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I​-​10 On Down

by Doc Michaelis

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I came to New Orleans in 2006 after Katrina had kicked some serious butt, and I was impressed with how little status-seeking and backstabbing there was in the city. I saw Tab Benoit at the Maple Leaf and he made a comment regarding people living in the area of I-10 on down and how those folks had exactly the qualities that I had been attracted to. I marked that prase in my mind and the next day,I wrote this song. Its been kinda my love song to New Orleans since then.

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I-10 On Down
Doc Michaelis
Well I’ve spent time in the cities
And towns ‘cross the US of A
People speedin here and there
Hurry up - get nowhere
As life sneaks by ‘em every day

Well back on home in Luziana
that lazy sun finally greets the day
Aint no need to up and run,
Getting there y'all is half the fun
Livin life day by day

CHORUS:
I-10 on down Where people with airs don’t bother comin round
I-10 on down That Mississippi mud keeps your feet on the ground
Cant get that Bayou rhythm outta your mind
(RIFF)You feel it in your soul soon' s you cross that line

dont need no shiny new car
dont care f'y'aint a risin star
give a big dose o'who y'are
talkin from the heart gonna get you far
lets sit down now and play us some guitar


I-10 on down
Where people with airs don’t bother hangin round
I-10 on down
That Mississippi mud’ll keep your feet on the ground
Bayou rhythm mesmerizin your mind
Its callin to your soul soon as you cross that line

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released May 17, 2020

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Lance Michaelis New Orleans, Louisiana

Born in NYC, Doc moved to New Orleans in 2006 and immediately began integrating the feel of New Orleans into his playing, Having studied briefly at Berklee College in Boston, then several years at Sandole Studios in Philly, Doc garnered years of experience playing in bands that covered jazz, blues, rock, country, fusion, as well as performing solo, playing jazz standards for weddings, etc. ... more

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