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Hello, and welcome to The Life of a Musician.

Tonight's episode is recorded live from Church of the Perpetual Boogie.

Let's step inside and listen.

-Hello, and welcome to The Life of a Musician .

I'm your host, Brandon Lee Adams, and we're coming to you live tonight from the Church of the Perpetual Boogie.

And I got all of that out in one sentence, I'm really proud of myself, folks.

I am truly, truly blessed, truly honored and truly grateful to be here with some of the most amazing artists, some of the best harmony there is in the entire country, maybe the entire world.

The amazing Church Sisters and Mr. Josh Pickett.

And I'm just going to step off camera and let these folks take it.

And... that's all I got to say about that.

We'll let you guys go.

It's yours.

-One, two, three, four.

["Lucky You" instrumental music playing] -♪ Lucky you lucky her ♪ ♪ That's the way I feel ♪ ♪ It must be nice To spend your life ♪ ♪ With the one you love ♪ ♪ Since the day You left me ♪ ♪ All I've done Is sit in tears ♪ ♪ And I'm drowning ♪ ♪ In this lake of misery ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ I think of you every day ♪ ♪ I see you on the street ♪ ♪ You're next to her You're over me ♪ ♪ There goes another memory ♪ ♪ Since the day You left me ♪ ♪ All I've done Is sit in tears ♪ ♪ And I'm drowning ♪ ♪ In this lake of misery ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ I never knew how much ♪ ♪ I really cared for you ♪ ♪ But now I do we're through ♪ ♪ I guess that's just my luck ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ Since the day You left me ♪ ♪ All I've done Is sit in tears ♪ ♪ And I'm drowning ♪ ♪ In this lake of misery ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ Lucky you lucky her ♪ ♪ That's the way I feel ♪ ♪ It must be nice To spend your life ♪ ♪ With the one you love ♪ ♪ Lucky you lucky her ♪ ♪ That's the way I feel ♪ ♪ It must be nice To spend your life ♪ ♪ With the one you love ♪ ♪ Lucky you lucky her ♪ ♪ That's the way I feel ♪ [applause] -Thank you all so much.

Well, we were talking a little bit earlier about some of our influences on our music and people that we really admired.

And one of those people is Larry Cordle.

He's a fantastic songwriter and a good friend of ours.

And he sent us songs some years ago to record on an album that we did, self-titled project, and so we're going to do it for you now.

This one's called "Dead Man Walking."

["Dead Man Walking" instrumental music] ♪ It's hard to see walls ♪ ♪ When they're made of glass ♪ ♪ He fills 'em with whiskey ♪ ♪ But he drinks 'em so fast ♪ ♪ He's always on empty ♪ ♪ And full of the past That still haunts him ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ Seems like his heart died Right there in his chest ♪ ♪ Along with his will to live ♪ ♪ On the night that she left ♪ ♪ He's just putting in time ♪ ♪ Till that final breath Finally takes him ♪ ♪ He's a dead man walking ♪ ♪ With chains around his feet ♪ ♪ In a prison Of his own making ♪ ♪ Freedom is something ♪ ♪ That he'll never see ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ He don't have the strength To start over again ♪ ♪ All he can think ♪ ♪ Is what might have been ♪ ♪ Slipping like water ♪ ♪ Right through the hands That once held her ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ They haven't thrown The dirt on him yet ♪ ♪ But he's in a hole About as deep as it gets ♪ ♪ Drowning in memories ♪ ♪ Barely existing at all ♪ [instrumental music playing] ♪ He's a dead man walking ♪ ♪ With chains around his feet ♪ ♪ In a prison Of his own making ♪ ♪ Freedom is something That he'll never see ♪ ♪ There's a way out of this ♪ ♪ But I'd be willing to bet ♪ ♪ He won't find what it is ♪ ♪ He'll just keep drinking Let his heart keep breaking ♪ ♪ It ain't really No way to live ♪ ♪ He's a dead man walking ♪ ♪ With chains around his feet ♪ ♪ In a prison Of his own making ♪ ♪ Freedom is something That he'll never see ♪ ♪ Freedom is something That he'll never see ♪ [ending guitar chords] [applause] -Thank you.

