Gone on Before

Gone On Before

Contact information:
Larry Cordle - (615) 830-4765
mightycord@aol.com

Songwriter(s): Larry Cordle/Ronnie Bowman
Publisher(s): Wandachord Music, BMI/Sony Tree Music, BMI

Lead vocal-Larry Cordle
Tenor vocal-Carl Jackson
High baritone vocal-Val Storey
Guitars: Clay Hess
Bass: Brennan Hess

I co-wrote this song with one of my favorite people, singer/hit songwriter extraordinaire, Ronnie Bowman.
Some of you will remember it from the “Pud Marcum” record a few years ago. However, on this version, the verses are a bit different. I changed the lyric a bit in order to sing it at my dear friend Ann Soyars’ wake, when we lost her, a few years ago. The first version was written after Ronnie’s mother & my mother passed away. The song was inspired by a dream I had of Mom.
Ronnie, who was still aching from losing his mother as well,
dug right in with me & we gutted out. We finally finished it in what turned out to be an extremely emotional experience for both of us.
For awhile I wondered if I’d ever be able to sing it live but honestly, the hardest hill I had to climb was singing it for my family the first time. After I got through that, I knew it could sing it for anyone.
I believe God Almighty gave this song to Ronnie & me as a sign of hope that we would meet our mothers again in Heaven, when our days here are done. It has become one of my most requested songs at live shows & people are constantly asking me if I have it on an all gospel CD...Now I do.