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Hyde Park Avenue

by Ray Galindo & Friends

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See The Painter 03:51
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It Makes Me Wonder 04:06
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You And Me 03:42
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Secret Desires 04:36
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Hyde Park Avenue 05:26
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It's Okay 02:35
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I Need To Know 03:00
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Dance Like You Love Me 01:04
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115 Hyde Park Avenue 04:39
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I live at 115 Hyde Park Avenue A ritzy address to say the least Right down the street stands the university from which I was released I hang out with my pals on Hyde Park Avenue planning tomorrows for today Right up the road stands the penitentiary where I got my degree Early morning I rise shining on the Bayshore I wouldn't be surprised if I saw you there Oh what a life we live on Hyde Park Avenue! A ritzy address to say the least Up on the hill lives the aristocracy where I got my disease Early morning I rise shining on the Bayshore I wouldn't be surprised if I saw you there La la la la la la la la la la la Early morning I rise shining on the Bayshore I wouldn't be surprised if I saw you there
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Hyde Park Avenue Living Room Tapes I 12:47
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Hyde Park Avenue Living Room Tapes II 14:07
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See The Painter How Could We Have Known This Little Town In Florida I Need To Know ~ Jennifer MacDuffee
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Hyde Park Avenue Living Room Tapes III 03:35
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See The Painter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrrxGjd37uo&list=PLLk3Pc6r-IMifC2Vw_w0uhzt8gc78Me08

I Need To Know ~ Steve Martin-Caro: Vocal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr274A9CyYs

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In the 1980s, Ybor City, the historic Latin Quarter in Tampa was fast becoming the Greenwich Village of Florida. Reverend Ralph the boogie woogie piano player wasn't an ordained reverend, but his raucous gospel revival style rock and blues show made one feel as though one was about to be slain in the Holy Spirit. Wearing his Cuban heeled Beatle boots, pomade plastered pompadour and always black too-tight clothes, he entertained night after night in the sandwich shops and small beer and wine joints that lined 7th Avenue which was the main drag in good old Ybor City Ralph lived in storefronts, and many nights were spent in these storefronts, drinking Cuban coffee and recording some song I had written and presented to the "reverend" for his scrutiny and approval. If we were recording it...he liked it.

In 1979, I met Rev. Ralph in Ybor City. The next eight years were probably the most creative years in all of my years as a musician. I was writing a lot of songs and recording constantly with Ralph and with other musicians. It was a wonderfully mad time!

In 1984, I met and fell in love with a wonderful woman named Jennifer MacDuffee.She is a classically trained pianist with whom I wrote a number of songs. We were together for four years. We lived in Hyde Park, Tampa During that time, there was always a piano in the house and we wrote mostly on the piano.

Chances Are
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethQfFpniO4

I believe it was 1985 when I met Steve Martin-Caro, the former lead singer of The Left Banke of Walk Away Renee fame. One beautiful evening, Jennifer and I decided to take a walk. We found ourselves on Kennedy Blvd where we ran into Rev. Ralph. He was hanging out with Steve and his wife Heather. They had just landed at Tampa International Airport from Ohio a couple of days prior. Ralph introduced Steve to me as the guy who had sung the 60's hit, Walk Away Renee by The Left Banke. Steve seemed displeased with the way he was introduced to me and reacted by saying, "Aw, Ralph, I told you not to tell anybody!"

We became good friends and he spent a lot of time at our house. He had become disillusioned with the music business, but he had fun with me and Jennifer. We ran a lot of tape when he was with us and I will be adding to this collection as old tapes resurface.

I acquired my first 4-Track cassette deck in 1987. Before that all recording was done with whatever was available at the time - Walkmans, old reel to reels and cassette decks...with a couple of trips into a recording studio. I have hours of recordings and I am editing and compiling them chronologically into a comprehensive document of that eight year period beginning in Ybor City, continuing in Hyde Park and culminating in my return to Ybor City when I founded ARTS ALIVE!. 115 Hyde Park Avenue was Ralph's address at that time, and It was a magical time! I hope that my friends here who were there will enjoy it!.

This is all Lo-fi, so if you are expecting radio-quality recordings here, you will be disappointed. If you would like a listenable home-grown testament of an important period in my creative history, well...you might be delighted!

