Stevie Ray was a guitar player
He played wild raw Texas blues
He poured his heart & soul into it
Spent years paying his dues
They say he played like a man on fire
& if you saw him, you know it’s true
His music seemed to flow so naturally
He played in ways no one else could do
Just when his star shined the brightest though
He was gone way too soon
By:J.N.R Dutton
She spent her whole life
chasing down dreams
Experienced a lot of broken hearts
& guitar strings
but she found her victory
Thriving on lyrics
and sweet melodies
Letting her heart soar
Letting her voice ring
All the naysayers
That tried to shut her down
Are all in awe, saying “look at her now”
By: J.N.R Dutton
There was a woman people called
the hippie blues queen
She was wild & reckless as anyone had ever seen
and by 27 she was gone from this world
The world’s heart broke for that little lost girl
By:J.N.R Dutton
Inspired by the sad real life & death of Janis Joplin
I’ll tell you something that really helps me
Music as therapy,
I love how music can soothe the soul
When you’re feeling down & empty
It can really fill the hole
Whatever you’re dealing with,
just take your music off the shelf
It can say things for you
when you can’t express them yourself
By:J.N.R Dutton
Seems like he’s spent
most of his life on the highway
He’s part poet, part modern day gypsy
He was born to roam
he couldn’t even tell you
the last time he was home
He’s got people that love him,
people that miss him
It’s not always easy,
sometimes it’s straight up lonely
but every night he hits the stage
playing his songs
it sends a thrill through him
when he hears people sing along
In his life he’s traveled thousands of miles
If his music really touches a soul once in a while
that to him is what makes it all worthwhile
By: J.N.R Dutton
In “Country” music today
There are so many
fakes and flakes
They’re playing games
and getting paid
for name dropping
They name drop the legends,
Like Jennings, Cash and Jones
but who they were?
They wouldn’t even know
They are transparent,
Their insincerity shows
they show little respect
for down home country soul
By: J.N.R Dutton
He was a singer
A great guitar ringer
but who he was
went so much deeper
than that
He was often a poet
Sometimes a preacher
Some just called him
the man in black
Though he’s been gone now
For a few long years
his life made a permanent impact
This is a tribute to one of my heroes
The unforgettable Johnny Cash
By:J.N.R Dutton
I believe music ought to
speak to the very depths of you
That’s one reason why
I am forever a fan of the blues
With it’s rhythms & rhymes
and hard luck stories and truths
©J.N.R Dutton,2020
The Poetry Of J.N.R Dutton 