TAILS OF THE CITY- Dog Tunes by Murray Weinstock
Songs about dogs from a dog's point of view featuring Dr. John, Phoebe Snow, John Sebastian, Johnny Farina , Joey Spampinato, Joe Lynn Turner of Rainbow, & The Toys' Barbara Harris.
© Furry Murray Music
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What people are saying:
"I've been playing Tails of the City every morning, bouncing around the
house with Sophie, my Australian shepherd mix, who identifies with your
work completely."
Armistead Maupin, author of Tales of The City
"Murray Weinstock has written and produced this CD of 12 songs where each song tells a story from a dog's point of view. The artists who sing these tunes are not bow-wows either."
DAILY NEWS-Amy Sachs, Sam Pappas
" I must admit that I was a little skeptical at first, but after listening to the entire CD, I found the songs were quite funny, some poignant, all really creative, even witty. This is a must for any dog owner, I think it'd make a great addition to any collection or a great gift that I'm sure will bring smiles."
JUST LABS-Winston Morrow
If your dog could talk, he or she would be asking you to listen carefully to
the lyrics of this unique presentation so that you could get a better
understanding of a dog?s perspective on daily life.
-Steve Diller, Center for Animal Behavior & Canine Training
About Furry Murray
Has music industry "vet" Murray Weinstock finally gone to the
dogs with his latest project, Tails of the City? Well, it's a CD of original songs
from a dog's point of view. Weinstock has been a long-time fixture on
the NYC music scene, collaborating with such artists as Manhattan
Transfer, Esther Phillips, Don Covay and Gary Lucas (of Captain
Beefheart), and also producing and composing countless TV jingles
including the CBS theme songs "We've Got the Touch" and "Share
the Spirit" featuring Richie Havens and Phoebe Snow and Mark Cohn and Patti Austin respectively. Weinstock was a founding member of the cult group, The Fifth Avenue Band, whose first album can be found on the Warner Bros./Reprise label. He was a founding member of The Planotones as a singer, keyboardist, arranger and producer, lending his many skills to
help contemporize their sound. There he helped create the soundtrack and vocals for the independent film, Looking for An Echo, starring Armand Assante, where one can not only hear Murray?s contribution, but also see him in a cameo role as the lounge singer, Orchid Blue.
But it was the 15-year love affair with his late dachshund Sparky that inspired Murray to create the different canine personalities in Tails of the City, allowing him to draw on his vast experience and eclectic musical taste. Joining Weinstock on this dog-tune extravaganza are friends and
musical colleagues, including New Orleans superstar Mac Rebbenack (aka Dr. John), multi-talented jazz vocalist Phoebe Snow, Soozie Tyrell of Bruce Springsteen's band, Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny, NRBQ's Joey Spampinato, Barbara Harris of the '60s girl group The Toys, Rainbow's Joe Lynn Turner and former Lovin' Spoonful lead singer John Sebastian, with whom Weinstock sang and played keyboard on the theme song for the '70s TV show Welcome Back, Kotter.
Weinstock is now at work on his follow-up CD, More Tails of the City, which includes The Greyhound Freedom Song about an aging champion Greyhound, a tribute to the 9/11 rescue dogs called A Dog Named Prayer, and Murray's contribution to the canine free-style dancing craze-the infectious Bow Wow Polka!
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