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JEREMY STEPHENS - COULD I KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR (single), 2021

Musicians
Jeremy Stephens: Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Lead Vocal
Corrina Rose Logston: Harmony Vocal
Hunter Berry: Fiddle
Mike Bub: Bass

Production Credits
Produced by Corrina Rose Logston and Jeremy Stephens
Engineered and mastered by Brad Benge at Tunesmith Studio, Goodlettsville, TN
Mixed by Corrina Rose Logston, Jeremy Stephens and Brad Benge


Jeremy Stephens, band leader for the dynamic young group High Fidelity, began his musical journey at the age of five. Growing up in southside Virginia, he was exposed to the rich musical culture and history of the region. This exposure formed a love and passion for the bluegrass, old-time, and related music which he heard. The sounds he absorbed have been woven into the fabric of his mind and heart, and translated through his hands. "I’ve been greatly blessed to have had some really special mentors in my life who have shaped who I am and the music that I play.

“Could I Knock on Your Door,” the first single off of Stephens's new solo release How I Hear It, comes from the pen of Cecil Hall who was a dear friend and mentor to Stephens. The up-tempo number tells the story of a man pining for his lost love and wondering "Could I knock once again on your door?"

"Cecil believed in me and wanted me to carry on his music," recalls Stephens. "Most of the songs he wrote in his later years, he gave me half writer credit whether I helped or not! Of all of Cecil’s compositions, this one always stuck with me, because it was an upbeat and happy love song. I’m so thankful to be able to have it as the first single release on this album."

While it's an original, "Could I Knock on Your Door" has the flavor and feel of a song that's been around since the days of bluegrass music's first generation. Indeed, Stephens draws on his knowledge of and love for his musical heroes, bringing their unique styles to this song.

"When arranging this song for this album, I could really hear it with Benny Martin-flavored guitar playing," notes Stephens, "so I tried to play it in that style here with Hunter Berry offering some excellent Benny Martin-style fiddle playing as well! Over the years lots of folks have commented on my playing the banjo without a capo, a technique associated with Don Reno but one that I actually learned more about from my mentor Troy Brammer. While I was tempted to capo up on this song, my wife and co-producer Corrina Rose Logston really encouraged me to play it out of open B flat. I worked hard to come up with something that drove like an open banjo yet referenced some of the way I used to play it in C with Cecil."

Besides arranging the song, Stephens demonstrates his remarkable musical versatility playing guitar, banjo, mandolin, and singing lead vocals on the tune. Joining him are Corrina Rose Logston singing harmony vocals, Hunter Berry on fiddle, and Mike Bub handling bass duties.

"Could I Knock on Your Door" is a great introduction to How I Hear It, due out on August 13. Jeremy Stephens is a world class musician, a musical historian and scholar; How I Hear It is a tutorial on the musical mind of Jeremy Stephens that will delight lovers of bluegrass music everywhere!