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Thanks for the review chet!
You are welcome..... I just posted a new piano solo album. Gentle, mellow, intimate and semi-magical. It is entitled, "Sierra Lullabies". Nice way to sit back and chill or fall asleep to.... At my Broadjam site..... God Bless, Chester
Thanks for the review! .Mrs Kate
Sandra thanks for the review of homemade bread. Just made some today! Wish I could share it with you
Thanks for the recent reviews, Marvin. I appreciate you! Mrs Kate
Hi Diane, glad you liked my leftovers song. Happens all the time at our house. Your friend in Indiana Mrs Kate
Yes I definitely could relate !! Have a wonderful day :)
Hey Mrs. Kate! Thanks for the wonderful review of my song, "The Sands Of Time"...... You are one of the few who have "gotten" this song for what it was, is and can be....AKA a funeral song..... I also think it is a fine song to ponder when pondering the passing of life in general. I put more time and re-writes into this song than any other song I have written. I was inspired to write it after my brother died, three of my best friends of died....suddenly. They ware a crushing losses. When I finished the final mix and went and asked my wife to read the lyrics then I was going to have her listen to the song. She stopped me and said, "I have to tell you something, Leslie just passed away". Leslie was my oldest brother's first wife who had been suffering for a while. She was like my older sister and a very good friend. She loved my music and encouraged me to keep writing. Anytime I was in Chicago playing a club or one tour, she and my brother were there. When I opened for John Denver, my brother Brought his camera and took picture of me playing the show. Anyway, her loss was very hard to take. She and my brother moved to LA where he became one of the top film directors in town, but LA kinda ate him up and he died suddenly when he was 45. Same age as my dad. He was my main mentor, as I grew older. They had two wonderful sons, who still live in LA and I don't speak top them. They don't want to talk to me because I am a conservative Catholic. Anyway, I would visit with Leslie when I went to LA. She was my buddy and an amazing lady. After she and my brother divorced, she started going out with a "musician and songwriter". She kept saying, "You know, Chester, you need to meet him". For some reason, I balked at it, over and over. Then during one of my production visits to LA, she invited me to a party at his house and insisted I come to it. I said, "OK", she gave the time and address and it was on a Sunday afternoon and drove over to the house. He lived in a part of LA that I had never been to. I thought I had taken a couple wrong turns as I tried to find the house. I was shocked when I arrived at this stately, huge mansion. I thought I might have the wrong address. Anyway, I walked up and rang the bell and no one answered, but I could hear a party was going on outside in the back, so I just walked in. This house was like a dream. Huge living room that had TWO Steinway CONCERT GRANDS in the living room with room to spare. OMG....then I walked to back where they was a lively group having a good time. Leslie saw me and came over and introduced me to everyone. It was like a dream. I went into the house and had the bartender mix me a margarita....and then went back into the living room. I WANTED TO PLAY one of those pianos. So, I sat down and started to play a song, "Earth River". The piano sounded other worldly. I had my eyes closed and when I opened them, there stood Leslie's boyfriend, a dark-haired woman and Leslie...just standing there smiling at me. I stopped playing. Her boyfriend, asked, "Did you write that?" I said, "Yes". "I told you," Leslie stated and she went outside. Her boyfriend and the dark haired lady move over to me and asked, "Can you play another song?" So, I did. At that point, they came over and we started to talk about songwriting, and what I was doing, and was I still writing....and then he said, "Well, Chester, I don't know what you are doing, but you should still be writing. If you stopped, start again and start now. You have it". We chatted for awhile and then we went outside and joined the party. The dark haired lady was a woman named, Diane Warren. Diane Warren. Leslie's boyfriend was, Michael Masser. He WAS famous for writing songs for Whitney Houston and wrote many of his songs for Leslie. Amazing story. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha el_Masser Anyway, when I got back to Chicago, I strung up my guitars with new strings, bought a Fender bass, bought a Yamaha workstation, some mics and a Tascam recorder and started to try and learn to write again. It was a very emotional time for me....and a huge struggle because my film production business was thriving and Nancy and I had two sons we were dedicated to raising. Moreover, I had been royally screwed by the music bizz in my career and touring days. But, still I found time to write and it all came back to me. And I do it now everyday and whenever I can and I love doing it. Sadly though, I have NEVER placed a song with another artist, and have had only one SYNC deal...ever. ONE. And get nothing back from it. Then, again, I loved it. I know my family thinks I am a little bit crazy, but the weird talent, voice and whispers haunt me. So, I just do it. I decided to beat back all the "can'ts" I hear on the outside and on the inside and just silence them with two words: I CAN. Anyway, I am so glad you like that songs and respond favorably to so many of my others. You are an inspiration. Keep up the good work God bless you.....really.....God bless you. Chester
Thanks for the review catnip! Mrs Kate
Hey Kate, thanks for the nice review of my song, "Judas Spy"! It WAS recorded "Live" at "Cowtown Ballroom in KC, MO back in 1972. That was last century! I went into my account and ADDED the lyrics. The song is about, well, SPIES! It was actually inspired by a guy I knew in Kansas, who worked for the FBI as a NARC....when I found out he was trying to entrap me.... he left town on the middle of the night, as I had fans who were out to "get him". I ran into once at a song festival in Crested Butte that I was playing at. he "excused" himself and went to the rest room and NEVER came back.... Later, I found out he went to Santa Barbara.... Spies, spies, spies.....
