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War Mongerin Man
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A Folk/Blues artist from the US Pacific Northwest A Songwriter, Singer, Storyteller, Slide Guitarist & Sawplayer Earthy vocals, resophonic guitar bottleneckin’ and the rhythmic moans of harmonica combine while foot stompin’ pounds out a beat.
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Folk/Blues songwriter/singer/storyteller/fingerpicker/bottleneck slider/harmonica huffer/sawplayer/washboard scrubber/Gadget maker
Reggie Miles... Songwriter, Singer, Storyteller, Slide Guitarist and Sawplayer Turns trash into musical treasure, his own homemade Nobro resophonic guitars, constructed from repurposed junk culled from garage sales, swap meets, thrift stores... Earthy vocals, Delta style bottleneck slidin' and the rhythmic moans of harmonica combine, while foot stompin' abounds, to create an Acoustic Roots Blues sound as authentic as you'll hear north of the Mason Dixon Line. An aficionado of storytelling, tall tales are intricately woven effortlessly into the fabric of music and songs A Folk/Blues fingerpicker of whimsical found and self-penned songs A virtuoso in the musical folk art of bowed hand saw melodies. An award winning songwriter, recording and performance artist who has gained multinational media attention via recent compositions like, "Wall Street Bailout Blues". Featured in a half dozen documentary film and video projects, on the recordings of more than a dozen Northwest artists, in addition to 21 self produced recordings since 1995. What others are saying about Reggie Miles... "Channeled Bukka White, Furry Lewis, Robert Johnson, Ken Kesey, and Salvadore Dali." (Brian G) "Traditional bluesie - brilliant... A mixture of Bluesey, jazzy, juggy, eclectic stuff... Solid" (Rick Fielding) "Shel Silverstein meets Leonard Cohen" (Anon) "Country blues with a novelty twist....a down home gravely voice and a driving slide guitar." (Chris Lunn, Victory Music Review) "I've been to LA. I've been to New York. I've been to San Francisco, Chicago, Memphis, Kansas City and New Orleans and I have never heard anybody like you!" (Anon) "Tom Waits meets Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Great music!" (Chris) "Reggie Miles in my humble opinion is great! It just does not get any better than this. What a talent! Oh, and by the way, I love the sound of that 'resonator guitar' he uses!" (Ron Ryan, Ghost writer for The Dave Clark Five) "One part Sonny Terry, one part Tiny Tim, three parts Mister T" (Amos Jessup) "Extremely entertaining and downright fun! Wonderfully wacky... Reggie Miles has succeeded in capturing the vaudevillian essence of depression era blues. Amazingly eerie, bizarre, interpretations featuring Reggie playing a saw." (Diane Wells)
Song Info
Genre
Blues • Acoustic Blues
Charts
Peak #83
Peak in subgenre #6
Author
Reggie Miles
Rights
2022 Reggie Miles
Uploaded
February 07, 2008
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MP3
MP3 1.7 MB • 64 kbps • 3:36
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Beat
4/4
Vocals
Male
Story behind the song
The master plan, to dominate and control, and in so doing to reap power and wealth by any means. The lies put forth saying it's all for the greater good become transparent when you follow where the money trail leads. Those who benefit from war are the wealthy. They sacrifice the lives of our sons and daughters so they can grow rich.
Lyrics
War Mongerin Man NOBRO RECORDS NR-016 2008 Reggie Miles All rights reserved Its a cold, cold wind that blows no good An evil seed growin in the neighborhood With a twisted soul, and a tortured mind And no love for his own kind Too blind to see the things he should Only the sound of gold is ringing in his ears Drowning out the cries of those whose lives are filled with tears His deaf and dumb predisposition Gives me a strong suspicion Avarice is his sole mission around here With every word he tries to convolute Nothing is so sacred that his lies will not pollute Disinformation is his tool Playin everybody for the fool Is his only golden rule absolute Have you felt the darkness spread, Or heard the truth subverted by what he said? A glad hand and a smile Is his deceptive style All the while hes a wishin you were dead Have you seen that war mongerin man? Have you seen the fruits of his labor across this land? Have you ever wondered why? Hell kiss your baby then he'll spit in your eye. Its all a part of his master plan
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