Playing With HippStreet This Weekend

September 12, 2009

I will be  playing with HippStreet this Saturday September 12, 2009  from 5 – 9 pm at the Jacksonville Landing. Come on out. Bring all your friends.

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I Pray For Your Mercy

September 7, 2009

By: Tony L Tate
This song is a prayer I often utter.

Could it be a random thing? I don’t understand.
Am I the only one? Lord I’m struggling.
When I want to do right Wrong is right there, inside me.
But in my inner most, a perfect law
And the battle’s on.
I pray for your mercy!
I know there ain’t nothing [...]

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On The Side

September 5, 2009

My band “On The Side” will be playing in Fernandina Beach on the September the 19th at 8pm. We are a 3 piece band. I handle most of the vocal and sax work. We have two guitar players. Craig plays acoustic and electric. Rick plays electric and handles most of the lead work. We fill [...]

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HippStreet

September 5, 2009

Tonight I played with the band HippStreet, a local band here in the Jacksonville, Fl area. I was filling in for their sax player who was out with a hernia. I had a pretty good time. They play a wide range of songs. We played three 1 hour sets. That’s the longest I have played [...]

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Let Every Knee Bow

August 25, 2009

By: Tony L Tate

Just when I need you You call my name.
And when I wanna cry You’re always there to wipe my eyes.
When I want to see you all I gotta do is call your name.
And when I’m feeling down  You always bring me up.
Aint nobody like you
you loved me through
You love me true
And nobody [...]

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Future Music Projects

August 5, 2009

I have been listening to the songs I have  posted here from the Sing Hallelujah project. I find them hard to listen to because I feel that they could be  better. I will have to leave it alone and go on to another project. There will be different equipment used  for the next project. Jesus [...]

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Worship

July 24, 2009

Worship is such a powerful way of spending time with the Lord. It is especially true when the issues of life have got you feeling like you can’t win. This is the time to worship the Lord. When you can’t do anything to change your situation praise the Lord and praise hard. Whether we realize [...]

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Writing And Recording Your Own Stuff

July 1, 2009

Hey! Thanks for stopping by this site. I hope that you are a musician and, that you are playing with someone or doing your own thing. And by your own thing I mean your own music. Writing your own music can be very rewarding. With today’s technology it is easier than ever to create you [...]

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Michael Jackson Died Today

June 25, 2009

This is not an entertainment blog by any stretch. On occasion I will post something about artists who have influenced me in music. Michael Jackson was one of the first. I think the first time I saw the Jackson 5 I was about 7 or 8. I saw kids dancing and singing and from that [...]

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David Sanborn

June 24, 2009

When I was first learning to play the saxophone I had never really heard any sax players. I was excited about learning but I didn’t really get excited until I first heard the sounds of David Sanborn. I was at my Aunt Doris’ house listening to an album she had. It was a live recording [...]

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