Thank you all so much.

How many of you are seeing us for the first time tonight?

Oh, awesome.

Thank you guys so much.

And what an awesome venue this is.

Isn't this so cool?

This room is just awesome.

Yeah.

[applause] We've got to take a little tour today and check out everything.

It's super cool to be here.

But for those of you that are seeing us for the first time, Sarah and I are actually twins.

We're fraternal twins.

I'm 20 minutes older, just in case you needed to know that, just a little bit of information.

-Super important information.

-Yeah.

Can't miss that detail.

But we've been singing together for a really long time, and she's my best friend.

Love singing with her.

Don't want to sing with anybody else.

Yeah, she's my best friend.

Oh, it's all right.

It's all right.

But, uh, so we've been singing together for a really long time, and we've traveled the world together.

But I'm going to go ahead and introduce this young lady right here.

If y'all have enjoyed her so far, y'all put your hands together for Miss Sarah Church, everybody.

[applause] -Thank you.

-She's going to do y'all a song now that was written by a lady named Lacy Green.

This one's called "Nightbird."

["Nightbird" instrumental music] ♪ Three a.m.

I'm listening To the wind blowing ♪ ♪ You show up right on time Outside my window ♪ ♪ And I'm not at all surprised ♪ ♪ To find you here This time of night ♪ ♪ But I know That I can't fight you ♪ ♪ Nightbird Singing your lonesome song ♪ ♪ You're always taking flight ♪ ♪ Right before The morning light ♪ ♪ In the shadow in the dark ♪ ♪ A ghost beneath the moon ♪ ♪ The sound of your leaving Echoes in this empty room ♪ ♪ Nightbird ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ You play me like a song I can't stop singing ♪ ♪ You haunt me in my sleep When I should be dreaming ♪ ♪ And I know You're passing through ♪ ♪ When the black sky Fades to blue ♪ ♪ You'll be coming for me soon ♪ ♪ Nightbird Singing your lonesome song ♪ ♪ You're always taking flight ♪ ♪ Right before The morning light ♪ ♪ In the shadow in the dark ♪ ♪ A ghost beneath the moon ♪ ♪ The sound of your leaving Echoes in this empty room ♪ ♪ Nightbird ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ And I wonder If you'll ever stay ♪ ♪ Will I always Watch you fly away yeah ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ Nightbird Singing your lonesome song ♪ ♪ You're always taking flight ♪ ♪ Right before The morning light ♪ ♪ In the shadow in the dark ♪ ♪ A ghost beneath the moon ♪ ♪ The sound of your leaving Echoes in this empty room ♪ ♪ Nightbird ♪ ♪ Nightbird ♪ [applause] -Thank you so much.

-So this is a really cool, intimate setting that we don't get to normally play like this, just with the guitar and vocals, so it's really pared down.

We usually have a full band, so it's nice.

And I want y'all to put your hands together for our guitar player, Mr. Josh Pickett over here... -Thank you.

-...holding it down for us.

[applause] So we've got time for a couple more songs, I think.

What do you guys feel like singing tonight?

Well... let's do... "I Still Haven't Found..." -Yeah.

-Would you like that?

We were talking earlier about how we pick songs and, you know, how we go about that process.

We don't really have a process.

We just kind of do what we like.

And a while back, we decided to pick up this song and it kind of just stuck.

So we're going to do it for you right now.

It's a U2 song.

If you know it, sing along.

I think that's allowed.

Maybe.

