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"Something New Revisited" MGM's Verve Folkways Label (1966) |
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This album was originally recorded by MGM's Verve/Folkways in 1966. I was a helicopter pilot with the US Army at the time. Not long after this album was released, I was promoted to Major. And... shortly after that, I was ordered to curtail my music career because such activities were not becoming of a Field Grade Officer. I had a family with five kids to support, so I let the music go until after I retired from the military. The album, of course, is no longer available except through several companies who specialize in out of print old albums. This CD is a remix with added musical accompaniments. The lady on the cover with me is my wife, Gerri. |
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SELECTIONS ON THIS CD To hear samples click on any item in pink |
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| It’s a Long Ways Down That Road | |
| Come and Sit Beside Me (For My Mother) | You But The Reason |
| I Guess You’d Better Leave It Like That | Five Questions |
| Her Man Black (Crazy Georgia) | Lie Down Young Woman (Viola Liuzzo’s Song. Written in tribute to a young civil rights worker from Detroit, Mi who was killed in Alabama) |
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Written & Composed by Herbert Metoyer (BMI) This CD was remixed by Cane River Media, Southfield, MI Price: $15 + $2 shipping Click Add To Cart to pay through PAYPAL
Or: Send Check or Money Order To: Cane River Music 25785 Catalina Street, Southfield, MI 48075 |
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"Here I Am Again" Cane River Media (2004) |
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 Well…. Here I Am Again, It has been almost forty years since I recorded my last album for Verve/Folkways. I waited a long time, hoping folk music would resurface again. Well… I’ve about run out of time and I feel as if I should make my move. The problem is… I have amassed a ton of music over the years and it would require over five CD’s to showcase what I have accumulated. Although the acoustic guitar is my favorite instrument, I have augmented my arrangements with synthesized music. The subjects of my music, however, are still clearly representative of the Folk genre. I love to write about people, news, and situations I have encountered or bore witness to in my lifetime. “Ole July,” for example, is a song about a homeless street singer in New Orleans. And since I am a Creole, I also included a couple of Creole songs. At any rate, I hope you enjoy the selections I chose for this initial CD. Thanks for your support, And Thanks to my sons, Herbert, III & Angelo who played backup guitar for me. Herb Metoyer . |
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| "Here I Am Again" Selections | |
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1. Ain’t Nothing Right |
Pop love song. |
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2. Ole July |
Folksong about a homeless, New Orleans street dancer. |
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3. Brave Men |
Folksong concerning a soldiers battlefield lament. This song is dedicated to my brother, Captain Bryford G. Metoyer, a helicopter pilot killed in Vietnam. |
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4. Black Gal |
Adaptation of Ahuddie Ledbetter’s song “In The Pines” with new words, music & arrangement. I wrote this song to portray some of the trials & tribulations endured by Black men & women during the dark years of our history. |
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5. Comme Sa Va |
A fun “Creole Song.” No story here. Just a song to sing and clap your hands to. |
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6. Two Lost Children of Cumberland County |
Folksong about two children who were reported missing in 1967 in Cumberland county, North Carolina |
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7. Alberta Easter |
Folksong about a woman & her sons who killed 3 police officers in Inkster, MI. when the officers attempted to evict them from The Bungalow motel in 1987. One of her sons was a crippled. They are now serving life sentences without parole. Easter now age 85. |
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Folk Blues song about the September 11th tragedy. Contains some tasteful humor about President Bush. |
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9. Fitenight |
Folk poetry/song about Joe Louis fight nights in rural Louisiana during the 1940’s. |
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10. North From Idaho |
Folksong about a hopeless love |
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11. Going Down To Cane River |
A “Creole Song” about dancing to the zydeco on Cane River in Louisiana. Cane River is the origin of my family roots. |
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12. Lord, Here I am Again |
A Religious Song & Prayer. I wrote this song during a stressful period of my life. During the process of seeking solace, I was reminded of how many times I have wandered off happy-go-lucky only to return and submit myself to the Creator when things got to be a little too rough. |
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Written & Composed by Herbert Metoyer (BMI) Produced by Cane River Media, Southfield, MI Price: $15 + $2 shipping Click "Add To Cart" to pay through PAYPAL
OR... BUY "Here I Am Again"via Mail Order: Send Check or Money Order To: Cane River Media / 25785 Catalina Street, Southfield, MI 48075
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"This Is The Time" Cane River Media (2010) recepient of the 2010 asante award by NOLA.TV (New Orleans) |
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| "This Is The Time" Selections | |
| Dedicated to anyone who has lost a loved one to war, especially to my brother's wife, Evelyn Metoyer. Her husband and my brother, Capt. Bryford Metoyer, a helicopter pilot, was killed in Vietnam in 1964 | |
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When seasons change and the times get rough, some birds migrate south. Some lovers do, too. |
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3. A Soldier's Song |
When I went to Vietnam, I told my mother & wife that if I fell to put Magnolia's (Louisiana's State Flower) on my grave. |
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A humorous song about a tragic event. |
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5. Bad Wine |
A humorous, heavy Blues Folksong about a fight in a Bar on Rampart Street in New Orleans |
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Folk Tale about a Cajun woman who loses her husband and Captain of a shrimp boat to the sea during Hurricane Katrina. Dedicated to our Shrimp & Oyster fishermen This song was written by my son... Herb |
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7. Get Me Cat Back |
A humorous Ode to the cane field workers of my childhood. |
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A love song for my wife, Geraldine. |
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Tough economic times coupled with the greed of companies and their CEO's have complicated all of our lives and reduced the poor folks to a Share-Cropper status. |
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10. Bayou St John History |
History of Bayou St. John during Slavery Times. |
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11. Bayou Saint John |
About a young man trapped by his love for a Voodoo priestess and her activities on Saint John Bayou in New Orleans, LA |
| Song inspired by Barack Obama's hope for the future | |
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13. W Fred Neil’s Song |
Written in memory of a close friend, Fred Neil, who recently passed away. |
| 14. An Anniversary Song | Written for my wife in celebration of our “Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary.” |
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Written & Composed by Herbert Metoyer (BMI) Produced by Cane River Media, Southfield, MI Price: $15 + $2 shipping Click "Add To Cart" to pay through PAYPAL |
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OR... BUY "This Is The Time" via Mail Order: Send Check or Money Order To: Cane River Media / 25785 Catalina Street, Southfield, MI 48075
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