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All Roads Lead to Cincinnati



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The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce commissioned me to write a song to celebrate Cincinnati as a way of encouraging young, creative people to come and set up shop in Cincinnati. With the help of singer/songwriter Tracy Walker (see TracyWalker.com), I created a love song about a guy and girl who'd found nothing but heartache and depression in other Cincinnati-like cities in America. However, in Cincinnati, they find Frampton, Griffey, Bootsy, and most importantly - love.

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Jake, write a song about how it is so much CHEAPER to live in Cincinnati to keep the young ones home I'm stuck in Austin paying so much and working so hard to live in a little box! Also, the art in Cincinnati is still in the hands of the people, and not only there for trust fund kids-- Do it!

posted by sheila Townsend on May 13, 2009


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If there's anyone who could be called the "Woody Guthrie of Cincinnati," it's folksinger Jake Speed. Speed is again making moves that would do Woody proud. Speed's "songitorials" are weekly songs about current events. Think of it as a singing editorial with a healthy dose of wit and humanity. Each week, Speed will unveil a new song, dealing with different social issues of the day in much the way Guthrie's "Woody Sez" column once did.

by Mike Breen, Citybeat