CITY SONGS - MEDIA PAGE
1- "La Llorona - Ghost Of Santa Fe"
2- "Texas Big"
3-,"59 Miles to Jacksonville,"
So enjoy the work and I hope to visit each city and throw a very special "City Song Party" at my first live performance of each song.
See you real soon!!!
59 MILES TO JACKSONVILLE
This song happened well....59 Miles to Jacksonville right on I-95. We were driving all night and it got to be early morning and man it was absolutely beautiful. I saw the 59 Miles To Jacksonville sign and we got out an old baggie tore it up and started writing the song. When I got home I went right into the studio set up some mics and my guitar and laid it down right then and there ...1 take . I tried it again but it wasn't anywhere near as good as the first take. Brought the song to the band we rehearsed and it recorded it.
Later, I got some friends from Dylan & Springsteen's band to do the pedal steel and fiddle and here it is... The song over the years has been played in many TV and film shows (including Drew BarryMore's film "Whip it." It's been played all over the world from Europe thru Asia. But I never performed it live and well... I can't wait till I can bring my band to Jacksonville throw a big party for the city and play it for the first time..... I'm sure it will be kickin'...
Recent photos
Donny Stew & The Gunslingers featuring Smith & Wesson On Drums & Bass
First Rehearsal, first song, Texas Big! The rest is history. July 20,2010 Donny Stew & The Gunslinger's featuring Smith & Wesson on Drums & Bass is born.
Donny Stew at the last session December 1, 2010 which included the city songs LA LAYARONA - GHOST OF SANTA FE, DIRTY HARRY - SAN FRANCISCO COP, HIT THE NASHVILLE STAGE, JERSEY GIRLS, KATRINA DID NEW ORLEANS & MIAMI BEAT. Smith & Wesson back
Donny Stew Singin' his new city song about Las Vegas called GOIN' TO VEGAS with Remington Smith (drummer) in the background
DONNY STEW HAVIN' FUN AT REHEARSAL "ST. LOUIS BREW," "GOIN' TO VEGAS," "LEAD ME ON-SALT LAKE CITY"
"CHICAGO STEW" (TM) REHEARSAL
DONNY STEW & THE BAND AT THE RECORDING OF 59 MILES TO JACKSONVILLE
(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) DONNY STEW & THE GUNSLINGERS FEATURING SMITH & WESSON ON THE DRUMS & BASS AT THE RECORDING OF INDY, MOTHER OF EXILE - NYC, COME ON UP - NYC, DENVER CHRISTINE, L.A. WALK OF FAME
Donny Stew hammin' it up at the third recording session which included the city songs ST LOUIS BREW, GOIN' TO VEGAS, 59 MILES TO JACKSONVILLE, JERUSALEM, AND LEAD ME ON - TO SALT LAKE CITY. COLT WESSON ON THE BASS IN THE BACKGROUND.
DONNY STEW AND THE BOYS ROCKIN' OUT
BAND REHEARSES
DONNY STEW SINGIN' AND PLAYIN'
Donny Stew is all smiles at the final rehearsal of "Dirty Harry - S.F, Cop," "Hit the Nashville Stage," "Ghost Of Santa Fe," "Miami Beat," and "Katrina Did New Orleans"
FIST PUMP ATFTER SONG REHEARSAL OF BOSTON FREEDOM
1ST REHEARSAL'S OVER CORK FLYS OUT
CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE
The band finishes there first ever rehearsal July 2010. Two days later they recorded
DRUMMER EXTRAORDINAIRE REMINGTON SMITH UNWRAPS THE CHAMPAGNE
JERUSALEM
COLT WESSON BASS PLAYER AFTER THE FIRST REHEARSAL ABOUT TO HAVE SOME CHAMPAGNE
"YOU ARE GOOD"
NO HIDING IT... EVERYONE WAS ALL SMILES AFTER NEW JERSEY GIRLS
REMINGTON SMITH PERFORMING "GOIN' TO VEGAS"
HEY JOIN THE BAND FOR A TOAST... IT WAS A FIRST NIGHT TO REMEMBER... "TEXAS BIG," "PHILADELPHIA -CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE," "SEDONA," "HONOLULU HIGHLAND," "BOSTON FREEDOM,"
DONNY STEW GETS THE PARTY STARTED