["I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" instrumental music] ♪ I have climbed The highest mountains ♪ ♪ I have run Through the fields ♪ ♪ Only to be with you ♪ ♪ Only to be with you ♪ ♪ I have run I have crawled ♪ ♪ I have scaled These city walls ♪ ♪ These city walls ♪ ♪ Only to be with you ♪ ♪ But I still haven't found What I'm looking for ♪ ♪ But I still haven't found What I'm looking for ♪ ♪ I have kissed honey lips ♪ ♪ Felt the healing fingertips ♪ ♪ And it burned like a fire ♪ ♪ This burning desire ♪ ♪ I have spoke with The tongue of angels ♪ ♪ I have held the hand Of the devil ♪ ♪ It was warm in the night ♪ ♪ I was cold as a stone ♪ ♪ But I still haven't found What I'm looking for ♪ ♪ But I still haven't found What I'm looking for ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ I believe in kingdom come ♪ ♪ Then all the colors Will bleed into one ♪ ♪ Bleed into one yeah ♪ ♪ But yes I'm still running ♪ ♪ You loosen the bonds And you loosen the chains ♪ ♪ Carried the cross Of my shame ♪ ♪ Oh my shame yeah ♪ ♪ You know I believe it ♪ ♪ But I still haven't found What I'm looking for ♪ ♪ But I still haven't found What I'm looking for ♪ ♪ But I still haven't found What I'm looking for ♪ ♪ But I still haven't found What I'm looking for ♪ [applause] -Thank you.

Thank you all so much.

Thank you again, Brandon, for having us.

We are so, so excited to be on the show, and excited to be here with you all tonight.

Thank you all so much for coming.

Yeah, absolutely.

[applause] Do "Never Grow Old"?

We're gonna do a gospel song right now that was included on an album called Orthophonic Joy .

And that album was a tribute album to the original 1927 Bristol Sessions, and it was considered the first recordings of country music.

So Virginia Tourism and Tennessee Tourism teamed up to create that album using all new artists and the same songs.

And we were blessed to be a part of it.

It was such a cool experience getting to work with everyone.

But it's a song that we grew up singing in church, and so we're going to do it for you right now.

It's called "Where We'll Never Grow Old."

["Where We'll Never Grow Old" instrumental music] ♪ I have heard of a land ♪ ♪ On the faraway strand ♪ ♪ 'Tis a beautiful home Of the soul ♪ ♪ Built by Jesus on high ♪ ♪ Where we never shall die ♪ ♪ 'Tis a land where We'll never grow old ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ Never grow old Never grow old ♪ ♪ In a land where We'll never grow old ♪ ♪ Never grow old Never grow old ♪ ♪ In a land where We'll never grow old ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ In that beautiful home Where we'll never more roam ♪ ♪ We shall be in the sweet By and by ♪ ♪ Happy praise to the King Through eternity sing ♪ ♪ 'Tis a land where We'll never grow old ♪ ♪ Never grow old Never grow old ♪ ♪ In a land where We'll never grow old ♪ ♪ Never grow old Never grow old ♪ ♪ In a land where We'll never grow old ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ When our work here is done ♪ ♪ And the life-crown is won ♪ ♪ And our troubles And trials are o'er ♪ ♪ All our sorrow will end ♪ ♪ And our voices will blend ♪ ♪ With the loved ones Who've gone on before ♪ ♪ Never grow old Never grow old ♪ ♪ In a land where We'll never grow old ♪ ♪ Never grow old Never grow old ♪ ♪ In a land where We'll never grow old ♪ ♪ In a land where We'll never grow old ♪ [ending guitar chords] [applause] [Brandon] You almost had me crying again.

That was absolutely beautiful.

Wonderful.

Thank you guys so much for being on the show.

And big thanks to you folks back home for watching, tuning into The Life of a Musician .

We hope that you watch and enjoy every episode.

And with that being said, God bless, and be well.

We'll catch you next time.

One more time for the church, y'all.

-[applause] -[Brandon] Thank you.

[Announcer] Thank you for being a part of our show.

We look forward to seeing you on the next episode of The Life of a Musician.

-♪ On the faraway strand ♪ ♪ 'Tis a beautiful home Of the soul ♪ ♪ Built by Jesus on high ♪ ♪ Where we never... ♪ [Announcer] This program is brought to you in part by Santa Cruz Guitars Company and Santa Cruz Parabolic Tension Strings.

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