Mike Morgan & The Crawl - The Lights Went Out In Dallas

Mike Morgan & The Crawl - The Lights Went Out In Dallas

Release: May 2022

Continental Record ServicesNetherlands

From an early review: "Mike Morgan, the frontman of The Crawl is first and foremost an amazing Texas guitar slinger, but after esteemed vocalist Lee McBee (to whom this album is dedicated) quit, Mike took over on lead vocals. And he surely displays an impressive development as a singer on this new album which is now released after a 15-year gap since the well-received Stronger Every Day. However, this wouldn’t be a Mike Morgan album if there weren’t a great deal of guitar prowess to be enjoyed. Mike himself excels throughout, showing that a break from the intensive touring and recording has done well for him. He is helped out by renowned fellow Texan axemen Anson Funderburgh, Shawn Pittman and Reo Casey who exchange guitar duties continuously, which makes for a diverse supply of riffs and fills.

The  album is of course characterised by Mike Morgan’s trademark foot-stompin’ Texas Blues, including a sincere  homage to his inspiration Lazy Lester

It’s been 15 years since my last release ‘Stronger Every Day’. Most of those 15 years I have been managing a motorcycle dealership in the Dallas area. During that time span I was playing mostly local gigs and very part time. I was ready for a break from the road and full time gigging.
We closed the shop in 2018 and it seemed like the right time to start focusing on music again. Well...timing is everything right? We all know what happened in 2020!! Gigs went away, but gave a lot more time for writing and practicing. I even learned to play the upright bass. Well...here we are. I hope you like this batch of tunes.
Mike Morgan
This recording is dedicated to the loving memory of my sweet mother Shirley Morgan. I miss you dearly!!
My partner in music and dear friend; The Great Lee McBee.
My dear friend and musical inspiration- Lazy Lester
Special thanks to:
Pamela Rhoades, Anson Funderburgh, Reo Casey, Shawn Pittman, Pappy Middleton, and Paul Osborne

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Tracklist: 
1. Aiight (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 4:18
2. Out In The Jungle (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 4:25
3. Maybe (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 4:21
4. Please Accept My Love (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 2:57
5. Ding Dong Daddy (Jerry McCain-McBlues Publishing BMI) 5:01
6. The Fracas By The Pecos (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 4:18
7. A Woman (Johnson,J.D.Miller-Excellorec Music BMI) 4:47
8. Funkafacation (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 4:44
9. Goin’ Down To Eli’s (Joe Clayton- Universal Duchess Music Corp-Wabash Music Co.-BMI) 6:37
10. Workin For The Man (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 2:23
11. Our Last Goodbye (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 3:34
12. Lazy Lester (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 6:15
13. The Lights Went Out In Dallas (Morgan-Crawl Tone Publishing BMI) 3:47

 
The Musicians on this recording:
Mike Morgan- Vocals tracks 1-7,9,11-13. Guitar all tracks. Lodge cornbread mold and spoon track 6.
Drew Allain- Bass on all tracks except track 9.
Kevin Schermerhorn- Drums all tracks except 5 and 7. Bongos track 6.
Anson Funderburgh- Guitar track 5
Shawn Pittman- Piano track 7. Rhythm Guitar track 9. Guitar fills and 1st solo track 12. Vocals track 10.
Reo Casey- Guitar fills and first solo track 2. Rhythm Guitar track 6. Lead guitar track 7. Rhythm and fills track 10. Piano tracks 5 and 11. Fender Rhodes track 8. Drums track 11. Native American Drum track 6.
Mike Flannigan- B3 on tracks 4 and 8.
Christain Dozzler- Piano track 2. Accordian track 7.
Chris McGuire-Trumpet tracks 4 and 6. Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax track 4.
Dave Perez- Accordian and harmony vocals track 3.
Andrea Wallace- Back up and harmony vocals tracks 4,11 and 13
Pappy Middleton- Back up vocals track 5

Produced By Anson Funderburgh and Mike Morgan
Palmyra Studio - www.palmyrastudios.com