Chet Nichols

Chet Nichols

Rock & Roll Music

Song Description

"Taxi To Tonganoxie", is the only CD of Chet Nichols' music that features full back-up bands in the studio. The material on this CD was recorded, engineered and co-produced by Stephen Barncard in two different studios back in the early and mid 1970's. The songs, "Paper Burns" and "You Were They And They Were You" were recorded at Wally Heider's studio in San Francisco. The other tunes were recorded at Stephen Barncard's home in the hills above Beverly Glen in Los Angeles. The back-up band at the Beverly Glen location consisted of a fabulous group of artists: Laura Allan (Laura Allen)- vocals, Fuzzy Oxendine - drums (Sons, Grape, Jerry Miller Band, etc), Wayne Goodwyn on Fiddle, lap steel (Emmylou), Ricky Wallace, Estrella Berosini - vocals and Billy Berosini - bass (Jackson Browne, Brewer & Shipley). Chet played acoustic guitar, dulcimer,electric guitar and piano. Even Stephen got in on the act and made an appearance playing bass! The Heider sessions consisted of Buddy Cage - pedal steel guitar (New Riders of The Purple Sage), Pete Sears - bass (New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Jefferson Starship) and Spenser Dryden - drums (The Airplane, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage). Even though this collection of tunes is almost 35 years old, people are still discovering it, enjoying it and sharing it.

Song Length 3:52 Genre Rock - Americana, Rock - Americana
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Pleasant, Cheerful Subject Musician
Similar Artists Bob Dylan, The Band Language English
Era 1970 - 1979

Lyrics

"Rock & Roll Music"
Lyrics and Music by Chet Nichols
Copyright 1972/2014 by Chet Nichols (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - 310-386-3636
http://www.chetnicholsmusic.com :: chet@chetnichols.net

Verse 1.
There were days I struck out so many times
I vowed I never wanna see a fast ball again
Still there was always one thing, one thing got me round
To take a couple extra swings

Chorus
And my days would begin with it - rock & roll
The middle was filled by it - rock & roll
I was put/used to go to sleep by it - rock & roll
I used to roll my own by it - rock & roll
My car strictly drove on it - rock & roll
But, now, now we only got the doughnut hole

Verse 2.
There were days I was stuck in the mud so many times
Spinning my wheels and going nowhere
Still there was always one thing, one thing got me out
And made me take them extra spins

Chorus

Verse 2.
People sometimes ask me "Hey Chester, how'd get so big"?
I tell them I was fed on a hybrid diet
My mother's friend they shook their heads saying, "Frances don't you try it"
Still, I always got my dose

Chorus



Fun song. Wonderful vocal.

I love the way the song starts with the piano and hand claps, I really like the lead vocals and the backup vocals as well - sounds a little like Bob Seger.

Nice lead and backing vocal, really cool vibrato in the lead vocal. Great groove, the bass and drums work well together.

Reminds me of some classic Bob Segar songs like " Old Time Rock And Roll ". very energetic per4formances. Very nice guitar tone.

I loved the 1960's rock vibe from this song. It was lots of fun and reminded me of old school songs. I could see this working well in movies depicting music from the sixties.It has a fun groove.

Nice catchy upbeat tune! Definitely has potential for a film placement for sure. Vocals are recorded perfectly, harmonies are perfect. Would have liked to hear more of that guitar!! Keep it coming!!!

I like the lead vocal.This song gives us snapshot's of the singer's life against the backdrop of Rock and Roll. A nice idea well done. Good tune.

Absolutely love this track. Well written catchy tune. Great to see the subtle yet effective use of the back ground vocals invokes a real old time rock and roll vibe.

Really spirited song that lifts listeners! Nicely put together & good luck with it!

Standard Rock 'n' Roller, but nothing wrong with that. Good performance and good vox. Nice groove. I enjoyed it.

Nice rhythm. Great vocals and harmonies. Good instrumentation. Great song to play out live.

Nice track, dig the vibe & hand claps!

Should pitch this song as rockabilly nice groove good vocal

Very soul driving rhthym and funky beat. Put me in a great mood after listing to this tune

Nicely done. This has a nice 50's sound to it. It's nice to listen to a professional quality tune. I like the fact that you didn't bury this song in effects. You kept it simple and clean and it complimented the song well.

P.S.: I, too, run on Rock & Roll. ;-p

Lyrics Chet Nichols Music Chet nichols
Producer Stephen Barncard Publisher Chet Nichols/Magic Garage Music (ASCAP)
Performance Chet Nichols & The Magic Garage Band Label Magic Garage Records

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