More Secrets

Letting you know more “secrets” — music-makers and other creators who have graced my life.

The special guests of “Bodies Of Water”

“Here we are / All together in this big green car / Travelin’ faster and faster to that far-off star / Bodies of water find a way to flow…”

I’ve long wanted to share this particular piece of my musical history—and these amazing artists— with a wider audience.

Marya Warshaw of the Brooklyn Artists Exchange (BAX) invited me to perform one of my songs as the finale of BAX's 10th anniversary benefit at the Brooklyn Museum in 2001. Her only request was that I collaborate on it with a number of musical luminaries from BAX’s history. Lucky me!

Many of the musical guests were from the NYC collective Outmusic founded by Dan Martin and Michael Biello, and some of them were fellow singer-songwriters whose work I admire to this day.

On April 6, 2001, I had the good fortune to share a stage with these 18 music-makers performing my song “Bodies Of Water” — an electrifying experience.

I asked composer Dan Martin to arrange and conduct this for the event. Dan had produced my “Bodies Of Water” album in its entirety, and had arranged the title cut as well.

Now, 24 years later, using the original video footage of that evening from his and Michael Biello’s archives, Dan re-envisioned and edited this new video. Dan, thank you for helping me to at last honor the occasion and these wonderful artists!

My abiding gratitude and love to all who graced this performance.

CREDITS

• Video Re-envisioned and edited by Dan Martin (2025).
©2025 Grant King/Know More Secrets (BMI). All rights reserved.

• Originally recorded live in concert 4/6/2001 at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY:

Arranged and conducted by Dan Martin (2001)
Lead vocal and guitar: Grant King
Piano: Tom McCormack
Mandolin: Rob Meador
Bass: Ted Stafford
Percussion: Tania Bosak, Robin Burdulis, Tom McGrath, Rita Silver
Backing vocalists: Michael Biello, David Brown, Corinne Curcio, KJ Denhert, Amy Fix, Jeanne Koren, Deian McBryde, Elliot Pilshaw, Laura Wetzler, Zenobia

BAX Personnel (2001):
Videographer: Fernando Maneca
Technical Director: Amy Laura Cahn
Founding Artistic/Executive Director: Marya Warshaw

PS - Dear Colleagues, if you’d like me to link your name to a specific email or web page other than what’s now in place, please email me and I’ll update your info pronto: grantkms11@gmail.com.

You can watch this performance in its entirety (8:30) on my YouTube channel.

Richard Foltz

The holidays always bring to mind Richard Foltz (1942-2014).

I met and collaborated with Richard through Outmusic and a number of songwriting circles. In 1996, musicians and producers he’d befriended came together to realize his dream of recording his “A Songwriter’s Christmas: New Songs for the Old Holiday.”

This compilation album features non-denominational holiday songs Richard had written each year and sent to family and friends in sheet music form, personally inscribed.

Each song on “A Songwriter’s Christmas” was performed by a different singer, and has remained evergreen since its release in 1996. Richard asked me to sing the lead vocal for his song “Music,” which he dedicated to Outmusic.

I’ll always feel lucky and grateful for the joyous experience of working with these musicians on this song: Dan Martin produced and arranged “Music,” and played piano (and toy piano!). The heavenly back-up choir?: Dan, Melinda Di Maio, Kenny Lockwood, and Zenobia.

Wishing you and yours healthy, peaceful holidays, and a bright new year!

This tribute page I created for “A Songwriter’s Christmas” years ago has detailed album notes, lyrics, musical personnel credits, and you can hear each entire song.

You can also hear the full album on Spotify.

"MUSIC" (Richard Foltz) lead vocal: Grant King

For free download, click “MUSIC” button below.