Hope you are doing well. The "Third" cd/project is closer to being a reality. It will be called "RELEASED" subtitled "The Third collection by singer songwriter Jim Chaps." Jim Chaps - Second (Folk Music Renaissance) is a collection of eclectic folk, instrumental and public domain music. Jim Chaps - First cd (2004) featured 12 original works, among them his best-selling instrumental "Man With Blue Guitar" and emotive "New York For Firemen" All Jim Chaps music is available on iTunes and many online music sellers like MSN music, Walmart.com, AOL music, Napster, etc.
"Destiny" from First cd/project.... video by marathoner Kim
"Brevity and Vanity of Life" based upon poet Arthur Guiterman's "Vanity of Earthly Greatness." Recorded December, 2008
"To Zenny From Yeats" (like dates, mates) A W.B.Yeats poem fits for this namesake to sing to Zenyatta. Yeats is Number Three on the Worldwide All-Decade Top 10.
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Original decal for peace and patriotism.
Jim Chaps - Second
From left: Jim Chaps, Kirk Gibson, Alan Trammell.
Acoustic National Anthem
Many thanks for the kind words people have shared with me regarding this rendition of our National Anthem. The first time I played this song was in 2005 at a Cincinnati Reds / Detroit Tigers spring training game in Sarasota, Fla. I recvd a great response from many people afterward. The Reds organization in Sarasota went the extra mile to mic for vocals and guitar. Cincinnati's manager Dave Miley said, "Nice job on that song" as I walked past him and into the stands. And Tigers mgr. Alan Trammell, also gave a nice compliment. And I enjoyed talking with ABC-7 sportscaster Lowell Galindo (now with ESPN networks) said the song was "Top 5 all time". Very special thanks to then Detroit Tiger pitcher Jason Grilli for his words of encouragement, nudging me to learn to play chords for the National Anthem on the guitar for a stadium environment. (UPDATE: Alan Trammell now coaching with the Arizona Diamondbacks; Jason Grilli is now pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates.)
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FIRST and SECOND CDs:Available at Apple iTunes.com , MSN Music, Yahoo Music, walmart.com, Napster and www.cdbaby.com THIRD is in progress and will be available at these and other fine outlets soon.
Love, joy, peace, faithfulness, gentleness, goodness, kindness, patience and self-control
