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During the summer of 1991 in San Francisco, I was in a "rediscover your roots" phase, and The Beatles came up. My fancy was taken with the idea of doing "And I Love Her" as though it were written for a Japanese opera (Kabuki Theatre) libretto about a haunted shipwreck, as scored by King Crimson. I first recorded this on 4-track in San Francisco, then Scott Francis adeptly remixed it in 2009 for a Beatles radio special. The searing slide guitar work pays tribute to Dave Gilmour (the guitar was de-tuned to an E minor chord). There's a smattering of Ronnie Spector in the fade chorus. That all said, to me the best cover of this song is by Julio Iglesias.

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from DEATH, GOD, LOVE, & MONEY (a compilation of edgy music), released April 26, 2011
JJB: bass, drums, guitars, keyboards, percussion, vocals

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Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large" San Francisco, California

"Johnny is a virtuoso"--Brian Wilson
"Pop music with a conscience.”--Goldmine
“the Harry Houdini of rock and roll.”-- Spotlight. Listen to Johnny's fast-paced mix of old school soul, psychedelia, punk/new wave, & classic pop/rock. Singer-songwriter in his own right, he was also a sideman for Davy Jones and The Monkees + performed with David Cassidy, Al Stewart, Buddy & Julie Miller, & others. ... more

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