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Tito Deler: "My Fine Reward"
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Blues musician Tito Deler combines the sounds of his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He takes the stage, singing and strumming a stirring rendition of his song, "My Fine Reward."
Tito Deler - Blues musician, graphic designer
Tito Deler is a soulful musician with a story to tell. Full bio
Tito Deler is a soulful musician with a story to tell. Full bio
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Sun shining up above
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down here it's 10 below
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I'm moving on to a place now
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where the streets are paved with gold
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There'll be two trains running --
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running side by side
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Some trains are going out
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Two trains running --
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running side by side
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I'm going to catch that fast express train
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to my reward in the sky
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Many rooms in my father's house now --
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Oh Lord there's one for you and me
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Many rooms in my father's house now --
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Oh there's one for you and me
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No blues and no trouble
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Oh my Lord sweet Jesus victory
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There's one glory from the moon --
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Lord another, oh another from the sun
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Oh one glory from the moon
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and another from the sun
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Behind I'll leave this earthly body
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when my Lord king Jesus comes
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Thank you very much.
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tito Deler - Blues musician, graphic designerTito Deler is a soulful musician with a story to tell.
Why you should listen
Born and raised in uptown Manhattan, Tito Deler is the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. With a natural gift for music, Deler started playing piano at an early age and picked up the guitar by age eight. But it wasn’t until he was 38 that Tito found his true instrument: a steel body resonator guitar. He started writing music of his own, combining sounds from his New York upbringing with the style of pre-war Mississippi Delta blues. He releases his first record, The Original Harlem Slim, which was named one of the top 15 albums by Other Music in 2012.
Deler leads the men's, women's and children's graphic design teams for Tommy Hilfiger in New York City.
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