Try to Hang On
Roger Bain
Song ©Roger Bain 2026 Engineered and produced by Geoff DeMuth Acoustic/chorus guitars and lead vocals: Roger Bain Bass and electric guitars: Geoff DeMuth Drums: David Prusina Backing vocals: Jody Fields
For over 50 years I've written songs that chronicle the human condition. Took up guitar in order to write songs, beginning with the country blues greats: Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton and others. Other influences are early Elvis, early Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Captain Beefheart and Lou Reed. Literary and cultural inspirations include Hemingway, Jim Thompson, FDR, Ernie Banks, Monty Python, Bob Dylan and Sherlock Holmes, among others. Many others. His compositions have aired on commercial and public radio and TV, the internet, the back porch, the basement, various clubs, halls and gin mills.
"I'm a cynical optimist. When I've had a good sleep, I'm hopeful."Here's
Press
- here's an article about Song For Dear Kitty.
- here's an article about Hardly Working
- You might have heard one of my advertising compositions.
- Here's an article about my "Thanks Mister Banks" record.
- Another "Thanks" article from the Daily Herald.
– Newspaper Articles
- 1995 Chicago Tribune article
All songs ©1974-2024 Roger Bain.