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Texas Guitarist Mike Morgan reunites with his former Black Top labelmate Lee McBee and longtime friend Randy McAllister on Stronger Every Day, featuring all original material except a reading of Gatemouth Brown’s classic, “Okie Dokie Stomp.”
Further highlights include McBee’s pleading vocal on “Sweet Angel,” punctuated by Mike’s fiery solo, and McAllister’s soulful interpretations of “Where’s the Love”, “When I Get Back Home” and the title track, “Stronger Every Day.”
Be sure to check out Mike’s other Severn releases: Texas Man; and Live from Dallas.
LINER NOTES
Special Thanks to The Good Lord Jesus Christ who Makes All Things Possible. Thanks to my mother Shirley Morgan for all of her support throughout the years. Thank you Casey and Chase for being the best kids I could have ever asked for. Thanks Big Mike! (I’m Ya Boy). Thanks to all of the great musicians that helped me put this recording together, especially my good friends Randy McAllister and Lee McBee for putting down some incredibly soulful vocals on my songs; and to Rhandy Simmons at Siesta Tanch Studio for helping so much and doing such a great job of engineering this recording. Thanks to Brian (H Bomb) Ferguson and Drew Allain for being such a great rhythm section and for the years of great work out on the road with me! Thanks to David Earl at Severn Records for believing in me and trusting my ears. Thanks to Jude at Severn Records for always answering my silly questions. Thanks to Cheryl Hall at Cheryl Hall Photography for doing an awesome job with the photos and artwork. Thanks to all of the fans and friends that have supported my music throughout the years. This Album is dedicated to the memory of my very dear friend Gary Primich. — Mike
MUSICIANS
Mike Morgan: Guitar (all tracks); Vocals(tracks 1,4,6,8)
Randy McAllister: Vocals (tracks 2,5,7,9,12)
Lee McBee: Vocals (tracks 3,11,14)
Drew Allain: Bass (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,8,10,12,13,14)
Rhandy Simmons: Bass (tracks 6,11)
Sonny Collie: Bass (tracks 7,9)
Stefano Intelisano: Organ (tracks 2,11)
Mike Hanna: Organ (tracks 5,7,12)
Brian Ferguson: Drums (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12,13,14)
Danny Cochran: Drums (tracks 7,9)
Joe Wayne Reynolds: Backup Vocals (track 8)
Benita Burns: Backup Vocals (track 7)
CREDITS
All songs recorded and mixed at Siesta Ranch Studios, except tracks 7 and 9 recorded and mixed at Audio Dallas. All songs mastered at Siesta Ranch Studio. Siesta Ranch sessions engineered by Rhandy Simmons, mixed by Mike Morgan and Rhandy Simmons. Audio Dallas sessions engineered by Paul Osborne, mixed by Mike Morgan and Paul Osborne.
All Songs Mike Morgan, Crawl tone Publishing except “Okie Dokie Stomp,” written by Pluma Davis, Songs of Universal Publishing.
Mike Morgan uses Rocky Mountain Slides and GHS Strings and is endorsed by Victoria Amplifiers.
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