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Judy Roderick - Country Girl to Floods of South Dakota

A tribute to Judy Roderick on her December 14 Birthday with photos from her life and three wonderful songs from three different albums.

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September 11 Blues

Song about President Bush and the Septenber 11 Attack on the United States.

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Time For A Revolution

A humorous song about "Corporate Greed."

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Fred Neil Movie - Pt. 1a.mov

Legendary Singer and Songwriter Fred Neil is the focus of this movie that examines his life and music.

Part 1 is split into two parts: 'a' and 'b'...

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All Along the Watch Tower

Funniest Ringtone Ever.

.:.Hermes.:.Metoyer.:. *-*Dylan's Silvio =:) .*-.:._.:._.:.-*.

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This Is The Time ( Obama's Song of Hope )

Who Are Those Flowers For
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This Is The Time ( Obama's Song of Hope )

ExMilitary FolkSinging Office, Nails, "Why Vote Obama"

Major Herb Metoyer,Retired Army Officer, SongWriter,Author. A tribute to Barack Obama in sup...

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Who Are Those Flowers For

A folk song by Major Herb Metoyer, SongWriter,Author,Retired Army Officer Questions the loss of life due to war & the effects on home loved ones. M...

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About Herb Metoyer Music

Songwriter, Folk Singer, Poet, Author, Print and Audio Book Publisher
Herb is an accomplished composer who experiments with all music genres. And although he has composed a number of jazz songs, his favorite medium is 'Folk'. You might say that he is a musically enhanced "Storyteller" "Poet". Much of his music concerns civil rights, people & children he has encountered during his lifetime, and other topical subjects such as war and personal observations. He performs utilizing both the guitar and synthesizer, sometimes playing a harmonica and the tambourine with his foot. His vinyl album recorded in 1965 by MGM's VerveFolkways entitled "Something New", has become a classic folk album that has been selling on ebay as a collector's item. One of Herb's most prized accomplishments, however, is the fact that one of his songs "Mother, Fools are A Long Line Coming" is on the moon" in the Time Capsule.

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Songwriter, Folk Singer, Poet, Author, Print and Audio Book Publisher

Herb Metoyer is a Louisiana Creole gentleman who graduated from Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA at the early age of nineteen (19). He is a retired military officer and helicopter pilot, and a recent retiree from General Motors where he served as a Test Engineer in GM's Testing Laboratories and currently the Chief Financial Officer for the Detroit Writer's Guild. and Cane River Media
Herb is an accomplished composer who experiments with all music genres. And although he has composed a number of jazz songs, his favorite medium is 'Folk'. You might say that he is a musically enhanced "Storyteller" "Poet". Much of his music concerns civil rights, people & children he has encountered during his lifetime, and other topical subjects such as war and personal observations. He performs utilizing both the guitar and synthesizer, sometimes playing a harmonica and the tambourine with his foot. His vinyl album recorded in 1965 by MGM's VerveFolkways entitled "Something New", has become a classic folk album that has been selling on ebay as a collector's item. He has several published songs registered with BMI (Stormking Music Herb Metoyer Music) and ASCAP (Cane River Media).

Herb's first album received a "Four Star" rating by Billboard magazine. He was a Helicopter pilot in the military at the time. But once he was promoted to grade of Major, the military cut his budding music career short, claiming that his activities as a singer/songwriter were unbecoming of a field grade officer.

One of Herb's most prized accomplishments, however, is the fact that one of his songs "Mother, Fools are A Long Line Coming" is on the moon" in the Time Capsule. It was recorded by Fred Neil on his "Sessions album by Capitol. This was the album selected by the astronauts to be encased in the time capsule that was placed on the moon.
During his youth, Herb performed on the same shows along side such great artists as Joni Mitchell, Fred Neil, Mike Taylor, Josh White (Senior & Junior), Odetta, Vince Martin, Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, Mayon Weeks, Danny Potter, and Steve Biggs.

During his latter years, Herb concentrated on writing and book publishing. In 1984, he became a founding member of the Detroit Black Writers Guild, a non-profit organization devoted to improving literacy and training potential authors. With this organization, he held the posts of Senior Editor, Executive Editor, Chairman of the Board, and Executive Director.

To his credit, he has completed two novels and published over twenty books for other authors.

Now at age Seventy, Herb is again focusing on his music. His last CD, Here I Am Again was released in 2004. Currently, he is working on a new CD to be titled Louisiana Folk Tales.

Herb is one of the last survivors of the great 1960s folk era. Do yourself a favor and give his music a listen. Full length samples of his music can be found at http://www.canerivercolony.com/Music/MusicCD.htm

Age

Hometown

New Orleans, LA

Country

United States

Occupation

Singer songwriter, Author, Publisher

Companies

Cane River Media, Herb Metoyer Music

Schools

Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA

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