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John Ralston
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Accidents do happen. Just ask Florida-based singer-songwriter John Ralston. Or better yet, listen to Needle Bed, his debut album for Vagrant Records, and a stark collection of 11 honest, deeply personal songs, that?to hear Ralston tell it?came about almost entirely by accident. The unlikely story begins with a chance meeting between the artist and Needle Bed collaborator Michael Seaman in Ralston?s hometown of Lake Worth, Florida. ?I met him completely randomly,? remembers Ralston. ?I don?t think I have ever met such a good friend just out of the blue.? Over the next few weeks, the two would record some rough demos together.
The coming months would find Ralston increasingly stifled musically and emotionally, so when Seaman, who had since moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, suggested another impromptu recording session, Ralston jumped at the offer, enlisting the help of drummer and friend, Jeff Snow. As the sessions began, Ralston could sense that something was different. ?As soon as Jeff and I drove up there and started recording, we knew we weren?t just doing demos. We knew that we were making an album.? Over the next five days, the trio would do exactly that, forgoing sleep in favor of all-night recording sessions, running back and forth between two Knoxville studios, frantically tracking pianos, drums, horns and anything else that seemed appropriate. ?We probably slept for two hours a day,? recalls Ralston. ?We never got stuck. Things happened really naturally.? |
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