In my opinion, none of these recordings are complete or finished versions. I have always liked bootlegs - very organic. I have always had to 'make do' with what was available to me. I have used Walkmans, 4-track cassette decks, the occasional recording studio and programs like Pro-Tools, Cakewalk and Sonar. Most of these songs have been sitting around on tape for decades. Some sound better than others, but they are all listenable. Thank you for joining me in my creative adventure.

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released November 13, 1987

See The Painter
Ray Galindo: Vocal, Guitar, Bass
Jennifer MacDuffee: Piano, Vocal
Matt Cerrato: Drums
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrrxGjd37uo&t=80s

It Makes Me Wonder
Ray Galindo: Guitar, Vocals
Jennifer MacDuffee: Recorder, Vocal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg7Q0m8Pfxo

Chances Are
Jennifer MacDuffee: Vocal, Piano (1986)
Ray Galindo: Background Vocals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethQfFpniO4

You And Me
Ray Galindo: Vocal, Guitar
Jennifer MacDuffee: Piano, Organ
Nolan Canove: Lead Guitar, Bass
Matt Cerrato: Drums
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkjJA8rqRHs

Secret Desires
Ray Galindo: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
Jennifer MacDuffee: Keyboards
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeigitrBc3Q

Hyde Park Avenue
Ray Galindo: Vocal, Guitar
Jennifer MacDuffee: Piano, Organ
Nolan Canove: Lead Guitar
Scott Van Sickle: Bass
Matt Cerrato: Drums
Millie: Flute
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRqHENZLqpk&t=160s

It's Okay
Ray Galindo: Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ
Jennifer MacDuffee: Keyboards
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4aUBXtMt9U&t=20s

I Need To Know
Steve Martin-Caro RIP: Vocal
Jennifer MacDuffee: Piano
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr274A9CyYs

Dance Like You Love Me
Ray Galindo: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Tom Dowen RIP: Lead & Slide Guitar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI9OpLDCXgs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGb7pdB8bhc

115 Hyde Park Avenue
Ray Galindo: Vocals
Ralph Ferrera RIP: Keyboards
Cosmic Dave Reid: Lead Guitar Solo
Steve Martin-Caro: Drums
Lauren Battle: Harmony Vocals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7LgMv7TNNU&t=147s

Full Album Video ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRx1H7I9zyc&t=657s
This is the complete track list with credits: Eight of these songs are not posted here but they can be found on this full album video.
1.Hyde Park Avenue (1st Idea) - Ray Galindo : Piano/Vocals
2.See The Painter - Ray Galindo, Jennifer MacDuffee, Matt Cerrato
3. It Makes Me Wonder - Ray Galindo, Jennifer MacDuffee
4.You And Me - Ray Galindo, Jennifer MacDuffee, Nolan Canova, Matt Cerrato
5.It's Okay - Ray Galindo, Jennifer MacDuffee
6.How Could We Have Known - Ray Galindo, Nolan Canova (Rehearsal)
7.Brainwaves - Ray Galindo, Jennifer MacDuffee, Nolan Canova
8.Hyde Park Avenue - Ray Galindo, Jennifer MacDuffee, Nolan Canova, Scott Van Sickle, Matt Cerrato, Millie (Flute)
9.Black Roses - Jennifer MacDuffee, Ray Galindo
10.Chances Are - Jennifer MacDuffee, Ray Galindo
11.I Need To Know - Ray Galindo
12.Stay Out Of My Dreams - Ray Galindo, Jennifer MacDuffee, Nolan Canova, Edward Abbott
13.This Night I Cry - Ray Galindo
14.Dance Like You Love Me - Ray Galindo, Tom Dowen
15.Secret Desires - Ray Galindo
16.115 Hyde Park Avenue - Ray Galindo, Ralph Ferrera, Cosmic Dave Reid, Steve Martin-Caro, Lauren Battle

Hyde Park Avenue Video EP ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egm8u04P__s

Selections Volume II ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Rs9DfhM3c&t=142s

Hyde Park Avenue (First Idea) ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=woijNCWPWW4

This Night I Cry ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw5yJTdMccE

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