Link: Arne Benoni's new recording contract
There is a story behind the song "The Voice," which is referenced in the article (linked below), and is already available on iTunes for download. It will be the title of Mr. Benoni's premier double album this fall on the H&H label.
The story begins 40 years ago when my friend Mary Reeves came to Iowa where I live. She came at the invitation of WHO radio, a 50,000-watt, clear channel station that played a lot of country music. I was with Mary when she guested on an afternoon deejay show on July 31st, took calls from fans across the nation on a nighttime program, signed autographs at a local record shop, and also appeared on a television program. It was quite a three-day marathon for Mary, who flew to Des Moines with her husband, Terry Davis. I still have the tape of our breakfast conversation the morning I drove them to the airport.
Anyway, Mary had told me of a song called "The Voice" that Jim had liked very much and had planned to record. I always remembered that story and put it in my book.
Then one night a year or so ago, I had a vivid dream in which I was told to give this song to Arne Benoni. I contacted him the next morning and he was astonished. He told me that he had had a dream that same night in which Jim was standing at the foot of his bed, playing his guitar, and singing him a song. In the dream, Reeves said he wanted Arne to have a song. But when Benoni awoke, he couldn't remember the name of the tune as it was unfamiliar to him! His wife, Britt, told him, "Don't worry Arne, Jim will find a way to get you the song."
Mere hours later I contacted Arne out of the blue with the story about my dream, and the song "The Voice." I also contacted the surviving co-writer of the piece, Red Johnson, who was elated at the prospect someone was showing interest in this old piece of music.
Arne subsequently recorded the beautiful "story song," and the rest is history. If you have not already done so, be sure to download it from Apple iTunes. You can also hear a preview on YouTube. Just copy and paste this link in your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwHmGz3Rvo8
And to read about Arne's new contract, click the link below.
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