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Tony Adamo Receives Permission To Rename And Write Lyrics To A Future Sun Ra Song

Tony Adamo
Tony Adamo wrote about and released music on Eddie Harris, B.B. King, Eddie Henderson, Art Blakey, James Brown, Mark Murphy, Eddie Gale, Jack Kerouac, and Sun Ra, the song entitled “Sun Ra Goes to Mars.” The Eddie Harris estate gave Adamo permission to write spoken word to his “Listen Here.” Adamo renamed it “Listen Here Listen Up.” Dave Davis and Michael Ray of the Sun Ra Arkestra have recorded music on Adamo's new soon to be released CD. Members of Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters as well as members of Tower of Power, Arsenio Hall, Huey lewis and the News and The Tonight Show Band have recorded on Tony Adamo's past released CDs. Jazz musicians of note have also contributed to his music.

Note from Tony Adamo

I give a mighty thanks to Irwin Chusid. Administrator for Sun Ra LLC, who owns Ra's music rights. For giving me the permission to write and rename one of Sun Ra's songs. . And to my friend Dave Davis trombone player in the Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen.

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