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Art: Tanya Tull

These  Are  the  Times

A Musical in Two Acts
By Grant Johnson and Brooke Harris Wolff
BROOKE HARRIS WOLFF
Executive Producer, Lyricist, Dramatist
Learn more about Brooke

Abby 

LC Powell

Angie Jaree   

Betsy/Greek Chorus

Randy Crenshaw

Narrator/Greek Chorus

Monique Donnelly

Greek Chorus

Fletcher Sheridan

Greek Chorus

David Loucks 

Greek Chorus

Vangie Gunn

Greek Chorus

Singers

The remarkable cast of These Are the Times includes:

Rich Eames 

Piano, Electric Piano

Richard Shaw

Electric, Acoustic Bass

Scott Breadman

Percussion (Tabla, Congas, Tambourine, Triangle, Shaker, Sound Effects/Atmosphere)

Robby Krieger

Guitar (Electric Guitar Solo on two tunes)

Mike Miller

Guitar (15 tunes)

Gary Solt

Guitar (8 tunes)

Doug Walter

Piano, Electric Piano, Keyboards

Brian Scanlon 

Tenor Sax, Flute, Clarinet

Michael Cordone

Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Peter Kent

Violin

John Koenig

Cello

Musicians

The stellar musicians playing on this album include:

Explore the singers and musicians more in a tune-by-tune breakdown of their contribution to These Are the Times. 

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Recorded at:

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Stagg Street Studio
Assistant Engineer: Trent Slatton
Owner: Melody Carpenter
 

The Hideaway
Owner/Assistant Engineer: Eric Astor
 

GRANT JOHNSON
Composer, Pianist
 

Grant Johnson is a composer with vast experience as a jazz and blues pianist, session player, arranger, and teacher. Conceived as a jazz-rock opera, These Are the Times is…

DOUG WALTER
Music Director, Orchestrator
 

Doug Walter has found himself wearing a wide variety of musical “hats” all through his career: composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, educator, copyist, pianist, saxophonist, clarinetist, and flutist, among others.…

JOHN KOENIG
Producer, Cellist
 

John Koenig has been a record producer and musician for decades in a variety of genres encompassing rock, jazz, blues, pop, folk, Latin, and classical. Among the performers who have appeared on records he has produced…

ANGIE JARÉE
Vocal Contractor, Singer (Betsy, Greek Chorus)
 

Angie won a Grammy Award for Clare Fischer’s 2+2+ Freefall album, received Emmy Award recognition, and is a first-call studio singer/voice actor. She has been one of the featured solo performers with…

STEVE SHEPHERD
Engineer
 

Steve Shepherd is an American music composer and recording engineer based in Los Angeles. He has worked with artists ranging from Kenny G to Giorgio Moroder to Josh Groban. He has also contributed to…

Download and view the lyrics (pdf) of These Are the Times.

Songs available at iTunes, or get the complete musical at Amazon.com.

CREATORS

SINGERS AND MUSICIANS

  1. This is the City (Iteration 1)

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Narrator, Greek Chorus

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Electric Piano

    • Doug Walter - Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • John Koenig – Cello

  2. All the Clubs and Bars

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Michael Cordone – Flugelhorn

    • Brian Scanlon – Tenor Sax

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano (Solo)

    • Richard Shaw – Acoustic Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

  3. Tomorrow’s My Dancing Day

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Brian Scanlon – Tenor Sax (Solo)

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  4. Morning After

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Dan Fornero – Trumpet

    • Brian Scanlon – Flute

    • Robby Krieger – Electric Guitar Solo

    • Mike Miller – Acoustic Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Electric Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • Peter Kent – Violin

  5. This is the City (Iteration 2)

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Narrator, Greek Chorus

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Gary Solt – Electric Guitar

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • John Koenig – Cello

  6. Distracted

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Dan Fornero – Trumpet

    • Michael Cordone – Trumpet

    • Brian Scanlon – Tenor Sax (Solo)

