Sherry (Minter) Lawson, singer/songwriter: Home
I just added a rough version of 'I Miss the Beatles' to my music page. Check it out!
I'm writing this the day before my birthday, 2011. Six years ago today I was helping my son and my sister prepare my brother's memorial service to be held on my birthday. It just fell that way, he died the week before on July 2 after a horrible two weeks suffering with malignant melanoma. I am missing him today and remembering all the times he made me laugh, made me mad, made me try harder with music, helped me and forgave me. We raised our boys together, we played in bands together, we played jokes on each other - he was someone you didn't want to get into a practical joke war with. He was the first to give me the idea that I could play music. He was my brother, Dennis. I have some of his music on this site. I'll try to put a picture of him on it too. Listen to his music today with me.....thanks for reading this and visiting my site.
Music stuff:
Currently I'm working on CD #3 which will probably be called 'I Miss the Beatles'. This time I'm going to record some songs by other artists (friends) that I do when I perform plus some of my own new songs, the title song included of course.
The plan right now is to record songs from: Kathy Martin (my co-founder of the Tullahoma Songwriter's Circle); James Bell (another Tullahoma songwriter); Diane Otte,(my former duo partner from Atlanta)and Barry Lehman AKA Hugh-Barrett Lehman- a songwriter friend from Memphis. I'm playing a lot of bouzouki (A-Mandolin) now and I love how it sounds. I use a Celtic tuning so it sounds really cool. I think you'll like it, too.
Besides 'I Miss the Beatles' a song that includes everyone in my life at the time of the Beatles, the songs of mine I'm planning to include are:
1) 'Unavailable' a song about considering a hook-up with an old flame via social networking. There's a really weird true story that this one is based on, told to me by a new friend on a drive out of town one day last year.
2) 'Dennis' Daughter' about my brother who died about 5 years ago leaving an 8 month old daughter, my mini-me.
3) 'The Bridge between Heaven and Earth' was written in nuevo-flamenco style and taken from an energy exercise I've lead in different groups. The lyrics might be a little deep for some folk's taste but, hopefully, the peppy delivery will make it listenable and even fun.
4) 'Nashville by Nightfall'is a song about a couple who's kids are grown returning to the city of their honeymoon this time to see if they can make something out of their music before they have grandkids.
There are a few more but they're not titled yet, nor finished :0
I really want the style of this one to be Gypsy Jazz. We touched on it in 'Leap and the Net will Appear' but this time I want to go balls to the walls with it so I'm setting my sights on recording in Kansas City once again. Why? Well, I'm more comfortable there for one, but mainly because I want to record it with Janet Jamison, a really good fiddle player who has recently gotten in to Gypsy Jazz and Steve Davis, one of Kansas City's best guitarists who is also working with Gypsy Jazz. Neither of them know I have my sights on them and I haven't decided on the studio yet but all of that will come when it's time.
If you know me you know I believe in the power of sharing dreams and goals to help them come true. Now I've shared mine with you, please send some positive energy my way and know that I really appreciate your support. Without you I wouldn't have the nerve to keep writing and recording. Feel free to sign my Guestbook, I look at it everyday.
Seriously, thank you.