Lyle K'ang

BEFORE 3003

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

(C)(P) 2006-2009 Lyle K'ang.

ACTOR'S EQUITY, ASCAP, BMI, AGVA.

LYLE K'ANG: Before 3003 ~ Peace and Tranquility

"HE HAS A WAY OF COMBINING HIS UNIQUE SOULFUL STYLE WITH ROCK, REGGAE, COUNTRY AND BLUES TUNES." (Julie Tavares)

"My work on this recently-released CD is a mix of creative avenues; a multi-thread you follow - and maybe - find your own personal connection!" (Lyle)

The critics and fans loved him as Claude and Berger - the two starring roles in HAiR, the #1 Broadway Rock musical of the era.

A member of the original Hawai’i cast, Lyle spent 12 months in Las Vegas, then two more years on tour in Canada and throughout the United States. He performed for sophisticated audiences in large cities and for country folks in rural towns – where members of the audience sometimes rode tractors or horses to the theatre.

Lyle’s reviews were consistently excellent. Although touring was strenuous, Lyle maintained an extraordinary amount of energy on stage – the hallmark of a truly professional artist.

The critics continue to praise Lyle’s incredible work – most recently his eclectic new release, “Before 3003, Peace and Tranquility.” Every song on the CD was written by Lyle.

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He has a way of combining his unique soulful style with rock, reggae, country and blues tunes – proof, once again, that he is not only an incredible performer but a highly talented songwriter who will surely entertain and highlight your day!

"This music sounds like nothing else you've probably ever heard. If you absorb the music as it embraces and uplifts you, be prepared to be transported to unknown places." (Julie Tavares, "3003", executive co-producer)

(ASCAP, Actor's Equity, AFTRA, Nevada Broadcasters Hall of Fame...FORMERLY EMPLOYED BY: AP, UPI, Voice of America, Talk America, Metro News, Network, KFWB News, Los Angeles.)

HAIR CAST MEMBERS, Kalani Molina, Patty Keene and Lyle K’ang at Honolulu Airport.

On behalf of the remaining members of the original Hawai’I (Pakalolo) cast, Lyle accepts an award of appreciation upon arrival at Honolulu Airport following performances in Los Angeles. The remaining tribe members, originally cast in Hawai’I in 1969, looked forward to this day for a year-and-a-half. Honolulu’s Neil Blaisdell Center sold out each night of the run. After five weeks, Lyle and company were back ‘on the road’ to Alaska and points East.

"...it's bound to grow on you. K'ang has his music and his heart in exactly the right place. If we had more folks like Lyle K’ang, I’m sure we would reach true peace and tranquility long before 3003."
(Dan MacIntosh) (Indie-Music.com Review)

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"...K'ang tackles a spectrum of themes and see-saws from reflective to reactive, mostly to better the world...If you remember K'ang, you'll get a bang out of his serenades." (Honolulu Advertiser Review) (Mr. Wayne Harada)

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LYLE K'ANG: Before 3003 - Peace and Tranquility

His music sounds like nothing else you've heard - you must listen to it.

Audio Lunch Box
(c) 2008. Lyle K'ang - Grew these beautiful poppies.

~ Lyle grew these beautiful poppies ~

Executive Producers:

JULIE TAVARES

LYLE K'ANG

ASCAP MEMBER, BMI, ACTOR'S EQUITY, AGVA, AFTRA.

Presents

LYLE K'ANG

BEFORE 3003

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

ACTOR'S EQUITY, ASCAP, BMI, AGVA.

~Your Choices - LISTEN AND BUY IT!~

SUPPORT LYLE AS AN INDEPENDENT MUSIC MAKER - PLEASE BUY IT!

LISTEN TO LYLE ON CD BABY! THEN PLEASE BUY IT!!
THANK YOU FROM THE HEART...

BEFORE 3003

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

LYLE K'ANG

Music is life...

It is everywhere, always surrounding us and embracing. . . .it is a dominant sound throughout the planet - in the earth, the sky, oceans, winds and rivers...in every tempo and key.

Joyful music inspires - makes us sing, dance and laugh. With its universal language, music eloquently communicates our passion and pain...while calming, nurturing and soothing so sweetly. (Julie Tavares)

HIS DEBUT ALBUM OF TWELVE BEAUTIFUL SONGS

SONG #1 - "IMMEDIATE SITUATION"

BEFORE THE YEAR 3003 (IN THIS AGE OF AQUARIUS) WILL WE FINALLY HAVE LEARNED
HOW TO TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION, OR WILL SOME PEOPLE AND ANIMALS CONTINUE TO SUFFER NEEDLESSLY? (JULIE TAVARES)

[[LYLE]] This song was written in Santa Monica, California on an October morning in 2006.

