One Saturday Morning

You know how it feels when you get a song in your head, and it won't go away? I've had that experience happen to me, and the song remained for over 20 years! The problem was, I didn't know the name of the song.

The singer of the song was the incomparable Ed Bruce. I heard him sing the song one Saturday morning at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville, TN, where Alex Harvey (songwriter of Ruben James, Delta Dawn and many others) was hosting a writers' event. I was asked to run sound for the event, and Mr. Bruce was one of the featured writers. I was transfixed by the pathos and haunting words of one of his songs in particular. He sang many others, but THAT one song stayed with me.

Ed Bruce and Alex Harvey made an impression on me that day. Their voices and writing perspectives are unique in music. Alex acted as a mentor to me for several years, always giving me priceless insight and advice.

I never saw Ed Bruce perform live again. The song he sang that morning remained.a mystery until I got the title of the song and found a recording a few  months ago. Enjoy the Ed Bruce recording of
"Streets of Laredo".


http://youtu.be/Pr4uN3SZsGs