Songs by Richard L. Matteson Jr.
I'm not a songwriter but I've written a few good songs. Writing songs is easy for me I'm just not acclimated to write songs. I'm dividing my songs up into categories; 1) Secular (Blues; Country; Old-time; Bluegrass) and 2) Religious. Fortuately, most of my songs have been recorded and two of them published.
My religious songs were written and copyrighted 2003 for my contemporary group, Stand on The Rock. All ten songs were written in a period of one week. I wrote several other hymns in the 1980s that were used the First Baptist Church of Beaufort services.
Many of my secular songs are based on traditional lyrics. Usually I'll augment the lyrics or add entirely new stanzas. Some of the songs were written for my students to demonstrate how to write songs. I wrote nearly a CD worth of material, most of the songs were recorded in the mid-1990s. I wrote most of the songs on True Blue- C 1988. There are a few odd songs that I haven't played much like "Christmas on the Moon" and some of my early songs, "Light of Love" and 'Follow the Lines" which I have no idea where they are- haha and haven't seen in 30 years. If I can find more I'll put them on.
CONTENTS:
Secular (Blues; Country; Old-time; Bluegrass; Contemporary; Folk)
1) Bluegrass Boogie (Published in Bluegrass Picker's Tunebook 1996)
2) Go Long Mule (Published in Bluegrass Picker's Tunebook 1996)
3) Fishin' Bound (On the CD Matteson Blues)
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(These songs were part of a CD project that was never completed. Most of them were recorded circa 1996. The Cat was adapted from a poem written in Beaufort, SC in the early 1980s.)
4) Leaving You
5) Black and White
6) What Is Love?
7) The Cat
8) Shelter From the Storm
9) Covered Bridge
10) Unchartered Water
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(Songs for my students)
11) The Goldfish
12) It's You
13) There's a Fine Line
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Original Songs from True Blue- C1988 (available on Cassette and now CD)
14) Little Black Engine
15) Laundrymat Blues
16) I Ain't Worried
17) No More Trouble Blues
18) Lowdown Blues
19) Satisfied
20) L.A. Blues (Written in Los Angeles)
* includes "Go Long Mule" and "Fishin' Bound"
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(Performed and written for Chet Atkins 1992)
* includes Carolina Rag (Instrumental for Cello, Harmonica and Guitar)
21) Me and My Guitar (Song with Vocals/ Cello, Harmonica and Guitar)
Religious (Hymns; Contemporary Christian)
(Stand on the Rock CD C2003; Horns and strings arranged by Richard L. Matteson Jr)
1) Praise the Lord
2) Give Us Faith
3) Stand on the Rock
4) Amazing Love
5) Glorious is Your Name
6) Lord, Help Me Live
7) For God So loved the World
8) At The Cross
9) Lord Thank You
10) Be With Us Lord