I am sorry to hear of the passing of John Lawton. I met him in 1975 when he sang on The Butterfly Ball concert at the Albert Hall. Ronnie Dio was unavailable for the live show and John bravely stepped to save the day. As one can imagine, replacing Ronnie was a huge challenge, but John was more than capable. As an adjunct to the album, he recorded Little Chalk Blue before the concert.
Almost 20 years after the initial release, “Snapshot” will be reissued.
The re-release not only brings back the 14 original songs but also comes fully remastered with five previously unreleased demo tracks. New liner notes by RG complete the additional content and give an insight into the recording and song writing process behind the album. The album will also be issued on vinyl for the first time ever, with new artwork.
Today, on November 30, RG celebrates his 76th birthday.
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It’s been a strange year. A year of life and death, despair and hope, all together and poles apart. Joy and sorrow. I never worried about the future, but that resolve has been tested a few times this year – and last. But human instincts take over and we learn to take strength from what we’ve got and ignore those yearnings for what we lack.
Sweet child
In time you’ll see the line
The line that’s drawn between
Good and bad
See the blind man
Shooting at the world
Bullets flying
Taking toll
If you’ve been bad
Lord I bet you have
And you’ve not been hit
By flying lead
You’d better close your eyes
You’d better bow your head
Wait for the ricochet
Like many performers, we have occasionally performed private concerts for fans in various countries.