I sat down in the sun near a homeless woman with her eyes closed. Although her belongings (all she owned) were scattered on the cement walkway around her, she was invisible to passersby. Her eyes were closed. I said, "Hello". She didn't say anything. I watched but her mouth did not move, though I could have sworn I heard her say, 'Immediate Situation!'

100% OF THE PROCEEDS OF THIS SONG IS EARMARKED TO BUILD SHELTERS FOR THE HOMELESS AND VETERANS.

LIKE THE HOMELESS WOMAN SAID, "IT'S AN IMMEDIATE SITUATION"!!

I left her for a moment, went across the street to a coffee house and asked to borrow

a pencil and paper. I anxiously started to write down what I had heard. Slowly, more and more came to mind, until I had the makings of a song. I went back and sat next to her and thanked her for the song. Just like the minutes previously, she did not say anything

- just rocked back and forth with so much pain. I got up and started to walk around

several blocks to make sense of it all. As suddenly as the words came, my mind flooded with music. I moved the words with rhythm and rhyme. I stopped a woman going into a shop and asked her to listen to the first part of my song and give me her honest opinion. She liked it very much. This is how 'Immediate Situation' came about.

I had just started a new job as a HUD-funded project manager working with an agency assisting the homeless in Yakima. My scope is to work with a team of devoted individuals creating freezing weather shelters for the homeless. Last winter, after seven weeks of intensive meetings with the community, two churches agreed to serve as shelters.

I wrote this song the weekend of the 39th reunion of the Broadway musical HAIR in

L.A. During a visit to Santa Monica, the deepest part of my soul was touched when I saw

so many homeless people.

LYLE K'ANG

BEFORE 3003

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

Actor's Equity, BMI, ASCAP, AGVA.

Executive Producers:

JULIE TAVARES

LYLE K'ANG

ASCAP MEMBER, BMI, ACTOR'S EQUITY, AGVA, AFTRA.

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GENRE: ECLECTIC - ROCK FUSION -

"IMMEDIATE SITUATION"

1. IT'S AN IMMEDIATE SITUATION,
HOMELESS WHO LIVE UNDER A TREE.
CAN WE TEND TO THE MANY NEEDS, MY FRIENDS
BEFORE 3003?

OH! IS THIS PEACE AND TRANQUILITY?

2. YES, THE OCEAN IS INVITING,
A MIGHTY WAVE THE SEVENTH CREST.
LIVING IN CAVES, BARELY SURVIVING,
GOD ALMIGHTY'S FINAL TEST!

OH! IS THIS PEACE AND TRANQUILITY?
OH! IS THIS THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY?

CHORUS:

>SENSITIVE AND BODY LANGUAGE
>CRYING OUT IN VAIN
>GROWN-UPS DRIVING ME CRAZY
>ARE WE ALL INSANE?

1. IT'S AN IMMEDIATE SITUATION,
HOMELESS WHO LIVE UNDER A TREE.
CAN WE TEND TO THE MANY NEEDS, MY FRIENDS,
BEFORE 3003?

OH! IS THIS THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY?
OH! IS THIS PEACE AND TRANQUILITY?

>INSTRUMENTAL:

>||: SENSITIVE AND BODY LANGUAGE
>CRYING OUT IN VAIN
>GROWN-UPS DRIVING ME CRAZY
>ARE WE ALL INSANE? :||

INSTRUMENTS:

BASS, DRUMS, LEAD GUITAR, FIDDLE, VIOLA,

GUITAR EFFECTS, AUTOHARP.

IMMEDIATE SITUATION © (P) 2006, 2007, 2009 LYLE K’ANG

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: JULIE TAVARES -LYLE K'ANG

WORDS AND MUSIC: LYLE K'ANG

MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: SEAN ROGERS

LEAD VOCALS: LYLE K'ANG

BACKUP VOCALS: KELLY CLARK

INSTRUMENTS -

VIOLA & VIOLIN: DR. RICH RIGGS

BASS & LEAD GUITAR: SEAN ROGERS

DRUMS: CHAD PETERSON

AUTOHARP: LYLE K'ANG

AUDIO ENGINEER: WILDWOOD RECORDS - SEAN ROGERS

MASTERING: THE SOUNDLAB - DISCMAKERS PENNSAUKEN, NJ.