Hello Mannis. Thank you for liking let your heart live forever! Blessings on you! Mrs Kate
Hello Catnip, Thanks for the great review of Faithful Servant. I have known many in my life and I hope that those words will be said by Jesus to me when I meet Him in person. Here is our family Christmas card. Enjoy! https://www.mrskate.com/post/the-ca rpenter-family-christmas-poem-for-2 024 Your friend in music Mrs. Kate PS I am touring in FL in Jan but will not be near you....sorry.
For a minute I thought you were going to say "Jesus is in our Christmas Tree"! LOL! Always lovely, charming, and worth waiting for! I want to be the first guest on your tv show! PS Just got word a song I recorded in 1976 is going to be played on bigtime radio station in London! The DJ says he wants more copies for his DJ friends! All The Best! catnip=+=
Hello Miss Kate. I don't have the software for that But NCH software has it that can remove vocals from any song. Good luck Marvin
Hey Jeff. Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for the review! Mrs Kate
Randal thanks for donating to the hurricane relief fund for Brooke and Dustin. We raised $3000 with God's help! Mrs Kate
That is wonderful, it feels so good to help others. May God shine upon you.
Hello Michael. Thanks for the review of my vintage song lima beans. Yep I love em. There's a lima bean festival in NJ. I think that they used the song. Mrs Kate
Patty thanks for the 2 reviews! Mrs Kate
Glad you liked Florida Rain chet. At Chicago Airport heading home. Mrs Kate
I ka-new it 'twas you! Ahhh, O'Hare....weeeeeee. Best, Chester
Check out my new endeavour, "Laurel Canyon".... some authentic songs there. A year in the making and a labor of love to sonically scrub that collection. It is like you sitting in front of me...and I am playing for you....
Hi Patty. Thanks for the review of the preachers wife blues.. story of my life. Mrs Kate
Thanks for the review of Sweet Little Gray Haired Lady. Wrote it for a shut in I used to visit many years ago. Your friend, Mrs Kate
Hey Chet, thanks for the review of my VINTAGE song There's a Kingdom. Have a great day. Praying for all my friends in the path of this powerful storm. Your friend, Mrs Kate
Good Morning Kate, As promised, here is the first release and YouTube preview of the "Joy & Meaning" APP track I produced for the Monroe Institute. It is about :53 minutes long and meant to be experienced with headphones on. The full track is great to enjoy at the end of the day, when you've laid down in bed and are ready to fully relax and transcend....or when you are just staring at the sky, the clouds, a mountain, the stars, the ocean and chilling. I promise, it works. Enjoy, and share the link with others, if you like Chet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-A RRXLkUHw
Thanks for the review Marvin. Mrs Kate
Finally heard them all. Great work Chet!
Thank you... Mrs. Kate
Thanks for the review of the chocolate song. Mrs Kate
Chet thanks for the review of litter stinks!! You get it! Mrs kate
Kate thank you much for your kind words and positive review of my song. You know I haven't heard of a New Wave Rock song either until i saw the word in your review. I have always struggled to find the right genre for that song. I think you brought me a step closer. Thx Ante
Shelley thanks for the review of Bifocal Blues. Mrs Kate
Hello Angela. Thanks for the review of my whining song. I gave up on the publication world a long time ago. I am satisfied with performance dees and streaming income at this stage of my life. Your friend in music , Mrs Kate
Brandon thanks for the review of my song Mrs Kate
For sure! Thank you for sharing another great one.
Hey Kate, Thank you so much for the kind review of my song, "The Love I Wanna Show"! I am glad you "Got the song". It was a wedding song I wrote several years back....also it is kind of an Anniversary Song, too. You heard the solo vocal-guitar version. I do have a BAND version, too. Oddly enough, it was not on the Broadjam site, so I am re-posting it. Several years ago, it won the "Best Philosophical Song" contest at Broadjam, back when they had a broad-based monthly song contests. I think you will like the band version. Simple, sweet almost Beatles-like...with those thumpy Ringo drums. I also noticed you compare yourself to Peter, Paul and Mary. Interesting. I once toured for Mary Travers as her opening act. She did NOT like me, as she felt I put on a better show than her. I told her, "I am being paid to give the audience a nice experience and set them up for you!" She wanted Steve Goodman to be her opening act. I loved opening for her, though. She had a nice crowd who came to her shows. They paid me well, too. My last show was at THE club in Georgetown in Washington. They loved me there and let loose with a great series of shows. After my last show, MAry came over and said, "Thank you, you do fabulous shows. Dylan told me about you. He was jealous of you." Then she had me an envelope and whispered, "Here's something extra for you, but you will never open for me, again". At that point, I realized she had been abused by people....but not me. Best to you. Chester. PS Check out the band version!
Boy is that a cool story Chet! Thanks for sharing! Mrs Kate
Thanks for the review Diane! We were just in Toronto for a day on our way home on vacation. Toured the aquarium...amazing! God's creativity is so fun to explore!
Awesome Kate, yes summer is really the best time to visit !
Frank thanks for the review of litter stinks! Mrs Kate
My pleasure Kate! Great song!