JOHN SPECKINE
ROCK * COUNTRY * BLUES
- All original music
- Monthly FREE downloads
- SINGLES: 99¢ ea.
Original music for your wedding!!
Picture: On the golf course, 2024
CONTENTS
This is a playlist of 60 of my personal favorites that have been recorded in the last 10 years.
Listen to a couple of samples: one meant for playing during the ceremony and one intended for the reception and "Dollar Dance.
I have other wedding music not yet listed here which you may sample at your request.
Every month, I will choose a song to make the "Free Song of the Month." You will be able to download this tune for no charge as long as it is so designated.
For December 2024: CHRISTMAS WITH YOU
OFFERINGS
Picture, my daughter's wedding, 2024
- Digital downloads - .99¢ per Single
- FREE "Song of the Month" download
- Customizable original music for weddings available as recordings or live acoustic performance
- Available for acoustic public performances covering hits from the 1950s to 2000s
Listen and buy at John Speckine | ReverbNation.
AVAILABLE ORIGINAL SINGLES
ROCK / POP
COUNTRY-ish
COUNTRY-ish
Picture, my son at a music festival, 2016
NEW DEMO: Any Other Life
Christmas with You (December's FREE Download)
Forever and a Day (original guitar version)
NEW DEMO: Yesterday is Gone
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COUNTRY-ish
COUNTRY-ish
COUNTRY-ish
Picture, opening for Keith Urban, 2002 - I'm on the far-left of the picture
Forever and a Day (banjo version)
New York CIty on the 9th of May
Suckin' Puppy (the Hot Dog Song)
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BLUES / SOFT JAZZ / INSTRUMENTALS
BLUES / SOFT JAZZ / INSTRUMENTALS
BLUES / SOFT JAZZ / INSTRUMENTALS
WEDDING / RECEPTION SONGS
BLUES / SOFT JAZZ / INSTRUMENTALS
BLUES / SOFT JAZZ / INSTRUMENTALS
Picture, my youngest daughter's wedding party, 2024
CEREMONY
"DOLLAR DANCE"
RECEPTION
ALBUM: Mosquito-Bite Blues (2020)
I released this album of 16 songs (or CD or whatever you want to call it) in June of 2020. It's mainly Rock with an occasional Country feel.
ORIGINAL WEDDING MUSIC
IN-CEREMONY MUSIC
TAKE MY HAND
I wrote this song for my then-fiancée right after I'd joined the Air Force. I surprised her with it when I came home to marry her on May 19, 1983. I hope you and your future spouse will love it as much as she did.
You can purchase the digital track
RECEPTION: The "Dollar Dance"
I wrote this song in 2002. I've never used it for my own wedding, but I've given it to a few friends to use. I purposely extended the Outro so the dance could last a little longer.
FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE MONTH
CHRISTMAS WITH YOU
Written in 2020, this is a very upbeat, slightly tongue-in-cheek, Rock 'n' Roll holiday tune about preparing for Christmas dinner. Besides the pies, snowman, eggnog and Christmas sing-alongs, this song also pays homage to the Griswald family ("The yard lights blink and sparkle; can be seen from the moon").
Musician and producer Yulli Kepler, of Mommy Called Studios (Facebook page), performs most of the instrumentation, but I've still got a little acoustic and electric guitar in there.
