My name is Jim Walker.

This is the fifth in a story series that I'm recording about my life (so far) as a musician.

This one is about a failed tour of the South, humiliation in the studio, and nearly getting whacked in Little Italy. You know...confidence builders.

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Music featured on this show:

THE BLUE LIGHT (Instrumental)

From the JVA album - BACKGROUND APPLICATIONS VOL. ll

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

https://jvamusic1.bandcamp.com/track/the-blue-light

SWEET HOME ALABAMA

Written by Ronnie van Zant/Gary Rossington/Ed King.

Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd

ALL KINDS OF THINGS (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

From the JVA album - TERRIBLE PICTURES OF HARRIET

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

https://jvamusic1.bandcamp.com/track/what-are-you-afraid-of

RAWHIDE

Written by Ned Washington/Dimitri Tiomkin

Performed by Frankie Laine

HERE COMES BOWZO (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

STUFF IN THE BUCKET (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

BACK (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

72 DEGREES - LIGHT BREEZE (Instrumental)

From the JVA album - BACKGROUND APPLICATIONS V3

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

https://jvamusic1.bandcamp.com/track/72-degrees-light-breeze

ME AND YOUR BIG MOUTH (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

STUFF IN THE BUCKET - REPRISE (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

MY GREY DAYS (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

POOR BOY BE

From the JVA album - FLOORBOARDS

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

https://jvamusic1.bandcamp.com/track/poor-boy-be

SUZIE (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

THE ONE YOU GET

From the JVA album - IRRESPONSIBLE BOY

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

https://jvamusic1.bandcamp.com/track/the-one-you-get

WHISPERING (Instrumental)

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES

Written by Mike Patton/Mike Bordin/Billy Gould

Performed by Faith No More

PULLED UP

Written by David Byrne

Performed by Talking Heads

IN THE FLESH

Written by Roger Waters

Performed by Pink Floyd

BEAUTIFUL ME

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

GO BLOW

Written by John Scofield

Performed by John Scofield

BOP!

Written and performed by Jim Walker/JVA

Unreleased

MAIN TITLE (THE GODFATHER WALTZ)

Written by Giovanni Rota

Performed by Nino Rota

FINALE (THE GODFATHER)

Written by Giovanni Rota

Performed by Nino Rota