The Trevor B. Power Band

Two Crows

Farm 189 Records

The Trevor B. Power Band is based in northwest New Jersey. Power grew up in a household with parents that loved all kinds of music. He received his first guitar when he was fifteen and began playing the rock ‘n’ roll of the sixties and seventies. He spent most of his adult life playing solo acoustic at coffeehouses and bars in the northeast and Arizona. Power became a DJ at Centenary College’s public radio station, WNTI, where he further schooled himself on the history of the blues and the music business in general. He befriended Bobby Whitlock of Derek and the Dominos, who encouraged Power to write and play more of his own music. He shared the stage with Johnny Charles, Dave Fields, and Steve Krase’s krewe, including perennial Blues Music Award nominee Trudy Lynn and guitarist Bob Lanza. Power released his debut album, Everyday Angel, in 2019 and followed up with 2021’s What Is Real and 2024’s Are We Ever Free. This is his fourth album on Farm 189 Records.

The core band includes Power, guitar and vocals; Dave Fields, guitar, bass, and keyboards; and Steve Holley, drums and percussion. Special guests include harmonica players Dennis Gruenling and Will Wylde; Jasper Fields, flute; bassist Kenny Thorstenson; and background vocalist Laura Kate Marshall. All music and lyrics are written by Power.

On “Bobby Lane,” the gravel-throated Power sings, “Let me tell you a story ’bout a guy named Bobby Lane, stood six-foot-four like a bull for a frame, he was mean and he was strong, he was a good friend to have when something went wrong, mean…Bobby Lane. We went out drivin to have a little fun, saw a few pretty girls, Bobby talkin’ to one, they go in the car, we headed to a place on Wilson, did some dancin’ and a whole lotta’ drinkin’, mean Bobby Lane. Cops broke in, shut it down, one of the girls said I got a place uptown, we went up there and things got hot! by the time the cock was crowin’ I needed another shot!, mean…Bobby Lane. We got to leavin’ sun on the rise, turn the corner, saw a cat with a crazy look in his eyes, he pulled a gun Bobby put him down, told that mutha I’m the meanest man in town, mean…Bobby Lane, mean…Bobby Lane. So that’s one story of many I know, how he earned his name has just been told, he drove the girls crazy, killed a man if you stepped out of line, I was proud to say he was a friend of mine, mean Bobby Lane.”

On “Let It Ride,” with some great harmonica from Dennis Gruenling, Power chimes, “Man it’s so cold, chills my fingers to the bone, ‘Ya know it gets me down sometimes, but you know I gotta let it ride, let it ride, let it ride. Criminals running the show, convicts being let go, fires burnin’ outta site, but you know. I got to let it ride…Stock market taken a dive, savings disappearing before my eyes, it’s right there it doesn’t hide, but you know you gotta’ let it ride…”

“Ain’t Got No Bread,” with harmonica from Will Wylde, features Power as he chants, “I got no bread, ain’t got no car, I gotta get out but won’t get very far, I call my man hits me twenty G’s, and now I’m on the loose, lord pray for me. I hit the city play me a couple of games, I’m in the green and I meet some dame, I’m in trouble do you know what I mean, the bitch put me down she robbed me clean. Living the good life ain’t easy but living the hard life will get you done. I call my man name’s Joey D he says he knows her well, she lives on east 18th, I take a walk with Johnny Lead she opens the door, I put a bullet in her head, living the good life ain’t easy but living the hard life will get you done. I squeeze past the body and retrieve my bag I look in the corner, just another bag, I show her the rod and she begins to cry, I’m out the door and away I fly. Living the good life ain’t easy but living the hard life will get you done…” There’s some fine playing from Thorstenson on bass and Holley on drums.

On “My Neighborhood,” with Fields on piano, Power declares, “I’m feeling good in my neighborhood, I’m feeling good in my neighborhood, ain’t got no crime, I got me a dime in my neighborhood, got my woman upstairs you know she really cares, we get together you know, ahh we put on our own show, yes it’s pretty good, pretty good in my neighborhood. Sometimes I wonder is it all just a dream, and what in this crazy world does it all mean, I take my dogs out by the garden for a walk, time to plant the seed watch it grow until the fall, yea things are pretty good, pretty good in my neighborhood…I got me a little job I don’t mess with no mob, you know the pay is alright keeps me in rubber and dynamite Yea, it’s pretty good, pretty good in my neighborhood…”