LIVE PERFORMANCE COVERS
ROCK / POP
COUNTRY-ish
ROCK / POP
A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE - Peter & Gordon
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT - The Kinks
ALL MY LOVING - The Beatles
AMERICAN GIRL - Tom Petty
AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean
AMIE - Pure Prairie League
AND I LOVE HER - The Beatles
AUTHORITY SONG - John Cougar
BACK IN THE USSR - The Beatles
BAD MOON RISING - CCR
BAD TO ME - Billy J. Kramer
BEST OF MY LOVE - The Eagles
BROWN-EYED GIRL - Van Morrison
BUILDING A MYSTERY - Sarah McLachlan
BUS STOP - The Hollies
CALL ME THE BREEZE - Lynyrd Skynyrd
CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE - Jimmy Buffet
COME MONDAY - Jimmy Buffet
COME TOGETHER - The Beatles
CROCODILE ROCK - Elton John
DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT - The Wonders
DAY TRIPPER - The Beatles
DUST IN THE WIND - Kansas
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK - The Beatles
EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' - Harry Nillson
FREE FALLIN' - Tom Petty
FROM ME TO YOU - The Beatles
GET IT ON - T. Rex
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN RAIN - CCR
HAZARD - Richard Marx
HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG - Marshall Tucker
HERE COMES THE SUN - The Beatles
HOLIDAY ROAD - Lindsey Buckingham
HOTEL CALIFORNIA - The Eagles
I FEEL FINE - The Beatles
I HEAR YOU KNOCKIN' - Dave Edmunds
I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU - Hootie & the Blowfish
I SAW HER STANDING THERE - The Beatles
I WON'T BACK DOWN - Tom Petty
IF NOT FOR YOU - George Harrison
I'LL CRY INSTEAD - The Beatles
I'M HAPPY JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU - The Beatles
IMAGINE - John Lennon
IT DON'T COME EASY - Ringo Starr
I'VE GOT A NAME - Jim Croce
I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE - The Beatles
JAMES DEAN - The Eagles
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR - Bob Dylan
LA BAMBA - Richie Valens
LAKE SHORE DRIVE - Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah
LAST DANCE WITH MARY JANE - Tom Petty
LEARNING TO FLY - Tom Petty
ROCK / POP
COUNTRY-ish
ROCK / POP
LITTLE STAR - The Elegants
LITTLE WILLY - Sweet
LODI - CCR
LOLA - The Kinks
LONG, COOL WOMAN - The Hollies
LOVE IS ALL AROUND - The Troggs
LOVE ME LIKE A ROCK - Paul Simon
MAIN STREET - Bob Seger
MORE THAN WORDS - Extreme
MR. BOJANGLES - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
MRS. ROBINSON - Paul Simon
MY LOVE - Paul McCartney
NATIONWIDE - ZZ Top
NORWEGIAN WOOD - The Beatles
NOWHERE MAN - The Beatles
OCTOPUS' GARDEN - The Beatles
OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL - Bob Seger
PAPERBACK WRITER - The Beatles
PEACEFUL EASY FEELING - The Eagles
PHOTOGRAPH - Ringo Starr
PINK CADILLAC - Bruce Springsteen
PLEASE PLEASE ME - The Beatles
R.O.C.K. IN THE USA - John Cougar
RAMBLIN' MAN - The Allman Brothers
ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA - Johnny Rivers
RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE - CCR
SEA CRUISE - Dion
SENTIMENTAL LADY - Bob Welsh
SHADOW OF A DOUBT - Tom Petty
SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - America
SMALL TOWN GIRL - John Cafferty
SOAK UP THE SUN - Sheryl Crow
SOMEDAY - Sugar Ray
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - Led Zeppelin
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE - Stealers Wheel
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN - Donovan
SUNSPOT BABY - Bob Seger
SWEET HOME ALABAMA - Lynyrd Skynyrd
TEQUILA SUNRISE - The Eagles
THE COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE - Dr. Hook
THE HOUSE IS ROCKIN' - Stevie Ray Vaughan
THE NIGHT BEFORE - The Beatles
TICKET TO RIDE - The Beatles
TWIST AND SHOUT - The Beatles
WALK ON THE OCEAN - Toad the Wet Sprocket
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE - Bon Jovi
WHAT'S UP - 4 Non Blondes
WONDERFUL TONIGHT - Eric Clapton
WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD - Gordon Lightfoot
YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE - Kenny Loggins
YOUR SONG - Elton John
COUNTRY-ish
COUNTRY-ish
COUNTRY-ish
AMARILLO BY MORNING - George Strait
ANNIE'S SONG - John Denver
BALL AND CHAIN - Paul Overstree
COPPERHEAD ROAD - Steve Earle
DREAM - The Everly Brothers
DRIVING MY LIFE AWAY - Eddie Rabbitt
EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS - Dan Seals
FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN - Randy Travis
FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES - Garth Brooks
GRUNDY COUNTY AUCTION - John Michael Montgomery
GUITAR TOWN - Steve Earle
JACK RABBIT - Elton John
JAMBALAYA - Hank Williams
LANDSLIDE - Dixie Chicks
LITTLE SISTER - Dwight Yoakum
LIVING IN ALUMINUM - Antsy McClain
LONG-HAIRED COUNTRY BOY - Charlie Daniels
LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR - CCR
MARGARITAVILLE - Jimmy Buffet
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE - Johnny Rivers
MY MARIA - Brooks & Dunn
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH - John Denver
ROCKY TOP - Ricky Skaggs
RUBY - Kenny Rogers
SOME DREAMS - Steve Earle
SOMEBODY LIKE YOU - Keith Urban
SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - John Denver
THE CHAIR - George Strait
THE DANCE - Garth Brooks
THIRD-RATE ROMANCE - Sammy Kershaw
TULSA TIME - Don Williams
UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK - The Band
VOLCANO - Jimmy Buffet
WAGON WHEEL - Old Crow Medicine Show
WAKE UP LITTLE SUZY - The Everly Brothers
WALK SOFTLY - The Kentucky Headhunters
WHO'S YOUR DADDY - Toby Keith
WRITE THIS DOWN - George Strait
YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN THAT - George Strait
YOU'RE STILL THE ONE - Shania Twain
ABOUT
FATHER & GRANDFATHER
I LOVE THESE KIDS!!
