A simple recording of a beautiful song. Done when I had a very sore throat.

To Lynn(MyLady) Yes, Little Darlin’- there are cowboys in it!

"The Star Spangled Banner"
Words by Francis Scott Key
Music by John Stafford Smith


"The Star Spangled Banner" is the national   more...anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics are from a poem entitled, "Defense of Fort McHenry", written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, after he witnessed the September 13th attack by the British Royal Navy on Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. This War of 1812 bombardment is now known as the Battle of Baltimore (September 12-14, 1814).
Throughout the night of the 13th, the bombing was heavy. At dawn on September 14th, Francis Scott Key saw that the huge American flag, which is now called "The Star Spangled Banner", was still waving at the fort. It inspired him to write the now famous poem.

The flag currently hangs at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

On March 3rd, 1931, by congressional resolution, The "Star Spangled Banner" became the national anthem of the USA.

"The Star Spangled Banner" lyrics:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

The Performance of "The Star Spangled Banner" was taped by Leigh Richards with permission of the 2008 World’s Toughest Rodeo featuring the "Toughest Cowboy" competition, televised on Fox Sports Network (FSN)

"The Star Spangled Banner" (The National Anthem) © 2008 Leigh Richards Creative Communications. All Rights Reserved.
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Another Perfect Day by Gary Helms

Promotional Video for use on world wide television such as CMT Country Music Television, GAC Great American Country, CMT Canada as well as many other stations. This video   more...is also for online use with Digital Rodeo, Myspace, Yahoo, AOL and many more online music outlets.  less

Balls Of Steel Keep Em Out !

This is a story of an outlaw ghost and his bandit father recollecting how they came to be dead, during bandit raids of train robbing. This is just a portion of this riveting western brain movie. Close   more...your eyes and live the tale!
Written and sung by artist Funtayus Flewellen, pictured in video
Contact For booking:
K. Meyer
1-209-277-9555



Funtayus Flewellen has been singing cowboys songs for more than 11 years. Traveling throughout the country learning to ride, rope, gather cattle and fine tune his craft at symposiums and other western shows. He has been greatly inspired by the late and great western tunesmith Chris Ledoux, and many others such as Red Steagall, Kyle Evans, Ian Tyson, Poet Bob Bird, Bill Schreckengost, Ray Reed, Jake and Emmitt Brooks, Keltic musician Steve Smith, and countless others.
I Know it’s been said before, but without sounding trite, God Bless Chris Ledoux
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Festival Western de St-Tite 2007

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Chris Sparks - I Know She Wants To - An acoustic preview of one of the new songs I might be recording in the next sessions. For more info, visit ChrisSparks.com or MySpace.com/ChrisSparks . © Copyright   more...Chris Sparks, All Rights Reserved.  less

Chris Sparks - Never Loved You Anyway - This is an acoustic preview of one of the new songs I might be recording in the next sessions.
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Chris Sparks - Kiss My Twang -
This is a rough acoustic version of another one of the songs that I plan to record in future recording sessions.
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Chris Sparks - My Wildest Fantasy -
This is an acoustic preview of one of the new songs I might be recording in the next sessions.
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Chris Sparks - Glad She Changed Her Mind - This is an acoustic preview of one of the new songs I might be recording in the next sessions. MAXIMIZED FOR 640x480. For more information, visit ChrisSparks.com   more...or MySpace.com/ChrisSparks .  less

Chris Sparks - Two Hours From The Interstate - This is an acoustic preview of one of the new songs I might be recording in the next sessions. For more information, visit ChrisSparks.com or MySpace.com/ChrisSparks   more....  less

Chris Sparks - Cowboy Up - This is an acoustic preview of one of the new songs I might be recording in the next sessions.

Chris Sparks - She's Still A Woman - This is an acoustic preview of one of the new songs I will be recording in the next sessions. For more information, visit ChrisSparks.com or MySpace.com/ChrisSparks   more....  less

Chris Sparks - How We Began - This is a rough acoustic version of another one of the songs that I plan to record in the next recording sessions. To learn more, visit ChrisSparks.com or MySpace.com/ChrisSparks   more....  less

Chris Sparks - There Are No Words - This is a rough acoustic version of another one of the songs that I plan to record in the next recording sessions. For more information visit ChrisSparks.com or MySpace.com/ChrisSparks   more....  less

Chris Sparks - Get Back in My Bed - This is an acoustic preview of one of the new songs I will be recording in the next sessions. Learn more at ChrisSparks.com or MySpace.com/ChrisSparks .

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