"Were It Not For You"

During the production of "The Bluest Blues" CD HarrMonika's vocal coach and mentor World Class Tenor Donald Carr passed away. HarrMonika decided to postpone the production of what would have been his third CD and with the cooperation of the Frankie & Donnie Productions and the Carr Family started production on "Were It Not For You" as a "Tribute To Family" and to honor Mr. Carr. For HarrMonika it was an opportunity to recall and revisit all the kind things that family friends and close associates had done to support his career and life. HarrMonika also wanted to enlist some of the musicians that he had grown up with in musik. Don and Frankie's eldest son, guitarist Donnie Carr, one of HarrMonika's closest friends since childhood was the first on the list. Monty Pollard, a music prodigy since a young age and one of HarrMonika's early mentors and friends was next. Add to that mix the multi-talented Andre Hunter AKA "The Original Drae" who HarrMonika met during his Robbie G and Dynamic Superiors days was called in to provide some production support and for his superior rapping and writing skills. "Frankie" and Don took an interest in a little boy from across the street, adopting him as the fifth son and becoming in effect his musical parents. HarrMonika credits his mom Mrs. Delores E. Roy with instilling the love of music in him by providing him with a quality stereo sound system in their home and her good taste in music, especially jazz and r&b. Mr. & Mrs. Carr who both were singers noticed a spark of talent in the young boy and nurtured his talent. HarrMonika has performed all over the world with legendary performers, appeared on nationally televised programming, performed in an internationally distributed movie, played on many major label recordings and produced his own CDs through his independent label that he started in 1998.