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Leaving Key Member Clause

from Leaving Key Member Clause by David Lowery

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    This is the second in a series of albums that are autobiographical. This mostly covers the period 1989 to 1996. I do this not so much to tell my story but also tell the stories of others who have shared their lives with me. This is a limited edition of 1,000 CDs. Please do not make copies or upload to SoundCloud, YouTube, etc. Think small. Ubiquity is overrated.
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    released January 1, 2021

    Performed by David Lowery and the COVID 8. All backing musicians were paid union scale. However, if you feel so inclined you may tip the musicians. Paypal or Venmo is listed below.

    Leith Fleming-Smith: Organ (Track 8) PayPal: leithfs@gmail.com
    Bryan Howard: Bass and electric guitar. Venmo: @Bryan-Howard-bjh
    Jeremy Lawton: Organ and piano (Track 4)
    David Lowery: Vocals, guitar, tambourine, and banjo
    Luke Moller: String arrangements, fiddle, violin, viola, cello. Venmo: @Luke-Moller
    Carlton Owens: Drums. Venmo: @Carlton-Owens-2
    Matt “Pistol” Stoessel: Pedal steel. Venmo: @Pistolpedalsteel
    Velena Vego: Handclaps, castanets, percussion, and vocals

    Produced and Recorded by Velena Vego and David Lowery
    1,2,3,7 Mixed by Drew Vandenberg
    4,5,6,8 Mixed by David Lowery
    Additional recording by Bryan Howard
    Mastered by Jason NeSmith at Chase Park Transduction
    All songs were written by David Lowery
    Bicycle Spaniard Music (BMI)
    © and Ⓟ 2020 David Lowery
    Management: Velena Vego Management, VelenaVego@gmail.com
    Booking: Jerry Lima, Madison House, Jerry@madison-house.com
    Artwork by Jeremy Fetzer

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Produced by Velena Vego and David Lowery
Mixed by David Lowery
Tracks recorded by Bryan Howard

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Leaving Key Member Clause

Well I [C] arrived late night in
[F] Southern Cali [C] fornia
got a [C] ride from Jackson
to my [F] old place in the Hollywood [C] Hills

“Congratu-[G]-lations you’ve been de-[F]-clared
the band’s key [C] member
here’s the re-[G]-cording contract
and [F] all of the unrecouped [C] debt”

Drove my Valiant out to my Redlands
storage locker
the door was open
the lock laying on the ground
all my gear was gone
just a crate of vinyl records
sold them all for cash
at Rhino Records that afternoon.

I took that [am]cash and my
last [G] two thousand [F] dollars
bought a [am]Tascam 688 [G]
and so micro-[F] phones
set it [C] all up
in the [F] kitchen of Bryan McPherson’s [C] apartment
The [G] record company contract
[F] leaving key member [C] clause

Johnny Hickman comes in
with a black eye just out of Kern County
a Circle K argument
over incorrect change
couldn’t make up my mind if this was a good
or terrible omen
but he took out his frustrations
playing guitar on every song
I could barely get by on my Bug
mechanical royalties
But the record company parties
kept us fed and drunk
there were local girl flirtations
in the Hollywood dive bars
the record company contract
leaving key member clause
it’s a wonder we got anything
done at all
it’s a wonder we ever left

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from Leaving Key Member Clause, track released January 1, 2021
Bryan Howard: Bass
Jeremy Lawton: Organ and piano
David Lowery: Vocals and guitar
Carlton Owens: Drums
Matt Stoessel: Pedal steel
Velena Vego: Percussion

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David Lowery Athens, Georgia

David Lowery is the lead singer and guitarist for the critically acclaimed groups Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker. He splits his time between Richmond VA and Athens GA.

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