Book of Jude
Book of Jude, Season One, is a series of discussions between myself, singer, songwriter - Jude Johnstone, and my daughter, 29 year old singer, songwriter - Ray Duncan, about the songs, stories, thoughts and experiences from my many years in the music business. We start from the beginning, growing up in Maine, playing in a top forty band, meeting Clarence Clemons on a plane, spending time in NYC and New Jersey under his wing, attending the famous No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden, watching Bruce Springsteen record "The River", and then moving to Los Angeles in 1979. From there we delve into making demos, playing clubs, singing backup vocals, signing my first publishing deal, and getting my first songs covered by well known artists. Ray asks me questions about how each of those early experiences educated and shaped me. We also touch on some of the mistakes I made and what I would have done differently now. We discuss my choice to eventually leave LA for the Central Coast of CA to raise a family, while releasing 8 albums, touring Europe, opening shows for some of my heroes and finally moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2015.
Book of Jude, Season Two, is myself and Ray interviewing other well known artists that I have worked with or known for many years, and may have talked about
in Season One. We have some very exciting guests to come. Stay tuned.
Book of Jude
Backup Vocals and Cuts, (Stevie Nicks, Bette Midler, Leonard Cohen, Lucinda...)episode 3
This episode is a little longer, about my first big cuts, and singing some background vocals on other's records, and Los Angeles in the early 80's.
The songs you hear are "Over and Done" from my Blue Light cd and "The Girl is Onto You", never released by me but released on Bette Midler's Some People's Lives album.
Also "Cross The Line" from Clarence Clemons cd, Hero, which we wrote together. And "I Can’t Forget" from Leonard Cohen’s cd I’m Your Man, which I sing on. And Bette Miller’s "My Eye on You" from No Frills, which I sing all of with her. All songs available on your streaming platforms except Steven Soles "Touch the Power" from The Promise, unavailable, however his song "Shake the Dust" from the same record is.
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