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When I lived in LA I spent many weekends in the Hermosa, Manhattan, and Redondo Beach area where I met my wife Holly and eventually wrote a song about it.  My original band then, The Stickmen, played this tune at all our gigs and it was a big hit.  Since then there has been a few versions recorded, but I think this version, featuring Christie Bradley on lead and background vocals is my favorite.  Also on this recording is Ward Griffiths on drums and Chris Carlson on guitar. Their contribution along with the arrangement and the mix turned out great.  Nice and dry and funky.

At our KING BETA gigs, folks have responded with great enthusiasm to “Girly Red.”  I thought posting a video would let KB fans enjoy this little tune in the comfort of their own home.  Enjoy all the colors in 12/8.

Check out our new video of Stanley Turrentine’s Jazz classic, “SUGAR”,

The song Portland OH Portland was a result of the musical Bridgetown. When I was brainstorming the synopsis with the first playwright I worked with, she casually mentioned that, of course we’ll need a Portland Oh Portland song. I thought, good idea and went right to work. The video was shot at a KING BETA performance at The O’Connor’s Vault, and also features photos I shot around downtown Portland. The historic photos were taken from the Wikipedia website.