"Going Down To The River" by Doug Seegers

A little more than a year ago, Doug Seegers was just another down-on-his-luck Nashville street musician.
Homeless and newly sober after years of alcohol and drug abuse, he slept under a bridge at night. His dreams of a music career seemed over.
He strummed his guitar and sang for tips from passersby. At his side was a hand-lettered cardboard sign: “Out of Work. Anything Helps.”
Today, at age 62, he is a newly minted recording artist whose debut album, “Going Down to the River” (Rounder), features guests Emmylou Harris and Americana artist and producer Buddy Miller.
“He’s got a whole lot of soul,” Mr. Miller says. “And he’s been singing above street-traffic noise for 10 years and more, so he’s got a stronger voice than nine-tenths of the cats on the [record] charts.”
by Steve Dougherty, The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 16, 2014

Doug Seeger's "Going Down To The River" exudes a realization of many journeys that have taken one down the wrong roads of life and the urgent need to clean up and reform the direction of life's journey. Doug’s sings with a plaintive cry for change.

“Going Down To The River” sung by Doug Seegers from his CD of the same title of 2014. The song was written by Doug Seegers and produced by Will Kimbrough on Rounder Records. No copyright infringement intended. All photos in the slide show are mine.