“You know he’s not gonna come out and tell me what’s wrong- his father beat into him that a man should be strong”
“He’s listening to Townes God damn Van Zandt in the dark again”
Pretty powerful lyrics if you ask me… And I can feel every damn emotion with chills throughout my body. I can’t get enough of the song. Those who know me the closest know that this could be a song about me. There’s days that nothing can take away my pains and passions besides music. Sometimes a man just wants to cry. This song brings those memories out of my eyes and makes them roll down my cheeks…Damn that Healing, Cleansing, Crying like a little bitch…..
I first met James Gedda and heard his music at Sad by Southwest, in Ft Worth a few months ago.. this tune definitely fit the bill.
Gedda currently resides in Illinois but with his Baritone voice and Americana styled story songs he is breaking into our Texas country and Red Dirt scene.
James Gedda is currently working out a new album and says this song ‘Townes’ should be the first single to be released off that album.
I hope the world is as ready as I am.
Pancho.