    • Mike Miller – Electric, Acoustic Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Electric Piano

    • Doug Walter – Electric Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  7. These Are the Times

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • Peter Kent – Violin

    • John Koenig – Cello

  8. This is the City (Iteration 3)

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Narrator, Greek Chorus

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Dan Fornero – Trumpet

    • Michael Cordone – Trumpet

    • Brian Scanlon – Tenor Sax

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Electric Piano

    • Doug Walter – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  9. Mirror, Mirror

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Gary Solt – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Doug Walter – Keyboards

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • Peter Kent – Violin

    • John Koenig – Cello

  10. Lazy Days

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Brian Scanlon – Tenor Sax

    • Gary Solt – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano*

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  11. This is the City (Iteration 4)

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Narrator, Greek Chorus

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Gary Solt – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Electric Piano

    • Doug Walter – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • Peter Kent – Violin

    • John Koenig – Cello

  12. Point of View

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

  13. Two Lonely People

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Rich Eames – Piano (Solo)

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

  14. Private Places

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Dan Fornero – Trumpet

    • Michael Cordone – Flugelhorn

    • Brian Scanlon – Flute, Clarinet

    • Rich Eames – Electric Piano

    • Doug Walter – Keyboards

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Peter Kent – Violin

    • John Koenig – Cello

  15. Interlude 1

    • Doug Walter – Electric Piano

  16. Tomorrow’s My Dancing Day – Reprise 1

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  17. Recitative

    • Rich Eames – Piano

  18. Let’s Play Dirty

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Betsy

    • Brian Scanlon – Tenor Sax (Solo)

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  19. The Man from Apartment 108

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Acoustic Bass

  20. This is the City (Iteration 5)

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Narrator, Greek Chorus

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar (Solo)

    • Rich Eames – Electric Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  21. Interlude 2

    • Doug Walter – Keyboards

  22. Dancing Shoes

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Betsy

    • Dan Fornero – Trumpet

    • Michael Cordone – Trumpet

    • Brian Scanlon – Clarinet

    • Gary Solt – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano (Solo)

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  23. Wake Up, Now Wake Up

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Gary Solt – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Doug Walter – Keyboards

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • John Koenig – Cello

  24. Wonderful Promise

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Betsy

    • Mike Miller – Acoustic Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Doug Walter – Keyboards

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  25. These Are the Times – Reprise

    • LC Powell – Vocalist – Abby

    • Gary Stockdale – Vocalist – Tory

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • Peter Kent – Violin

    • John Koenig – Cello

  26. Boom Boom Boogie

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Narrator, Greek Chorus

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist –Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Dan Fornero – Trumpet

    • Michael Cordone – Trumpet 

    • Brian Scanlon – Tenor Sax (Solo)

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar (Solo)

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

  27. Wake Up, Now Wake Up Reprise

    • Gary Solt – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Doug Walter – Keyboards

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • Peter Kent – Violin

    • John Koenig – Cello

  28. This is the City (Iteration 6)

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Narrator, Greek Chorus

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Gary Solt – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Electric Piano

    • Doug Walter - Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

    • Peter Kent – Violin

    • John Koenig – Cello

  29. Tomorrow’s My Dancing Day – Reprise 3

    • Randy Crenshaw – Vocalist – Narrator, Greek Chorus

    • Angie Jaree – Vocalist –Greek Chorus

    • Monique Donnelly – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Fletcher Sheridan – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • David Loucks – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Vangie Gunn – Vocalist – Greek Chorus

    • Robby Krieger – Electric Guitar Solo

    • Mike Miller – Electric Guitar

    • Rich Eames – Piano

    • Richard Shaw – Electric Bass

    • Ray Brinker – Drums

    • Scott Breadman – Percussion

Immerse yourself in the story of a couple who fall in love and try to live together despite their political differences.

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