Book of Jude
Book of Jude, Season One, is a series of discussions between myself, singer, songwriter - Jude Johnstone, and my daughter, 29 year old singer, songwriter - Ray Duncan, about the songs, stories, thoughts and experiences from my many years in the music business. We start from the beginning, growing up in Maine, playing in a top forty band, meeting Clarence Clemons on a plane, spending time in NYC and New Jersey under his wing, attending the famous No Nukes concerts at Madison Square Garden, watching Bruce Springsteen record "The River", and then moving to Los Angeles in 1979. From there we delve into making demos, playing clubs, singing backup vocals, signing my first publishing deal, and getting my first songs covered by well known artists. Ray asks me questions about how each of those early experiences educated and shaped me. We also touch on some of the mistakes I made and what I would have done differently now. We discuss my choice to eventually leave LA for the Central Coast of CA to raise a family, while releasing 8 albums, touring Europe, opening shows for some of my heroes and finally moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 2015.
Book of Jude, Season Two, is myself and Ray interviewing other well known artists that I have worked with or known for many years, and may have talked about
in Season One. We have some very exciting guests to come. Stay tuned.
Book of Jude
Co-writing, Hollywood and Nashville, Learning Curves, episode 4
In this episode, we talk about co-writing, and major lessons learned early on in Hollywood. We also discuss some similarities between Hollywood and Nashville and choices that come up in songwriting and publishing along the way.
You will hear an excerpt of my song "Cry Wolf", from the Stevie Nicks album The Other Side of the Mirror (1989) and from my cd Coming of Age (2002) and also "Never Leave Amsterdam" from my cd A Woman's Work (2017), all available on your streaming platforms.
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