Baby Pop Blues (featuring Songboy3)
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Frank Carter III, Sept 1967-June 2026.( Songboy3)
Songboy3 Pell
This is without doubt the most difficult remix I have done. On Tuesday 9th June 2026, a true friend, amazing musician and vocalist passed away .
I first remixed Franks amazing voice on ccMixter in 2007, a mere 19 years ago. From that point we corresponded weekly and a close friendship developed born out of CC Mixter. We met twice in that time, once in New York, a meeting conjured by, Victor ( AKA Fourstones) the architect behind the foundation of ccMixter, and another in the UK when he came to the UK to perform live at Fabrik in London. Covid prevented an opportunity for us to spend two weeks writing together in the UK in 2020 and whilst we persevered with that idea, Franks health cruelly began to become an issue. Not that he ever once let that be a limiting problem for him, so much was his enthusiasm and love of the want to make music.
So with another ccMixter Lasswell, we developed a Whats App group, shared ideas, our life stories,humour, trials and tribulations and of course musical creations. From basic ideas to fully finished songs. When my own health hit some serious issues a year back, Frank was there almost daily, offering anecdotes of his own life philosophies, encouragement to recover,love and care, all from 3500 miles away. My physical situation prevented me from finishing so much of the work we had started, but Frank was undaunted by any mountain and his belief that one day everything would be released was inspiring.Just listening now to tracks we had done and remixes here has brought tears on several occasions.
This track, Baby Pop Blues, was a vocal we made in November 2025 and sent to me in his effort to get me working again during my recovery.It worked and a rough demo of it was done by Xmas 2025. At the start of 2026 Frank as usual would outline his optimistic plans for the year,releases, new songs,finishing tracks, sadly they didn’t happen.
If you want to know Frank, then he is is present in every note he ever sang. A natural soulful tone, full of expression, joy and hope. His lyrics were often bitter sweet of lost love, or reflective of a troubled world.They are the qualities that made him one of the most remixed Vocalists on CC Mixter and coveted in the Drum and Bass world, to which he played a well known part of.
I am happy to be giving back a part of Frank to CC Mixter in this track and vocal stem. It’s the place where we met and one that helped to shine a light on his great singing voice, enabling so many other people to discover him and enjoy creating new works with his gift, and natural born talent.
I am lucky to have met him, to have so many years of correspondence to look back upon, and a wealth of joint musical creations that somehow will find the light of day.
`I wish I had the chance to try again,
But it seems to me this chapter has reached the end,
And all I can do, is sit here and sing, these Baby Pop Blues.’
Frank Carter III ( Songboy 3)
Songboy3 Pell
This is without doubt the most difficult remix I have done. On Tuesday 9th June 2026, a true friend, amazing musician and vocalist passed away .
I first remixed Franks amazing voice on ccMixter in 2007, a mere 19 years ago. From that point we corresponded weekly and a close friendship developed born out of CC Mixter. We met twice in that time, once in New York, a meeting conjured by, Victor ( AKA Fourstones) the architect behind the foundation of ccMixter, and another in the UK when he came to the UK to perform live at Fabrik in London. Covid prevented an opportunity for us to spend two weeks writing together in the UK in 2020 and whilst we persevered with that idea, Franks health cruelly began to become an issue. Not that he ever once let that be a limiting problem for him, so much was his enthusiasm and love of the want to make music.
So with another ccMixter Lasswell, we developed a Whats App group, shared ideas, our life stories,humour, trials and tribulations and of course musical creations. From basic ideas to fully finished songs. When my own health hit some serious issues a year back, Frank was there almost daily, offering anecdotes of his own life philosophies, encouragement to recover,love and care, all from 3500 miles away. My physical situation prevented me from finishing so much of the work we had started, but Frank was undaunted by any mountain and his belief that one day everything would be released was inspiring.Just listening now to tracks we had done and remixes here has brought tears on several occasions.
This track, Baby Pop Blues, was a vocal we made in November 2025 and sent to me in his effort to get me working again during my recovery.It worked and a rough demo of it was done by Xmas 2025. At the start of 2026 Frank as usual would outline his optimistic plans for the year,releases, new songs,finishing tracks, sadly they didn’t happen.
If you want to know Frank, then he is is present in every note he ever sang. A natural soulful tone, full of expression, joy and hope. His lyrics were often bitter sweet of lost love, or reflective of a troubled world.They are the qualities that made him one of the most remixed Vocalists on CC Mixter and coveted in the Drum and Bass world, to which he played a well known part of.
I am happy to be giving back a part of Frank to CC Mixter in this track and vocal stem. It’s the place where we met and one that helped to shine a light on his great singing voice, enabling so many other people to discover him and enjoy creating new works with his gift, and natural born talent.
I am lucky to have met him, to have so many years of correspondence to look back upon, and a wealth of joint musical creations that somehow will find the light of day.
`I wish I had the chance to try again,
But it seems to me this chapter has reached the end,
And all I can do, is sit here and sing, these Baby Pop Blues.’
Frank Carter III ( Songboy 3)