LYLE K'ANG

BEFORE 3003

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

SONG #2 - "MORNING GLOW"

UNDER THE NURTURING ILLUMINATION OF LOVE, NEW PARADIGMS ARE CREATED. THIS SONG IS THE MEMORY OF WAKING - AS IF STILL IN A DREAM - FULL OF HOPE AND ANTICIPATION TO THE LIGHT FROM A BRILLIANT YET GENTLE SUNRISE. (JULIE TAVARES)

[[LYLE]] Once it was finished, I realized this song is all about romance,

and hope. Like most of what I write, the sentiment was not planned, but seemed to radiate from somewhere and fill me with inspiration capable of giving me the tools to create through words and music.

"MORNING GLOW"

1. EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT YOU – THE TIME YOU LEFT ME HIGH & DRY. THE WATER AS IT FLOWS DOWN STREAM GATHERS IN A POOL BEFORE YOUR EYES.

I DON’T EVEN WANT TO KNOW, THE SADNESS THAT WE KNEW.

CHORUS:

>EVERYBODY KNOWS

>OR THEY TELL ME SO

>HOW I’D LIKE TO KNOW

>THE MORNING GLOW

2. EXPECTING OTHER OUTCOMES – HOW COULD WE BEGIN TO SEE THE CHANGING SKIES.

NATURE AND OUR LOVE WE SHARED, RELEASING THOUGHTS THAT WENT BYE AND BYE.

CHORUS:

>EVERYBODY KNOWS

>OR THEY TELL ME SO

>HOW I’D LIKE TO KNOW

>THE MORNING GLOW

INSTRUMENTAL:

1. EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT YOU – THE TIME YOU LEFT ME HIGH & DRY.

THE WATER AS IT FLOWS DOWN STREAM GATHERS IN A POOL BEFORE YOUR EYES.

I DON’T EVEN WANT TO KNOW, THE SADNESS THAT WE KNEW.

CHORUS:

>EVERYBODY KNOWS

>OR THEY TELL ME SO

>HOW I’D LIKE TO KNOW

>THE MORNING GLOW

MORNING GLOW - © (P) 2006, 2007, 2009. LYLE K’ANG

WORDS AND MUSIC: LYLE K'ANG

MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: SEAN ROGERS (RECORDING ENGINEER)

INSTRUMENTS:

VIOLA, VIOLIN: DR. RICH RIGGS.

BASS, LEAD GUITAR: SEAN ROGERS

AUTOHARP: LYLE K'ANG

"This song (To Know You) is a major Hit!..."
(Max K. Anderson - Seattle, WA.)

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SONG #3 - "TO KNOW YOU"

A PARENT WHO LOSES A CHILD WILL TELL YOU THERE IS NO WORSE GRIEF OR ANGER. BUT, IF A SON OR DAUGHTER IS FOUND AFTER BEING FEARED DEAD, THE BITTERSWEET EMOTIONS ARE PRACTICALLY OVERWHELMING. THIS IS THE STORY OF THOSE POIGNANT EXPERIENCES. (JULIE TAVARES)

[[LYLE]] Children are our hope and connection to the future.

They must be cherished, protected and celebrated.

"TO KNOW YOU"

1. I BEEN SATURATED, MOTIVATED, SOME KINDA HOLD ON OUR LIVES.

HERE WE FIND JUSTICE, COME BACK INTO OUR LONELY, LONELY, LONELY, NIGHTS.

YOU'VE BEEN A ROAMIN' - THE ATMOSPHERE, FINALLY COMING IN SO CLEAR.

CHORUS:

>BOY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE, BURIED ALONG TIME AGO!

>BOY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE, BURIED ALONG TIME, I KNOW!

2. WE'VE BEEN A LOOKIN' - TALKING MOSTLY, TO PEOPLE WHO KNEW YOU WHEN.

WHEN DID THEY LIKE YOU? MAGIC FLOWED THROUGH - EVERY NOW AND THEN!

SORRY TO BE A BORE, CAN'T BEGIN TO KNOW YOU, NO NOT NOW OR ANYMORE.

CHORUS:

>BOY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE, BURIED ALONG TIME AGO!

