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MP3 files to hear
African Queen of the Parisian Night - crazy nights
Log Jam - instrumental with Tower of Power rhythm section
Woman in White - ballad

 

Randy Rare

Pioneer of the now ubiquitous tapping/hammering guitar technique, Randy toured the world with John Mayall's BluesBreakers and the legendary Pure Food and Drug Act.

Thanks to the Internet, you can hear original music composed, performed, chosen and presented by Randy.

You can listen to 1 minute excerpts in RealAudio, either streamed or downloaded.


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Title and a few details about the song and its origin.
(* = from the CD To Love)
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African Queen in the Parisian Night *
Crazy walk through a Paris woods by night. Beautiful women are not what they seem...

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Bidness is Bidness *
If you ever wanted to be rich, do as I say, not as I do. Sort of a country parody.

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Fools Paradise *
Instrumental blues in F# with the Tower of Power rhythm section

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You've played in a band and toured? Then you will understand why significant others are not allowed on my tours.
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Instrumental. A funk tune we mostly improvised to fill the last reel of tape. One of my favorites.
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Push Pull *
As an adolescent nerd, now an adult nerd, I recommend you follow the advice given here. Forget the technical world - go for the chicks!

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Like Billie-Jo, I saw something funky float under a bridge. I also saw a blonde slit a guy's throat before she threw the package in the water.
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Waiting all night for the phone to ring is the oldest one in the book. Welcome to the human race, pal!
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What do you want to give up this week?
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Ok, serious heavy time. This song is about heroin addiction. You'll always wake up, but you may not be called back.
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Instrumental, pretty.
Shift-Click to Save RealAudio File Engouement (Infatuation)
It's a lot like falling. This giddy feeling, drunkeness, extreme happiness followed by - what?
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Ape Walk on the Moon
Funky instrumental tune about a vision I had after seeing a Judson Huss painting.