My kids and grandkids are my life
LEFT TO RIGHT
- Conor, 29 - Wildlife Biologist, Artist, Photographer
- Tiffany, 42 - Nurse
- Heidi, 38 - Distribution Center Manager
INSETS
Xalia, 13 - Student
West, 19 - Graphic Artist
Picture, Heidi's wedding, 2024; insets, school pics, 2023
MUSICIAN & SONGWRITER
INSTRUMENTS
6-string acoustic guitar (Seagull, Washburn, Ibanez)
12-string acoustic guitar (Martin)
6-string electric guitar (Fender, Gibson)
Slide guitar (usually on the Washburn)
Electric bass (Fender)
Banjo (Dean)
Keyboards (Casio)
Harmonica (Hohner)
Drum software (EZD)
Performed in Athens, Greece; Frankfurt, Germany; Aviano, Italy; Iraklion, Crete; Omaha, Nebraska; South Bend, Indiana and Benton Harbor, Michigan
Opened for KEITH URBAN and MONTGOMERY-GENTRY in 2002 as a member of the band "Border Line" (rhythm guitar, vocalist, songwriter)
Picture, home studio, 2020
DISABLED VETERAN
Staff Sergeant, United States Air Force (1982-1990)
My time in the Air Force reminded me of that George Strait song, AMARILLO BY MORNING: ("Lost my wife and a girlfriend somewhere along the way")
DESERT SHIELD / DESERT STORM
An injury to my back, suffered during training for Kuwait, was severe enough to keep me from being deployed with my unit and made me ineligible for re-enlistment. So, although I had spent seven months on the Strait of Hormuz prior to 1990, I was not in the region after August 2, 1990 and am not authorized to wear the National Defense medal or any other medals or ribbons awarded for duties during the "Desert" operations.
TRAVEL GUIDE NOTE
Do NOT go swimming in the Strait of Hormuz - the numbers of jellyfish and highly venomous yellow sea snakes is ridiculously unbelievable.
PERSIAN GULF WAR
It all started when I was still stationed at Hellenikon AB, Athens, Greece. Everyone routinely called it "the Persian Gulf War" after the U.S.S Stark was attacked by Iraq (May 17, 1987), and then our subsequent operations "Earnest Will" (July 24, 1987 - September 26, 1988) and "Nimble Archer" (October 19, 1987) against Iraq and Iran.
Athens was known as the "Crossroads of Terrorism" when I was there (1985-1988). It seemed like there was another bombing or drive-by or hijacking about every third day. It was a little tense, and as I found out later, was a major contributor to my PTSD.
When I got to Omaha in June of 1988, I was just in time to start training for deployment. My unit knew it was going to Kuwait when we were issued desert camouflage. Then came my injury the following summer and the end of my plans to change services and become an officer in the Marine Corps. I had started taking classes at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to finish my degree for that purpose.
While you will never see me wearing a "Desert Storm" hat, I do wear my "chocolate chip" DBDUs when I march in the Memorial Day Parade. Due to the timing and circumstances of my injury, the VA has granted me "Persian Gulf War Veteran" status, so I also wear that hat from time to time. FYI: I receive NO additional benefits because of this status.
MEMBER OF...
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers
Picture, Basic Training, 1983
HELP OUR CAUSE
As a Disabled Veteran, the efforts and support of the Wounded Warrior Project are near and dear to me. Please help those who have sacrificed so much to fight for YOU and those who couldn't fight for themselves.
Click the button below to give any amount you wish. Everything is a help and very much appreciated.
CONTACT
QUESTIONS ANSWERED!!
Do you want more details about original music for your wedding or booking a live performance?
Send me a note. I'll answer within a couple of days.
We can go over details on the phone, via email or have a lunch - and I'm ALWAYS available to discuss business on the golf course. :)
THANK YOU!!
John Speckine
Picture, in studio, 2020
