Dreams to Remember

This is an impromptu recording of Otis Redding's classic "Dreams to Remember" while sitting in my old room at my Mom's house. :) I'm a huge fan of Otis Redding -- the man and the music -- as is my father, so this song has a lot of special meaning to me (it's one of the few Otis covers I perform live on occasion).

I hope you like it, Marcus.

If you enjoy this check out some of my own music here, on Myspace, on Facebook, and at www.reverbnation.com/crysmatthews Please sign up for the mailing list so you can catch me in your city or town.

All the best,
Crys

crysmatthews's webcam recorded Video - August 07, 2009, 11:56 AM

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[crysmatthews]

Aloft Hotel selected 50 artists to help them celebrate the opening of their 50th hotel by performing at their local Aloft. Additionally, each of us offered a free download of our music. The artist with the most downloads by Oct. 15th at 11:59pm will be flown to Napa Valley, CA for their Live in the Vineyard concert. I'm #3, and need your help. Log in to Facebook and go to: apps(dot)facebook(dot)com/alof­thotels/

[danibeau143]

Crys, where are you playing out? I only do YouTube through my phone and can't figure out where you are from. Do you still need donations to kickstart your album? I live in Charleston, SC and would love to hear ya play sometime.

[crysmatthews]

@danibeau143 I'm originally from North Carolina, but I live outside of DC now. I hoped to play in Charleston this summer, but hopefully I'll be there before the year is out. The Kickstarter was a huge success! You can actually pick up the album at: cdbaby(dot)com/cd/crysmatthews

[danibeau143]

So good. Thanks for doing this song. I love it.

[crysmatthews]

@danibeau143 Thank you! I LOVE Otis Redding so much and sing a couple of his tunes when I play out and about as a tip of the hat to him (and to my dad, who is also quite the Otis fan). Keep listening and spread the word!

[crysmatthews]

New album "Backroads and Driveways" out on iTunes, CDbaby, Amazon, Digstation, and more! Spread the word and keep listening. crysmatthews(dot)com

[crysmatthews]

Only 9 days left to pledge! Keep spreading the word. Don't forget, this is a

really cheap way to pre-order the new album (plus you'll get it signed and

shipped for about half of what it will be once it hits retailers). AND if you don't know what to get me for my birthday, this will certainly suffice! ;)

Go to: Kickstarter(dot)com and search for Crys Matthews

[kree1964]

@crysmatthews I wasn't trying to be sarcastic... but you would get a lot more out of the guitar(for the joy of playing for yourself) if you played a properly strung instrument.

However, if you feel that you're getting out of it all that you want, then rock on. There really is no "right or wrong", there's only music. Sorry if I sounded like I was attacking you.

[crysmatthews]

@kree1964 I don't play a left-handed guitar -- that's not the way I learned the chords. I learned to play on a right-handed guitar, which is what I still play, so the instrument IS strung correctly. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[kree1964]

Lots of left handed people play guitar, but they have the sense to string it correctly...

yeesh