>BOY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE, BURIED ALONG TIME, I KNOW!

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE: AD LIB (LEAD VOCAL)

1. I BEEN SATURATED, MOTIVATED, SOME KINDA HOLD ON OUR LIVES.

HERE WE FIND JUSTICE, COME BACK INTO OUR LONELY, LONELY, LONELY NIGHTS.

YOU'VE BEEN A ROAMIN' - THE ATMOSPHERE, FINALLY COMING IN SO CLEAR.

CHORUS:

>BOY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE, BURIED ALONG TIME AGO!

>BOY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE, BURIED ALONG TIME AGO! AAUM! UUM!

>BOY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE, BURIED ALONG TIME AGO! OH! YEA!

>BOY! I THOUGHT YOU WERE, BURIED ALONG TIME, I KNOW! YES, I KNOW!

TO KNOW YOU © (P) 2006, 2007, 2009 LYLE K’ANG

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: JULIE TAVARES -LYLE K'ANG

WORDS AND MUSIC: LYLE K'ANG

MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: SEAN ROGERS

LEAD VOCALS: LYLE K'ANG

INSTRUMENTS -

VIOLA & VIOLIN: DR. RICH RIGGS

BASS, LEAD & RHYTHUM GUITARS: SEAN ROGERS

AUTOHARP: LYLE K'ANG

AUDIO ENGINEER: WILDWOOD RECORDS - SEAN ROGERS

MASTERING: THE SOUNDLAB - DISCMAKERS PENNSAUKEN, NJ.

SONG #5 - "DARLING"

[[LYLE]] This is one of those songs that came to me fully formed -- from where, I don’t know. After listening to it hundreds of times, I finally heard the message. It’s the story

of how we lived for a short time in Laupahoehoe, found the Big Island farm in Pauilo, mauka where I reconnected with nature and healed from a life “on the road.” It was

the beautiful people and a definite spirit form there which made the transformation

easier for me.

DARLING ©(P) 1978, 2006, 2007, 2009. LYLE K’ANG

WORDS AND MUSIC: LYLE K'ANG

MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: KAWIKA CROWLEY (RECORDING ENGINEER)

LABEL: KAWIKA RECORDS - BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI'I

HAMAKUA COASTLINE...

LYLE K'ANG

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PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

album.

Lyle K'ang plays this autoharp instrument.

"I use the autoharp to capture tunes, chords and melodies for my songs.

I recommend that singers have an instrument to capture their own tunes instead of waiting for someone else...it's really cool."

SONG #6 - ‘TIL THE END
LYLE DESCRIBES HIS DEEP LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE SPLENDOR AND SPIRT

OF THE SKY, WIND AND SUN. (JULIE TAVARES)

[[LYLE]] Hawai’i is a magic place for me. It’s where I was born and remains a large part

of who I am. The first time I moved away from Honolulu was at 17-years-old when I

joined the Air Force. Later, after many difficult years on the Mainland, I returned to Hawai’i, where I was surrounded, embraced and nurtured. Not without work; this song

tells of the magnificence and splendor of the spirit which is everywhere.

'TIL THE END - ©(P) 1991, 2006, 2007, 2009. LYLE K’ANG

WORDS AND MUSIC: LYLE K'ANG

MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: LINDA SHAW & LYLE K'ANG

Instruments: Piano, Synthesizer, Duet Vocals - Linda Shaw

Drums: Buddy Georgia

SONG #7 - "WALK FOREVER"

OUR INNER CHILDREN, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS ‘SMALL SELVES’ NEED TO CREATE

AND PLAY. AS A REMINDER, LYLE COMPOSED THIS PIECE FOR A LOVED ONE WHO GREW

UP IN THE 1940'S SOUTH, AND HAPPILY REMEMBERS ‘RED RIDER’ GAMES.

(JULIE TAVARES)

[[LYLE]] An important part of my childhood on a Haleiwa sugar plantation

was riding around my horse and pretending to be a cowboy.

Those imaginary, innocent times were pure joy.
Because of imagination we are capable of magnificent feats and in this

case, many years later.

SONG #8 - "D-8 OPERATOR"

DRIVING A POWERFUL D-8 CATERPILLAR (TRACTOR) ON A BIG ISLAND RANCH WAS ALMOST AS MUCH FUN FOR LYLE AS RIDING HIS STRONG HORSE, BACON, ON THE PLANTATION WHEN HE WAS A BOY.

