DOUG KOEMPEL MUSIC: 2021

Monday, October 25, 2021

GOOD-BYE OLD FRIENDS | THE MEMORY BROTHERS

CLICK TO PLAY SONG:

song: Good-bye Old Friends (3:08)

writer: Kevin Conner
artists: The Memory Brothers
album title: YELLOW RIVER SERENADE (1979)
label: Memento Records
publishing: Blue Baker Music BMI

lead vocal and acoustic guitar: Kevin Conner
piano: Doug Koempel
recorded at: IGL Recording Studios
produced by: Doug Koempel
engineered by: John Senn / Denny Kintzi / Lynn Wee
photography/art direction: Lyne Neymeyer

KEVIN'S NOTES:

"I wrote the song when I was in college, Luther College that is. I performed at the local coffee house at Luther several times through out the year. I was booked for a date in the spring of my senior year and wanted to write a closing song for the performance. Something for the friends I made during my 4 years there. There were a lot of special people I met during my time in college; students as well as professors. I wanted to give them a positive good-bye and I hope I did that.

"Later on when I joined with Doug [Memory Brothers,] we would use this as a final song for the night. I've always enjoyed singing the song and I hope people have enjoyed the performance." - Kevin Conner, October 25, 2021