World, rock, big band Mike Dawson Music
The Charmer

THE CHARMER Music & Lyrics by Dawson © ℗ 2003, 2004, 2020 Beechers Brook Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)
Horns arranged by Dawson, Paliga, Spencer

Featuring

Damon K. Clark - lead vocals
Mike Dawson - Steinway piano, synthesizers, songwriter
Mitch Paliga - tenor saxophone

THE CHARMER

The son of Vietnam
One whose thunder did return
The voices of the past
Try to keep from getting burned
But love is never lost
And he prayed to live another Dawn…

And he went to the West
They say its God’s Country
And he survived nature’s test
Hard living is soul’s foundry…

He loved the girls and let them cry
He didn’t care if he lived or died

And they called him
The Charmer

A Buckeye ‘till the very, very end
A few old flames and many, many friends
And sons and daughters will defend
Life’s currency is finally spent…

Final meeting upon the mountain
Charmer’s heart, an eternal fountain

And they called him
The Charmer

Credits

Produced by Mike Dawson and Taylor Tatsch
Mixed by Taylor Tatsch at AudioStyles, Dripping Springs, Texas
Engineered by Taylor Tatsch (AudioStyles)
Engineered by Tye Robison (January Sound - Dallas)

Additional Recording:
Damon's vocals recorded by Joey Lomas

Mastered by Todd Pipes
Photography by James Bland
Cover and Design by BJ McDonald

KUDOS: Annie Benjamin, Mitch Paliga, Taylor Tatsch, Chris Bell

with
Taylor Tatsch - Lead guitars
Greg Rochford - Bass guitar
Chris Schaff - Drums
Kim Corbet - Trombone
Steve Howard - Trumpet
Mitch Paliga - Tenor saxophone (solo)
Lee Schloss - Alto, tenor saxophone
Larry Spencer - Trumpet, flugelhorn