I came down to Alexander City to see family at the end of March. My aunt had been sick, so I wanted to see her. It was tough knowing we had to say goodbye. So I spent a few days with family and after a while I wanted to give them time alone. My cousin Dook was right beside his mama all the way up till the end. It was bittersweet.
I got out to get some air and take a little breather. Bo Jones was over at Jason Tapley’s Production 81 Music Group & Recording Studio working on some new music. I had wanted Bo to cut some of my songs, so I went over to the studio and we hung out and worked on songs. I started laying down a song my friend Davis Nix and I started and Charlie Argo and I had finished. Charlie and I had just finished it up literally days before I came to town.
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