
greg ralls
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hi, im greg ralls, a songwriter from collegeville, pennsylvania (philadelphia suburbs). i have uploaded hundreds of my songs here in hopes of inspiring people to record cover versions. most of the songs here are simple versions with vocals & piano or vocals & acoustic guitar. please cover my songs and share the results with me!
Band/artist history
i have been writing since my early teen years. i have written over 300 songs/pieces, and many are on this website.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
i have no live shows planned right now, but that could change at any time. my biggest gig to date was probably at the tin angel in philadelphia a few years ago, and you can find the live recordings from that show on the music page. i can be occasionally heard on wilmington, delawares wstw 93.7 fm on sunday nights. mark rogers is the host of their show, hometown heroes, from 8-10 pm. ive been an in-studio guest twice. ive also backed up tiffany & christine and company for live performances on that same radio station.
Your musical influences
dan fogelberg, mark lanegan, george winston, midnight oil, styx, keith jarrett, ben folds five, erik satie, iron maiden, fiona apple, vienna teng, muse, ray charles, foreigner, johan sebastian bach, loreena mcKennitt, james booker, tori amos, kansas, beatles, trent reznor, journey, franz liszt, brian eno, james p. johnson, fats waller, travis, harold budd, night ranger, reo speedwagon, rush, fryderyk chopin, foo fighters, ludwig van beethoven, radiohead, john field, alice in chains, mccoy tyner, genesis, jefferson airplane, pearl jam, soundgarden, wolfgang amadeus mozart, nirvana, smashing pumpkins, dmitri shostakovich, philip glass & silverchair.
What equipment do you use?
yamaha c1 baby grand piano, takimine acoustic guitar, roland a-90 keyboard, 2 nady condenser mics
Anything else?
thank you for dropping by - hope you heard something you liked!
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you saw right through my monkeyshines. yes, using my psychic powers, i wrote this song nearly 14 years before the game.
is this one about the Eagles vs. Minnesota game last week?
you should have called it "pizza for breakfast"
good to hear you still write songs about getting pussy.
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It made me weep like a little girl.