It makes a great instrumental on harp, that's for sure. I plan to record it in the near future. And check out the original... there are some great possibilities with this song...
Whoa, that's a revelation - never dawned on me that the Doobies may not of wrote that great tune themselves...Very creative tune, I can see why the D Brothers seen the greatness in it...Really a pleasure to hear the original, thanks Todd :)
Are you hooked up in Nashville as a session Player Todd? This tune could use a touch of your lyrical harp sensibility :)
Very cool song, Frank. No, I'm not a Nashville player, but folks often send me a song and I record the harp and send them back a wav file.
I'm not sure how much session work is available these days in Nashville. Harp doesn't seem to be as prevalent in Nashville recordings as it was in the days when Terry McMillan was alive and on the scene, but this may be also in part to the change in musical styles. Country music isn't what it once was, and a lot of the songs today don't seems to have the right feel for harp. Also, with today's technology, and everyone having a home recording set-up, it seems that the recording industry as a whole has changed or been impacted. There are lots of folks producing good quality albums on their own, as well as doing session work out of their home studios like me. Just my opinion. Perhaps someone like Jelly Roll or PT could offer a better perspective.
As for "Jesus Is Just Alright," there are other recordings out there - it's been covered by many bands. I like to research any old tune like that and hear as many versions as I can when putting together my own arrangement. You can find some really cool stuff. For example, there was a guitar player once who covered "The Streetbeater," AKA, the Sanford And Son theme, and it was awesome.... can't remember his name.
