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The First Time 4:25 ░░ 02. The First Time (Instrumental) 4:20 ░░ ░░ ░░ ╔═══════════════╗ ░░ ║ N O T E S ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ ░░ ╚═══════════════╝▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ ░░ ░░ During the production of two singles (This being the first) unfortunately ░░ William Stuckey passed away, below are some words from my partner in the ░░ project Brian Sears regarding our work with him pm his LP. ░░ ░░ Brian Sears - I'm not one that likes to write but I wanted to say a few ░░ things about William Stuckey. William Stuckey passed away last in August ░░ 2021 at age 73, and is an artist that I've been working with since last ░░ summer. He was a key fixture in the Little Rock music scene and most ░░ notably was one of the driving forces behind the legendary True Soul ░░ label. Lee Anthony, the owner of True Soul Records, once told me that ░░ William Stuckey was the most talented musician he had ever worked with, ░░ and if you know anything about that label or Lee Anthony, that's quite a ░░ compliment. ░░ ░░ When I reached out to William last summer about re-releasing his ░░ material, he ignored my calls and messages. Fortunately, I was able to ░░ reach his son, Erreyon who was kind enough to listen to me. I've worked a ░░ lot of terrible sales gigs in my past and "getting to the point" is ░░ sometimes a hard thing to achieve, especially when you're trying to talk ░░ about the music business and music that's 50 years old. But the point was ░░ simple, his music matters and deserved to be preserved. ░░ ░░ This resonated with William and Erreyon and they gave Euan Fryer and ░░ myself a chance.There was a memorable handoff of the master tapes in a ░░ parking lot and from that point forward I knew William Stuckey trusted ░░ me. Trust is something he had to do a lot in his life due to the fact ░░ that he was visually impaired and I'm thankful he trusted us. As I wrote ░░ before, there was a long process of transferring the tapes, but it was ░░ successful, and the album has never sounded so good. ░░ ░░ William had incredible hearing and was able to pick out details most ░░ might not detect. He was gifted and that shined through his own playing ░░ and voice through copious recordings. Speaking with him after he finally ░░ heard the newly remastered album, the way he had intended for it to ░░ sound, is something I'll never forget. Moments like that are really the ░░ reason why I feel so compelled to work with older musicians that didn't ░░ get a fair shake the first time. ░░ ░░ Meeting William Stuckey face to face earlier this summer was one of the ░░ highlights of my year. We laughed and hung out at his place where he had ░░ lived for the past 50 years. I told him his music was internationally ░░ known and the re-release was well received. He was humble and felt like a ░░ long lost friend that I hadn't seen in a long time. I'll never forget ░░ that. ░░ ░░ I told him I wanted to take some photos, and I'm so glad I did.We had a ░░ good time and it was a beautiful summer night and as I left his place his ░░ neighbours noticed me walking to my car and wanted to chat, so we talked ░░ briefly and it ultimately lead to one of them getting into their car and ░░ cranking "The First Time" on the stereo system in their driveway. ░░ ░░ I wasn't sure if Stuckey could hear it from his house, but part of me ░░ knew he probably could and hearing his song echo in the background as I ░░ drove off and thinking about Stuckey and the time we shared and his music ░░ being appreciated by so many, even in that moment, is a wonderful memory. ░░ I'd like to think he was smiling.His music and legacy will live on ░░ forever. ░░ ░░ Rest in peace to a great one. ░░ ░░█ ░░███ ░█ ░░░░██ █▓█ ████░ ░░░░░██ y o o v e e y o o █████ █████ ░░░░░░██ g o t t h e ▒████░ ██▒▒██ ░░░░░░░█ ░ ██▓██ ▓█▒██ ░░░░░░░█ ███ ███ ███ ███ ███ ████ ▒▓███ ▒███ ░░░░░░░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ █░█ █░█ ░███████ ████░ ░███ ░░░░░░░█ ░███░███░█ █░███░███ █████████▒ █████ ██ ░░░░░░░█ ░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ ░░░█ ██████████████ █████ █ ░░░░░░██ ░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ ░█ ██████████████████ ████▓ ░░░░░██ ░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ ░█ ████████████████████▒ ░░░░██ ░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ ░█ ▓██████▒▒▒▒███████░ ░░░██ ░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ ░█ ▓█████▒███████████ ░░░█ ░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ ░█ █████▒▒░████████ ░░░█ ░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ ░█ ██▓██▒██▓███▒ ░░░█ ░█ ░█ █░█ █░█ ░░░█ ██████████ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░░░█ ░█ ░█ █░███░█ ░███ ▒███████ /─────────────────────────\ ░░░██ ███ ░| learned from vets |░ ░░░░██ ████ ░| and they |░ ░░░░░██ █████ ░| ain't pet doctors |░ ░░░░░░███ ████▒ \─────────────────────────/ ░░░░░░░▓▓█████████████▒ ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ https://deezer.com/album/256761152