Lyle
K'ang
BEFORE
3003
PEACE
AND
TRANQUILITY
(C)
(P) 2006-2007
Lyle K'ang. ACTOR'S
EQUITY,
ASCAP, BMI, AGVA. All
rights reserved -
worldwide. 
"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 - the starring role
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.
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 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)
"...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)
(Wayne Harada)
 | LYLE K'ANG:
Before 3003 - Peace and
Tranquility
His music
sounds like nothing else you've heard - you must listen to it.
| ~ HAWAI'I GARAGE BAND TOUR
NEWS! ~
11/2007
click here
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 TM
Executive Producers:
JULIE TAVARES
LYLE K'ANG
Las
Vegas, Nevada ASCAP
MEMBER, BMI, ACTOR'S EQUITY, AGVA, AFTRA.
Presents
LYLE K'ANG
BEFORE
3003
PEACE
AND
TRANQUILITY
(C) (P) 2006-2007
Lyle K'ang. ACTOR'S EQUITY,
ASCAP, BMI, AGVA. All
rights reserved -
worldwide.
~Your
Choices - LISTEN AND BUY IT!~ SUPPORT
LYLE AS AN INDEPENDENT MUSIC MAKER - BUY IT!
LISTEN TO LYLE ON CD
BABY!
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 (C) (P) 2006-2007
Lyle K'ang. Actor's
Equity, BMI,
ASCAP, AGVA. All
rights reserved -
worldwide.
Executive Producers:
JULIE TAVARES
LYLE K'ANG
(C)
(P) 2006-2007
Lyle K'ang. Las
Vegas, Nevada
89173-1520 ASCAP
MEMBER, BMI, ACTOR'S EQUITY, AGVA, AFTRA.
"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, 2008 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 (C) (P) 2006-2007
Lyle K'ang. All
rights reserved -
worldwide.
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, 2008. 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.)
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, 2008 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, 2008. LYLE K’ANG
WORDS
AND MUSIC: LYLE K'ANG
MUSICAL
ARRANGEMENTS: KAWIKA
CROWLEY (RECORDING
ENGINEER) LABEL: KAWIKA
RECORDS - BIG ISLAND
OF HAWAI'I
LYLE K'ANG
BEFORE
3003 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."
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, 2008. 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, 2008. 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, 2008. 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 and Claude
Thompson, Choreographer
for 'Paradise
Found' at the Hawaiian Hilton Village. Among Mr. Thompson's
many friends, were Sammy Davis Jr. I was fortunate in that Claude
introduced me to Sammy and his beautiful wife while they vacationed on
O'ahu. Thank you, Claude.
LYLE
K’ANG
HIS DEBUT ALBUM OF TWELVE BEAUTIFUL SONGS
Presents
LYLE K'ANG
BEFORE
3003
PEACE
AND
TRANQUILITY (C)
(P) 2006-2007
Lyle K'ang. All
rights reserved -
worldwide.
GENRE:
ECLECTIC
ROCK
BLUES
COUNTRY
BLUES SOFT ROCK
ALTERNATIVE
FOLK 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.
Thank
you friends for your fantastic reviews...Mahalo!
Lyle
 ^^^^^^^
Lyle in role of 'Kahuna'
- Hilton Hawaiian Village
~LYLE
says, it's Your
Choice!
$$ Want to SAVE SOME $$
SHOPPING FOR MY MP3 AND/OR CD?
CHOOSE ANY OF THE LOGOS BELOW, TO SEE A WIDE RANGE OF PRICES! ~
Lyle in 'Paradise
Found' - Hilton Hawaiian Village interview. 
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BEFORE
3003 PEACE
AND
TRANQUILITY (C)
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Executive Producers:
JULIE TAVARES
LYLE K'ANG
Las Vegas, Nevada
ASCAP
MEMBER, BMI, ACTOR'S EQUITY, AGVA, AFTRA.
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