Jeffrey Bayless, T@L Records and Audiosocket have teamed up in a non-exclusive agreement to more easily make Jeffrey's music more readily available for licensing.  Audiosocket (Seatle, WA) licenses the best independent music to film, TV, advertising, video games and new media.

We are extremely pleased and proud to be a part of this thriving and cutting edge company and truly appreciate this new and exciting relationship.

As a straight song writer, I've seen many of my gay and lesbian friends and family suffer from an absurdly right-wing religious, conservative society's misconceptions and oppressive and hurtful beliefs.  State and federal laws too often reflect these closed minded and harmful attitudes, rendering gay,lesbian and transgendered people struggling for there human and civil rights.

I wrote and recorded, "Beloved Son" as an intimate and very personal response to this tragedy and am very pleased with the reaction and appreciation I've gotten from the gay and lesbian community, from friends, family and fans.

I truly hope that you also enjoy and are touched by this song and its meaning. I've included the lyrics below for your reading experience.

Love, Peace and Respect,

Jeffrey Bayless

Beloved Son
Words and Music by Jeffrey Bayless

They say you shouldn't have the right
Wishing you were that boy - they used to kiss goodnight
You understand - You're not afraid to try
You hold his hand - as your lives go by

Why is it they are seldom home
Each time you try to bring him - they say come alone
He understands - He’s not ashamed to try
for he is your man - as your lives go by

Well, they say our fate’s determined by
the words the book decrees us
But, it’s clear to me the love you feel’s
the same as baby Jesus
You understand - You're not ashamed to cry
for you love your man - as your lives go by

They say he shouldn’t be the one
missing the simple truth – he’s their beloved son
He understands - He’s not ashamed to cry
holding you close - as your lives go by
holding you close - as your lives go by


Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Bayless Music/All Rights Reserved
Produced by Jeffrey Bayless and Stephan Jonas
Executive Producer Gonzalo Robellar (president of T@L Records)

Voodoo Lab, one of the most amazing and respected guitar effects companies on the planet, has given Jeffrey Bayless an official endorsement deal. Jeffrey is proud and excited to be a part of this incredible line of products and whole-heartedly endorses them. Jeffrey currently uses their "Sparkle Drive" in his pedal arsenal and will be adding more Voodoo Lab products to his rig over the coming weeks and months.








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Here's a list of other fellow Voodoo Lab endorsement artists

Smashing Pumpkins
Garbage

Metallica

Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Daryl Stuermer (Phil Collins / Genesis)
Paige Harwell
Mark Meadows
(Edgar Winter / Sessions)
Deni Bonet
(Sarah McLachlan / Cyndi Lauper)
Slipknot
Train
Tom Gioia (NY producer, Sessions)
Marty Friedman
(Megadeth / Solo Artist)
The Distillers
Queens Of The Stone Age
Adam Levy (Norah Jones)
Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction)
Doug Wimbish (Living Color)
Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole,
Smashing Pumpkins / Solo Artist)
Tom Dumont (No Doubt)
Gerry Leonard
(Duncan Sheik / David Bowie)
Rene Benton
Jim Gentry
Tommy Moran
German Schauss
(performer / composer / instructor)
Claudio Cabrera
(recording artist / touring guitarist)
Godfrey Townsend
(Allan Parsons Live Project)
Kings of Leon
Korn
Billy Joel
Anthrax
Hole
311
Peter Thorn (Jewel / Chris Cornell)
Paul DiLeo (Nena / Various Artists)
Guns & Roses
Quick Step John
Carl Burnett (David Sanborn /
Robben Ford / Branford Marsalis)
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Blue Man Group
Collective Soul
Kessier Hsu (Seraphim)
Nina Gerber
Mike Bino (Trippin' on Dolls)
Michael V. Chaves
(Duncan Sheik / Rufus Wainwright)
Bullet For My Valentine
Simple Plan
Kevin Hightower (Noosphere)
Chuck Hammer
(Composer / Guitarchitect) ....

Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
Andy Summers
Sonny Landreth
Los Lobos
Marilyn Manson
Lindsey Buckingham
Peter Frampton
Lyle Workman (Beck)
Kenny Loggins
Paul Gilbert (Racer X / Mr. Big)
Marty Stuart
Charlie Daniels
Dave Resnick (Sonia Dada)
Chris Wormer
(Charlie Daniels / Jo Dee Messina)
Sepultura
Blues Traveller
Robert Quine (Lou Reed / Tom Waits)
Unleashed Power
Man'o'war
Primus
White Zombie
Offspring
Nine Inch Nails
Beach Boys
Gwen MarsPrince
Fleetwood Mac
Boyz 2 Men
Filter
Yes
Big Head Todd & the Monsters
Alexander Dumble
Jennifer Batten
Supertramp
Carlos Alomar (David Bowie)
Keith Howland (Chicago)
Tonic
Jim West (Weird Al Yankovic)
Pat Mastelotto
Doug Rappaport
(Edgar Winter Band)
Dave LaRue
Sherman (The Veronicas)
Eric Mantel
(Recording Artist & Instructor)
Adrian Eccleston
(Nelly Furtado / Kylie Minogue)
Jenni Tarma
(Har Mar Superstar / Kylie Minogue)
Pat Travers Band
Rusty Cooley (pro player / instructor)
Jeff Garris
(recording artist / touring guitarist)
Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult)
Jeff Serdins (Mojohand) ....

Tony Iommi
Steve Miller
Jerry Marotta
Grateful Dead
Faith No More
Steve Smyth
(Forbidden, Testament)
Greg Hampton
(performer / writer / producer)
Kelly Richey
Randall Waller (Shania Twain)
Jordan Bracewell
Shaun Hopper (solo guitarist)
Travis Raab (Austin Law)
Ana Popovic
Indigo Girls
Jennifer Turner
(Natalie Merchant)
Ric Ocasek
Davey Johnstone (Elton John)
John Shanks (Melissa Etheridge)
Dishwalla
Ministry
Candlebox
Jimmy Buffet
Eddie Kurdziel (Red Kross)
Tanya Tucker
Amy Grant
Matt Henderson
GianMichael (Hello Operator)
Joey Brasler
(Boz Scaggs / Etta James)
Randy Travis
Ricky Van Shelton
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Expanding Man
Wynonna Judd
Branford Marsalis
Neil Diamond
Sean Ashby (Sarah McLachlan)
Troy Klontz (Brooks & Dunn)
Julio Iglesias
Blues Saraceno
Laurie Anderson
Oingo Boingo
Jack Jones (Z)
Maria McKee
Cristopher Cross
Eric Dover (Slash's Snakepit)
Michael Brecker
Mike Thrasher
Florian Ophale
(Jethro Tull / Greg Lake)
Yngwie Malmsteen
Ted Nugent

As Raymond Savage Jr. walked away from the ruins of his totaled car on a Las Vegas freeway, a firefighter stopped him to note his good luck to be alive. In a town where luck means everything, the accident was Ray’s call to action, inspiring him to change someone else’s luck.

Ray is a retired Chicago police investigator whose work had taken him to too many crime scenes where kids had been abandoned, abused or exploited. “I handled the criminal side of the investigation, making sure the abusers paid for their crimes against children,” he says. “I never did see what happened to those kids after they were placed back with their parents or put into the system.” But he never stopped wondering about them.

Ray decided to use his knowledge of the system to help a child—as a CASA volunteer.

That child turned out to be Michael (not his real name), a teenager Ray was matched with by Las Vegas’ Eighth Judicial District Court CASA program. At first, Ray advocated to get Michael the glasses and dental work he badly needed. Then he turned his attention to connecting Michael with his aunt and father.

It didn’t take a detective to find Michael’s kin—it took an advocate. As a volunteer for just one child, Ray had time to call Michael’s aunt, to find his father, and to reunite him with his family.

These connections have made a world of difference to Michael, Ray says. “He is quite a young man. He’s going to make it.”

National CASA wants every abused and neglected child to make it—with the help of a CASA volunteer like Ray. You can help us reach this ambitious goal. Please give to National CASA today.

Every time you download a copy of our song, "Dry Your Eyes" or the album, "Big Blue World," a portion of the proceeds gets donated to this amazing and worthy organization.

