Jim Post

Jim Post

Jim Post (born October 28, 1939 in Houston) is an American folk singer, composer, playwright and actor. He was well-known in the late-1960s for his pop song, "Reach Out Of The Darkness," recorded by the duo "Friend and Lover", consisting of Post with his then-wife Cathy Post nee Cathy Conn. He performed as a folk singer through the Midwest in the 1970s and 1980s, and through the 1990s and 2000s in one man shows as Mark Twain. Also well-known for performances of children's songs. Post lives in Galena, IL with his wife Janet.

Albums

The following discloses the content and style of some of Mr.Post's albums, with a focus on his album, BACK ON THE STREET AGAIN. BACK ON THE STREET AGAIN contains the following songs:

1. Back On The Street Again, 2. Windego, 3. Hello Babe, 4. Walk On The Water/An Old Story, 5. Woman In Chicago, 6. Goodbye To Tennessee, 7. Medley, 8. Bicycle Wheel.

All of the songs are accompanied with solo acoustic guitar, in contrast to some of Mr.Post's other albums, which have a folk music ensemble accompaniment.

(1) Back on the Street Again is a jaunty, fun song about a penniless man. This song has a chorus and, since this is a live album, we can hear the audience joining in with the chorus. The song begins with the following lyrics:

"The old landlord could not afford to keep me anymore, 'cause there's a county notice hanging on a nail and a padlock on my door. But I've still got everything I own from my head down to the floor. I've got my pocket full of hands, and a couple of rubber bands, and a key I don't need anymore. The only thing that anybody's giving away is a piece of their mind."

(2) Windego concerns a mythical figure of the Native Americans of the Wisconsin/Minnesota region. Windego contains one of the finest melodies found in any folk tune or popular song. In view of the racing arpeggios found in this song, it is clear that Mr.Post is a skilled guitar player.

"I live way up in the north they say where a hunter may die all alone. I fly where the forest meets the sky. I race the wind as I go. My feet are on fire as I run, and I cry my name is Windego."

(3) Woman in Chicago is a short, bluesy tune:

"I hear you've got a woman in Chicago. I hear she expects you home on time. I'm glad you have a woman in Chicago, 'cause you won't be messing with mine."

(4) Goodbye Tennessee is about a man's heartbreak, and quest to start a new life far away:

"I'm on the way to Oregon where nobody knows me. Outside of Tucumcari a car drove by his truck. Two kids had just got married. God bless them and good luck. His mind went back some 15 years to a little white country church. It was a buckboard scene from out of a dream, gee how it hurt. When the one that you love goes down the road, you swear oh God this is too big a load, but if you try, you can find there are so many other lives as there are stars in the sky."

The following concerns some of Mr.Post's other albums, CROONER FROM OUTER SPACE, SHIP SHAPE, AND FROG IN THE KITCHEN SINK.

On THE CROONER FROM OUTER SPACE, we find the lovely LONELY HEART DON'T ABANDON ME, the idealistic PHENOMENON OF LOVE, and the intelligent WAKE UP AND DREAM ("ships are safe inside their harbor, but is that what ships are for?"). We also find a rendition of the Galaxy song from the Monty Python movie, The Meaning of Life.

On Jim Post's SHIP SHAPE album we find the rousing Legend of Jack Dawson, the humorous Engineer's Dream Tune ("the engineer nearly broke his head looking back, but that was me"), and the lovely Angel of the Lighthouse.

FROG IN THE KITCHEN SINK is one of Mr. Post’s more recent albums. Although most of the songs are targeted for kids, we find one beautiful song suitable for all ages, namely, CLOUDS ARE DREAMS. CLOUDS ARE DREAMS is in the same style as his classic compositions.

External links

* [http://www.jimpost.com/ Jim Post.com]


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