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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    PopDose.com calls it "HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Eleven tracks and no filler. The first sign that an album is good. Quality songs and top-notch arrangements are the second sign. Organ Donor Blues fits the necessary requirements perfectly and then some."

    Jon Dee Graham asked “Can I get these lyrics engraved on my tombstone?”

    You receive the handsome and ecological, 8-panel gatefold compact disc package. This retail package comes complete with band photography, lyrics, and images capturing the recording and writing process. Lovingly designed by John Velghe, the album artwork includes photography by Juj Winn and Todd Zimmer.

    “There are records we meet and immediately become part of our lives. We listen to them through our forever. This is one of those records.” – Angela Lupton, The Deli

    “When people talk about the merits of Americana, a sound that can sometimes feel mail-order anonymous, what they want is the rare thing that Velghe has cultivated: music whose familiarity and honesty pull at your gut instead of just reassuring you. What Velghe has found in the wake of these losses is a powerful set of songs. ” – Natalie Gallagher, The Pitch

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lyrics

Just got high with Lenny.
Used to get drunk with Al.
Got knocked down by John Dee Graham when the gold guitar was just so loud.

Nobody dances in Philly.
Nobody goes out in D.C.
Everybody’s rich in Williamsburg and the Bowery’s just a clothes horse dream.

It’s like the songs, never made a sound.
It’s like the rain, never kissed the ground.
It’s like the roads never crossed down South.

Might not make the marquee.
Might not see the signs.
Nobody’s ever going to sell their soul when they’re giving them away on line.

Now everyone talks over Lenny.
Everyone talks over Al.
But everyone types over John Dee Graham because the gold guitar is still so loud.

It's like the song when it makes a sound
It's like the rain when it crushed the ground
It's like the roads when they crossed down south

credits

from Organ Donor Blues, released June 24, 2014
Mike Alexander and Alejandro Escovedo guitars
Kirsten Paludan backing vocals
Matt Anderson drums
Chris Wagner bass
Sam Hughes Sax
Hermon Mehari Trumpet
Mike Walker Trombone

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John Velghe Baltimore, Maryland

John Velghe (pronounced Vel-jee) writes songs leaning towards personal narratives and accounts of people he’s met over 20 years of playing and touring. From a friends ex-wife in Austin to a 4-year-old waitress in Lucas, KS to a transvestite railroad worker in Duluth, MN; Velghe populates his songs with real characters who’ve informed personal allegories about escape, transformation and fear. ... more

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