Last October we got together to do piano, harmonic and horn vocals of some of my favorite hymns like “My Jesus I Love Thee” and “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus,” adding also “Moon River.” There are four albums in all I am working on finishing, and they each tell a story. We ended up adding a saxophone on “Moon River” and “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” and a trumpet on “My Jesus I Love Thee.” We still have to add background vocals to “My Jesus I Love Thee,” and these will be finished. It was also video taped for an upcoming mini-documentary on music. Since I was raised on the hymns, I wanted to get back together with Charlie McCoy on harmonica for this special project. Ryan Jones, the pianist, did not disappoint. It was our first time working together, and I would not trade him for any other pianist. It was all excellent, and then we spent the next day working on vocals from previous sessions, finishing more songs to prepare them for mixing. The new releases will all have elements of Jazz, pop, country and Gospel, some even rock and bluegrass. This has felt like the most creative year of my life, and I am thankful.–Dwayna
The video for “Same Old Story,” Dwayna’s Christmas song, highlights the work of Lighting the Way, Dwayna’s Christian 501c3 nonprofit, in outreach to underprivileged kids.