(JULIE TAVARES)

[[LYLE]] A hawk gave me this song while I worked on a ranch on the side
of Mauna Kea. I stretched wire and installed pipes for an irrigation reservoir. We

branded and wormed the cattle. My promotion to D-8 operator was worth more than the $3.40 an hour I was paid. I was taking a break when I heard a voice talk to me.

It said to me to be careful in front – there is a bog down there. I was amazed and in awe! Sure enough, I went right into the bog and ripped open my belly pan. Should of listened; you think?

LYLE K'ANG IN FRONT OF HIS OUTHOUSE. HE WAS A COWBOY (PANIOLO) ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI'I AND A D-8 OPERATOR ON A POWERFUL D-8 CATERPILLAR (TRACTOR).

D-8 OPERATOR - ©(P) 1978, 2006, 2007, 2009. LYLE K’ANG

WORDS AND MUSIC: LYLE K'ANG

MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: LYLE K'ANG & KAWIKA CROWLEY

LABEL: KAWIKA RECORDS - BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI'I

SONG #9 - "STEPPIN"

MOVING FROM THE FAMILIAR TO THE UNKNOWN IS A UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE, SOMETIMES DANGEROUS, BUT OFTEN LIFE-AFFIRMING.
LYLE TELLS OF BEING ON THE BRINK OF SUCH A DECISION.
(JULIE TAVARES)

[[LYLE]] On my Big Island farm, just as my tomatoes, and sweet potatoes grew to

maturity, so did I. With three sons and a beautiful wife in tow, seeking better

opportunities for education, I left a hard-working yet comfortable life in Pauuilo mauka,

for Washington state.

STEPPIN - ©(P) 1978, 2006, 2007, 2009. LYLE K’ANG

WORDS AND MUSIC: LYLE K'ANG

MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS: LYLE K'ANG & KAWIKA CROWLEY (ENGINEER)

STUDIO: KAWIKA RECORDS - BIG ISLAND OF HAWAI'I

One of his featured songs, 'Little Boy Joe' on his debut album:

BEFORE 3003

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

is about 'flag-draped coffins' and what it really stands for.

^^^^

Lyle K'ang and Claude Thompson,

Choreographer for 'Paradise Found' at the Hawaiian Hilton Village where Lyle was lead actor as 'King Kalakaua' and the 'Kahuna'.

Among Claude Thompson's many friends, were Sammy Davis Jr.

I was fortunate in that Claude introduced me to Sammy and his beautiful wife, Altovise while vacationing on O'ahu.

Sammy Davis, Jr. & wife Altovise.

I remember a pleasant scene where Sammy was coming in on a catamaran, standing up front holding tight to the mast, whooping and hollering - what a showman!

Thank you, Claude.

LYLE K’ANG

HIS DEBUT ALBUM OF TWELVE BEAUTIFUL SONGS

Presents

LYLE K'ANG

BEFORE 3003

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY

GENRE: ALTERNATIVE

ECLECTIC

ROCK

BLUES

COUNTRY BLUES

SOFT ROCK

FOLK

AVANTE GARDE

PROGRESSIVE

POP

INDIE.

100% OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE SONG, 'IMMEDIATE SITUATION' IS EARMARKED TO BUILD SHELTERS FOR THE HOMELESS AND U.S. ARMED FORCES SERVICE VETERANS.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• LYRICS AND TUNES TO ALL CUTS ON THIS CD WRITTEN BY LYLE K’ANG

• NOT A NEWCOMER ALTHOUGH THIS IS HIS DEBUT COMPILATION

• BROWN-EYED SOUL

• CHILD’S PLAYFUL INNOCENCE / DETERMINED POWER / A LOVERS’ PASSION

• MUSIC IS A BLEND OF MULTIPLE GENRES

• IF YOU APPRECIATE WILLIE NELSON, ROD STEWART, AARON NEVILLE, MICHAEL MCDONALD, MICHAEL NESMITH, JIM MORRISON, ROY ORBISON, DELBERT McCLINTON, MICHAEL NESMITH (I said that already), SMOKEY ROBINSON, JOE TEX, ADD LYLE K’ANG TO YOUR LIST OF FAVORITE ARTISTS.

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Thank you friends for your fantastic reviews...Mahalo!

Lyle

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Lyle in role of 'Kahuna' -

Hilton Hawaiian Village

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