How Much Time

July 2019
© Ray Cerbone Music/BMI

How much time indeed...How long from that New York City pawn shop to these twelve songs? Been one hell of a ride!

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Thank You to friends and folks who believed in my music enough to share their time and talents:

Gil Jusino * Maria Valsi * JRobert Houghtaling * Kat Epple * Roy Schneider * Kim Mayfield * Christine Scholtus * The A.C.M.A. * Richard Fuggetta (Artist Extraordinaire) * Dianne Averill & Michael Rizzo * Chris Bradshaw (Photographer Extraordinaire)

And the neverending advice, support, understanding and love, of my wife Gia Cerbone whose indispensable talent made this project become a reality. Also a special thank you to my family for giving this soul strong roots.

Steel On Wood

…where it all began…a train ride to NYC with a friend to buy my first guitar…and so the love of “that sound” began.

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals

Next to You

…a story of life…love…and a train…in four parts. How close is this story to your heart? Might be “right next to you”.

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Maria Valsi – Vocals
Gil Jusino – Upright bass

My Favorite Song

…yes, a little influence from Guy…nothing wrong with that. …and it could be “nothing but the stillness in the air”

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Maria Valsi – Vocals
Gil Jusino – Upright bass

Waltz Of Make Believe

…get through it… “hold tight to your dreams, it’s just a simple three step”

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals

Crooked

…Thank you Jaime Michaels…the best way there isn’t always a straight line…of this I am sure!

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Maria Valsi – Vocals
Gil Jusino – Upright bass

Fondest Memory Of All

…My tribute to Guy Clark…”where only memories live anymore”

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Gil Jusino – “Bowed” Upright bass
Roy Schneider – Dobro
Maria Valsi – Vocals
Kim Mayfield – Vocals

Promises Made Of Sand

…they slip through your fingers…fall through your mind…painted with “brush strokes in a transparent hand”

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Kat Epple – Flute
Gil Jusino – Upright bass
Christine Scholtus – Vocals
Roy Schneider – Bongos
Gia Cerbone – “Seductive whispers”

Let The Bad Times Be

…just a peek into my back pages…”remember all the good times”

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Maria Valsi – Vocals
Gil Jusino – Upright bass
Roy Schneider – Dobro, “Giddyap hoofs”

Next Best Western

…Thank you Richard Shindell…”show a little mercy for a weary sinner”

Live In The Studio as “The Trio”
Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Maria Valsi – Vocals
Gil Jusino – “Bowed” electric bass

Carriage

…Thank you Roy Schneider…”this ain’t a song ’bout gettin’ old, just reflections of my soul”

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Roy Schneider – Melodica, Mandolin

Cowgirl With The Long Red Hair

…”tearin it up”…WOOOOOO

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Gil Jusino – Upright bass
JRobert Houghtaling – Fiddle
Roy Schneider – Dobro
Featuring = “The Roadhouse Choir” Maria, Kim, Roy

How Much Time

…and I leave you with that question.

Ray Cerbone – Guitar and vocals
Roy Schneider – Dobro

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Apparently, no one told Ray Cerbone about the fabled sophomore slump. Cerbone’s second release, Nobody’s Hero Anymore, more than fulfills the promise of his auspicious 2019 debut, How Much Time. Most tracks are underpinned by Cerbone’s precise, delicate finger picking on acoustic guitar, but augmented by blues banjo and harp, violin, cello, dobro, and perhaps the most tasteful tuba in all of Americana music. His voice is in fine form, expressive, ranging from passionate to an almost conversational resignation in the quietest phrases. And the songs themselves, eight originals and four covers, including Charlie Chaplin’s “Smile” (!), combine unflinching, gut-wrenching observations of life, (Cerbone has been a first responder with the police and coast guard – check out the title track), around an inner core of nuanced sentiment for days gone by (“Another Town Gone Down” and Joe Virga’s “The Big Top”). The production is strong and clear, the sequencing is consistently entertaining. The instrumental, “The Lake” even morphs into a flute-based jazz workout celebrating Cerbone’s beloved Lake August. Advance tracks are receiving positive responses in the Lone Star State.

Rob Carter
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