Listening to the Music Zephaniah OHora

• 1 Heaven's on the Way 03:27
• 2 Black & Blue 03:10
• 3 It's Not so Easy Today 03:18
• 4 When I've No More Tears to Cry 03:24
• 5 All American Singer 03:57
• 6 Listening to the Music 03:14
• 7 Living Too Long 03:32
• 8 We Planned to Have It All 04:23
• 9 Riding That Train 03:16
• 10 Emily 03:28
• 11 You Make It Easy to Love Again 03:38
• 12 Time Won't Take Its Time 03:35
• Total Runtime 42:22

Info for Listening to the Music

Listening To The Music' was written and recorded in Zephaniah OHora's adopted hometown of Brooklyn, NY where prior to the pandemic he curated the music and frequently performed at Brooklyn traditional country music epicenter, Skinny Dennis. The 12-track collection proves that great country music can come from anywhere. The recording was produced by Neal Casal (who would tragically pass away not long after mixing was completed) along with a virtuosic band, including guitarist John Lee Shannon, pedal steel guitarist Jon Graboff, keyboardist Roy Williams, bassist Jeff Hill and drummer Arthur Vint along with special guests like Dori Freeman, Mickey Raphael and Norm Hamlet from Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's bands, respectively.

The end result fuses timeless twang with modern sensibilities, tipping its cap to the likes of Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings as it explores a distinctly urban, 21st-century landscape through a classic country lens. The album ultimately speaks to the power of music to bind us to our past and reinvent our future—a lush, intoxicating celebration of melody and memory that connects the considerable miles between Bakersfield and Brooklyn.

John Shannon, electric guitar, acoustic guitars
Jon Graboff, pedal steel guitar, resonator guitar
Roy Williams, piano, Wurlitzer
Jeff Hill, electric bass, upright bass
Arthur Vint, drums, congas, percussion
Neal Casal, rhythm electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Guests:
Courtney Jaye, vocals (tracks 1-6 , 11)
Dori Freeman, vocals (tracks 4, 6)
Mickey Raphael, harmonica (track 5)
Norm Hamlet, dobro (track 12)
Alex Hargreaves, fiddle (track 8, 9)
Kristin Weber, fiddle (track 6)
Matt Parker, tenor saxophone (track 8)
Chris Carmichael, strings arranged, performed and recorded (tracks 3 + 10)

Produced by Neal Casal

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