Thanks

A while back I was teaching guitar in Ann Arbor Michigan at a friend's place called Herb David Guitar Studio. This is an internationally known, highly respected shop that was an old converted house. My teaching room was a bedroom upstairs with a view of downtown and a large federal building (post office) across the street. One day I noticed a very large crowd (several hundreds at least) gathered in the streets below and a line of cops in riot gear lining the post office property, poised and at alert. I could hear a manic voice on a bull horn but couldn't make out the words with my window closed.

I soon learned that this was the annual Nazi rally that many had tried to close down but could not because a court had deemed it legal, based on free speech. I was completely appalled and could gauge by the crowd that most of their feelings were mutual based on the angry shouts and expressions. I had to do something, something big, some magnanimous finger flipping gesture to show my disdain and disapproval of the event and what it stood for. Suddenly, it hit me that I had a second floor window with a table next to it and a VERY LOUD amp I could place right up in the window.

Now came the decision as to what would be the most effective and appropriate song to play. I knew that hatred feeds on hatred and that the small minded Nazi's where getting off on stirring up the crowds rage. Then it came to me, the Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song was the perfect statement to make, "Who's the leader of the pack of present company, M-I-C-K-E-Y-M-O-U-S-E..." This would serve to help in diffusing the crowd's anger and would completely humiliate the Nazi's power trip and emotionally bring them down to size.

I threw the window open wide, causing the line of police to tighten their nervous alertness even more. I thrust the amp up on the table and ran my hands across the dials, raising them all to 10! Nobody but the cops noticed what was happening so far with disgust seething through the crowd. I began to blast out the well known melody as the entire crowd turned away from the Nazi's and toward my upstairs window. The cops began laughing and people began cheering, whistling and laughing. I played on as the whole mood shifted. The very small stature and insanely frustrated Nazi spokesperson began screaming, "SHUT UP! SHUT UP!," reminding me of Henry Gibbson in the Blues Brothers movie looking hilariously pathetic. This caused the crowd to laugh even more at the smallness and pointlessness of the Nazi's and their absurd attempt to stir up hatred. After a couple of rounds of the song, a police officer began shouting to turn it off (apparently, I was infringing on their right to freedom of speech). Acting respectful, I complied knowing that I had changed the course of the mood of the day and had diffused the Nazi's goal of spreading anger and hatred through the streets of the city. A few minutes later, Herb came into my room in tears and hugged and thanked me.

Over the next few days, people, most of them strangers, began approaching me in the store and on the street hugging and thanking me. One guy, beaming with delight stated that he had heard the song eight blocks away and ran over to see if he could find out what was going on. He suggested that we encourage the crowd every year to sing the song as loud as possible as a much more effective way of taking away the Nazi's reason for being there rather than shouting angry slogans and throwing batteries and rocks (which was the normal way the crowd had dealt with it in the past).

So, I'm encouraging people everywhere to handle hate rallies in their communities in this way as well, to use humor and humiliation instead of hatred. With time, hateful organizations such as the Nazi's or the Klan or whom ever will have no fuel to burn, nothing to sink their hurtful, hateful teeth into.


Thanks,
Jeffrey Bayless

"Big Blue World," hit NUMBER ONE on Neil Young's "Living With War Today - Songs of the Times!" The song ran at number one for the week of March 17 through the 23rd.  "Big Daddy's Got It Made" hit NUMBER ONE the week of April 21 through the 27th. "Big Blue World" and "Big Daddy's Got It Made" hit numbers ONE and TWO on July 14th, 2008!

Please stop by there and show your support. Thanks!!!

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Upon the release of Jeffrey Bayless' CD, Big Blue World, 50 % of all online purchases of the single, "Dry Your Eyes" will go to help fund child and domestic abuse charities. Please help to spread the word. The CD should be ready for official release June 2008. The more singles sold, the more we all can help to relieve the suffering of unfortunate children and their families! Please Help...

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Jeffrey Bayless Now Featured On CTV
Jeffrey's Music ("Addiction," "The Bright and Tiny Ocean" and "Big Blue World") Can Be Found In The "Radio" Section.
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PLEASE help me to climb the Neil Young's - Living With War Today charts by going to:

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and click on my two songs, "Big Blue World" and "Big Daddy's Got It Made." Currently, they can be found there at 's  4 and 5!
I am TRULY GRATEFUL for your support and SINCERELY HONORED to have listings of my work on such a worthy platform!!!

THANK YOU SINCERELY,
Jeffrey Bayless