“Speck of Life,” with more great drumming from Holley, features Power as he groans, “There’s a friend of mine he’s pretty sick, and I hope he gets better but it’s hard to tell, now I don’t know him all that very well, but he’s a friend, and the time that we spent together has been genuine. Well you know it gets me thinkin how precious life can really be, and you wonder, yes you wonder about your own mortality, our life here is just a speck in the universal reality, and the things we learn and the people we meet make up our joy of living, now you know it ain’t easy to be happy, but sittin’ around and cryin don’t get it done, now I think about people like my friend who are suffering this very day, and I say to myself you are a lucky man, don’t pass the time you have left away, there’s a friend of mine, he’s pretty sick and hope that he’ll get better.”

On “Horizon,” with flute from Jasper, Power moans, “We are climbing up a hill, you are right beside me and always will, I know it’s hard to keep pushing on, then you make it to the top, what do you see, It’s a beautiful world lotsa peace. Love, Love, Love, Love, Love…There’s a bird in her nest she’s looking out to do her best, then she flies on that horizon, and she won’t return ’til the day is done, and that’s the time you don’t see the sun. Love, Love Love, Love…”

On “The Message,” Power bursts out, “Well the message is all so very clear, we’re all so lucky to even be here, I’ve had my trials and tribulations, why must there be such pain in my nation, then comes the teller of knowledge and wisdom, who speaks of truth to history but nobody listens, it’s a familiar kind of story you all must agree, that the meaning of life is a mystery, living is such a mystery if you’re still there you’re diggin’ what I mean, as we look out on this day of redemption, we’re either saved or imprisoned in our mind with no relief…ashes to ashes and dust to dust, we can live another day or turn to rust, the wave crashes upon the shore, you can feel it’s power or live no more, the teller continues down the road, his feet are very weary but his passion for life never grows old, it’s a familiar kinda story you all must agree that the meaning of life is a mystery.” Halfway through the song, Fields takes a nice solo as backing vocalist Marshall’s voice soars — more gravel than Mr. Dylan.

On the timely topical song “Puddles of Blood,” Power cries, “Well, I’ve been around a little while and I’ve seen a few things, not quite like this before, just keeps me thinking, God didn’t put us here to draw each others blood, or so it would seem. Life can he hard enough sometimes without worrying, about getting shot down in the street. Why does the blood have to spill before the peace, why does the blood have to spill before the peace, so this has been the human personality for many many years, Ignorance and hatred have caused so many tears, and it’s really just so damn sad cause we all want to be loved, but the madness takes over into puddles of blood, why does the blood have to spill before the peace…”

On “The Fire Burns,” Power belts out, “The fire burns, the fire burns, the fire burns out of control, I pray my brother for his soul, his entire family and the neighborhood too, why must this happen and what can be learned. The loss and devastation is beyond mere words, I can’t imagine if a fire burned down my home, all that is left are the memories, the melted artifacts don’t really mean anything to me, the fire burns, the fire burns…where do they all go from here, I guess some will rebuild, It’s like a toxic wasteland most have to swallow that awful pill, the fire burns…” Was it arson or was it accidental?

On “Our Time Is Short,” Power croons, “You brought me into this world you gave me the tools to live, your husband died when I was young and you did the best you did, and I’ll miss you…but I will see you again when my time is done, I haven’t lost that many others that I was so closed to, I can’t remember there names maybe you do, and you miss them…but you will see them again when your time is done, oh our time here is very short, failures and successes determine the score in one’s life, you entertained us on the silver screen, with the playin’ of your songs, the films will keep on running yes they will as the music plays along, and oh we miss you…but we will see you again when our time is done…” Power may be referencing Elvis.

This past year has not come without hardship, as Power faced the loss of his older brother John, as well as Bobby Whitlock, both powerful influences and inspirations in his life. Still, he keeps his perspective. “We’re all going to leave this form someday, so let’s make the best of it. I say to myself, you’re a lucky man, don’t pass the time you have left away.” Two Crows marks the fourth release from the Trevor B. Power Band. Now at 63, Power laughs, “I wish I would have gotten started recording more seriously sooner, but life has a way of unfolding exactly when it’s meant to.” Following the release of 2024’s Are We Ever Free, Power has continued his creative partnership with Fields, and out of that simple approach came Two Crows. Power restates, “Fields is so easy to work with, he’s phenomenal at what he does with my songs.” Together they create, contributing to an art form they hope the world will truly feel and enjoy.

Richard Ludmerer

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