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California Son

from California Son by Ted Russell Kamp

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I left New York in the rearview
With the open road ahead
3,000 miles with the car stereo in the red
Seattle was my promised land
Who knew what’s in store
But it’s where I’d start to learn what I was living for

Too green to play the blues
But doing every gig of every kind
Who’d have thought
The life that I could find

California Son, son, son
California Son, son, son
California Son, son, son
When the long day is done
I’d be a California Son

I got a bedroom in Los Feliz
By the Pioneer Chicken Stand
Just me an old guitar and my beat up Chevy van
I barely had a dime
But I was ready to take a stand
I didn’t have a clue but man, I had a plan

Barreling down the boulevard
Listening to Tom Waits
Making the scene
Just as much as I could take

California Son, son, son
California Son, son, son
California Son, son, son
I’m not the only one
But I’m a California Son

Too late for the Palomino
But I played the Troubadour
Even if the walls could talk
The songs say so much more
The lure of Laurel Canyon
And the haze of Hollywood
Walking where ghosts are in the air
You know it does a dreamer good
I said it does a dreamer good

It’s been 20 years with the top down
And my songs on the radio
Running down a dream is the only way to go

In the ocean breeze, the desert heat
I make music every night
I discovered who I am in these L.A. lights

California Son, son, son
California Son, son, son
California Son, son, son
California Son, son, son
With every song that I sung
You know I’m a California Son

You know I’m a California Son
I’m a California Son
Said I’m a California Son

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from California Son, released March 22, 2024
written by TRK

performed by TRK with:
guitar - Brian Whelan & Zachary Ross
drums/percussion - Michael Jerome Moore
harmony vocals - Brian Whelan
keyboard - Sasha Smith

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Ted Russell Kamp Los Angeles, California

Ted is a Grammy winning musician, singer songwriter & producer.
Featured in Rolling Stone Country, American Songwriter and on the Sirius XM Outlaw channel, Ted's albums, 2020's Down In The Den & 2021's critically acclaimed Solitaire,have debuted on EuroAmericana Radio chart at #1. Rolling Stone has called Kamp an MVP of the California Roots Music scene.
He is a member of the Shooter Jennings band.
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