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Saints and Devils

by Chris Becker

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Louisiana 03:31
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2.
The Preacher and the Devil 03:28
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3.
Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray 03:15
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4.
Wake Up Dead Man 03:35
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5.
Shimmy Shimmy Ya Ya 06:34
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6.
A Soldier Traveling From The North 03:46
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God's Messenger 03:04
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Stomp and Shout 03:01
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9.
Tupelo 05:15
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10.
Louisiana (Reprise) 02:31
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Saints and Devils
Music by Chris Becker
Inspired by Songs, Stories and Icons of the Deep South.

The Reverence Vince Anderson - Preaching
Nick Beaudoing - Cajun accordion, Washboard
Keith Bonner - Irish Flute, Penny Whistle
James Hall - Vocal
Eyal Mayoz - Electric Guitar
Chris Michael - Percussion
Charlie Miller - Trumpet, Flutes
Jon Petrow - Electric Bass, Violin
Louis Romanos - Drums
Dana Schechter - Vocal
Lynn Wright - Electric Guitar

Becker - Background Vocals, Drum Loops, Harmonica, Radio, Ricky Tick, Samples, Field Recordings

Recorded in New York City and New Orleans, June 2001 - August 2005.

Recorded, engineered and mixed at Beckeresque Studios by Chris Becker.

The Preacher and the Devil Cross Road Blues vocal recorded in New Orleans by Grant Curry and James Hall.

Shimmy Shimmy Ya Ya drums, trumpet and flute recorded in New Orleans by Louis Romanos at Threnogrin Studios.

Produced by Chris Becker
Mastered by Douglas Henderson at Micro Moose

Artwork - Jon Graubarth copyright 2006. All rights reserved.

Special thanks to Richard L. Foster (1915-2006) who is heard at the beginning of "Shimmy Shimmy Ya Ya" describing his experience playing music at picnics during the depression.

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released August 7, 2020

As a composer and producer, I know the music I compose will take on additional and unexpected meaning and affect lsiteners in ways I could not have imagined at the time of its creation. This ten-track suite, titled "Saints and Devils" and mastered in August 2005 just two weeks before Hurricane Katrina hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, is a good example of this. It is my hope that Saints and Devils as a listening experience honors the victims of this contemporary disaster and resonates in our collective consciousness to bring about a better future. - Chris Becker

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This is mostly an online sketch pad for works-in-progress, along with handful of completed, mastered tracks from various projects for video, dance and art installations.

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