{"id":41350,"date":"2018-10-19T15:37:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T14:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=41350"},"modified":"2018-10-19T15:37:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T14:37:32","slug":"hugh-james-my-brothers-shoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/10\/hugh-james-my-brothers-shoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugh James &#8211; &#8216;My Brother\u2019s Shoes&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Originally from Garwood, New Jersey, Hugh James has been playing piano since the age of 5, and started playing in garage and basement bands as a child. Soon he started writing his own songs and music, which led him to study piano and composition at the University of Miami, before settling down in Los Angeles. Here he developed a multi-faceted music career, which included writing songs for Tiffany, and Steve Holy, recording and performing live with Michael McDonald, and BJ Thomas, placing songs in a number of films, and taking the role of Featured Pianist in Residence, at Disney&#8217;s Grand California Hotel.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The inspiration for Hugh James&#8217; latest song, &#8216;My Brother&#8217;s Shoes&#8217;, came in the wake of the death of his brother Doug, in 2014. Doug fallen on hard times, and the newspaper story about Doug&#8217;s life and death, read:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cFrom waterfront home to Tent City; homeless man dies after long battle with alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Doug had once been a successful contractor, but was found dead in Tent City, wearing a red shirt and hospital socks &#8211; no shoes &#8211; which led Hugh to ask everyone, from total strangers, to even Jesus, for clues, about &#8216;My Brother&#8217;s Shoes&#8217;. The gospel-soul track comes with a compelling video, a stunning and heartfelt reminder to us all not to judge the lives of others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hugh says, although the track was inspired by his brother Doug,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cit\u2019s not about MY brother \u2013 it\u2019s about your brother, it\u2019s about all of our brothers, it\u2019s about all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The haunting piano melody and the rousing backing vocals and rolling drumbeat make the music a backdrop for the listener to connect with the story told by the singer. The track also features legendary pedal steel guitarist, Jay Dee Maness, who&#8217;s best known for his work on Eric Clapton&#8217;s, &#8216;Tears In Heaven&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;My Brother&#8217;s Shoes&#8217; was directed by Alan Marino, and features raw 8mm footage shot by Hugh and his son Nevada, as well as 3G, a multi-generational gospel family from North Carolina. The clip was shot in Ventura, California, which is where he was when he heard the news of his brother&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Hugh James on his <a href=\"http:\/\/hughjamesmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_38952\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t6psD9_9p3M?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"My Brother&#039;s Shoes\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/t6psD9_9p3M\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally from Garwood, New Jersey, Hugh James has been playing piano since the age of 5, and started playing in garage and basement bands as a child. Soon he started writing his own songs and music, which led him to study piano and composition at the University of Miami, before settling down in Los Angeles. Here he developed a multi-faceted music career, which included writing songs for Tiffany, and Steve Holy, recording and performing live with Michael McDonald, and BJ Thomas, placing songs in a number of films, and taking the role of Featured Pianist in Residence, at Disney&#8217;s Grand California Hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":41364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,640],"tags":[17186,27,17185,77,370,1945,79],"class_list":["post-41350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","category-videos","tag-hugh-james","tag-los-angeles","tag-my-brothers-shoes","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-new-video","tag-single"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-aKW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34537,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/04\/freja-francis-single-papercuts-showcases-authentic-vocals-backed-by-minimal-instrumentals\/","url_meta":{"origin":41350,"position":0},"title":"Freja Francis&#8217; Single &#8216;Papercuts&#8217; Showcases Authentic Vocals Backed By Minimal Instrumentals","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"07\/04\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Singer-songwriter Freja Francis' single 'Papercuts', which was released in February 2018, is a minimalist piece with a powerful message.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/freya.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/freya.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/freya.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/freya.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/freya.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10646,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/05\/introducing-boardwalk-isabella\/","url_meta":{"origin":41350,"position":1},"title":"Introducing:  Boardwalk Isabella","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"07\/05\/2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Boardwalk Isabella is the alter ego and musical adventure of independent English rock funk artist and Singer Songwriter, James C Hughes.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Artists&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Artists","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Boardwalk-Isabella2.jpg?fit=600%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Boardwalk-Isabella2.jpg?fit=600%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Boardwalk-Isabella2.jpg?fit=600%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25429,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/01\/six-quick-questions-for-kylie-hughes\/","url_meta":{"origin":41350,"position":2},"title":"Six Quick Questions For Kylie Hughes","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"25\/01\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Originally from Malibu but now based in LA, singer songwriter Kylie Hughes first got into the music scene back in 2014, and finds her inspiration in the laid back lifestyle of California. 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