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The Letter
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Trabue Gentry began writing music at age twelve and has since penned over 150 musical compositions.
Trabue Gentry began writing music at age twelve and has since penned over 150 musical compositions. In the 70's he teamed with friends Kevin Sterner and Dennis Neff, performing live shows in the midwest. Neff moved on to other musical ventures, and Gentry and Sterner continued composing and performing as a duo. In 1977, the two met with a major Nashville record producer, Pete Drake, and were offered a recording contract on the spot. Most unfortunately, personal issues prevented them from moving forward with the deal. Overwhelmed by the dissapointment over this lost opportunity, Gentry abandoned music and pursued other business interests. Gentry and Sterner went their separate ways. Years later Gentry and Sterner crossed paths again, resuming their friendship and rekindling their interest in music, even revisiting the possibilities of releasing some of those songs the Nashville producer was convinced had great promise. Today Gentry is working on several musical projects, new and old. Realizing he can't rely on others to make things happen, he's pulled some of those lost treasures off the shelf for a revisit and began composing new. Other musicians have since demonstrated great interest in working on some of these previously unreleased tunes. Gentry is now working on several creative musical collaborations and is crafting the World Music Project, a cross-continental project with promising new artists.
Song Info
Genre
Pop Dance-Pop
Charts
#9,467 today Peak #183
#5,007 in subgenre Peak #65
Uploaded
August 17, 2009
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.1 MB 128 kbps 3:24
Story behind the song
The Letter was written in 1966 when I was 14 years old. My goal was to fairly replicate the ambiance of the period in this new version. And I wanted to do this using only the instruments that would have been available to me at that time. In this recording I used an acoustic guitar for rhythm and lead, electric guitar for rhythm, the last four strings on the electric guitar to simulate a bass guitar, my hands and fingers on my desk for percussion and a muted 6th string for the intro.
Lyrics
The Letter Words and Music By Trabue Gentry I read you letter Late last night Fully aware Of the contents inside Though now you're not with me Your words still remain But the meanings within them Are just not the same And you know I still love you so Can't stand to see you go And you know I'm gonna need you more And darling I'll love you girl For the rest of my life Your second letter Continued to say That this was the last Of our happy days Your final letter Arrived to say That the love you had for me Was drifting away Oh why did you have to go Dona€™t you know I really need to know And you know I'm gonna need you more And darling I'll love you girl For the rest of my life
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