim McGraw
Tumbling Tumbleweed – Sons of the Pioneers

Yee-Haw!!

Yippee-ti-yi-oh Dude!

Hey Y’all,
Bleu has been invited to play music on March 11th for the Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries of Tradition exhibit in Tallahassee. This traveling exhibit explores the long history of cattle ranching in Florida and how it has changed through the years. It is at the Florida Museum of History Main Gallery. It starts at 3:00 pm and admission is free!

To change it up, he’ll be performing classic cowboy songs from the likes of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry as well as more modern classics by Willie Nelson and Marty Robbins to name a few. Bleu is honored to be involved in this once in a lifetime opportunity.

A Jam

Hey Y’all,
Henry and I got together with a couple of cats a few nights ago and played til the cows came home. Chris “Tequila” was on drums and Franky two fingers on bass, and Henry was playing rhythm guitar and singin' country tunes. This was the first I met these cats and it was refreshing; they were two of the nicest people I’ve come along in a long, LONG time. We made a racket; a true jam session. But it is good for the soul.

God Bless Billy Powell

God bless you Billy Powell. You became a roadie for Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1970, eventually promoted to keyboardist and a full fledged member of the band. You were the consistent, solid, beautiful melody buttressing the line of guitar heros that took the spotlight before you. What a life; you played on some of the best Southern Rock recordings ever made, you survived a plane crash... a plane crash in McComb, Mississippi in 1977! And you were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. So many accomplishments for a young man taken from this earth at age 56. Rest in peace and tell Ronnie, Steve, Alan, Cassie and Dean we miss them all, and keep rockin’! God bless you Billy Powell. You brought me great happiness and contributed to the theme song of my life.

God speed!