"May's Gone, It's Saturday Nite"

The New Arroyo Collective
Release date July 21, 2026

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“May’s Gone, it’s Saturday Nite”

The New Arroyo Collective 'recording band' features drummer Carlos Knox, John Knox's son. Paul and John grew up together in the 1960s and John taught Paul how to play guitar as a teenager. Carlos certainly received some of John's amazing musicality! Carlos' drumming lifts the song to a new groove station. Carlos plays in other bands in the northwest, notably the John Kessler Band.

Returning members of the loose collective, Johnnie Bamont (Huey Lewis & The News) on tenor sax who plays regularly with Greg Adams & East Bay Soul and, George Shaw on flugelhorn (Wilton Felder, Ronnie Laws, Tim Heintz) bring the song to life with some tasty arranging by Johnnie on the horn parts. And each of their solos rings in it's own seductive way making the dancers move.

Scott Thunes brings the bass (Frank Zappa, The Waterboys, Fear), Paul's other musical teenaged jam band legend. Paul dB's guitar parts, reflective keyboard tracks, and haiku chorus vocals, round out the tune. Enjoy!

In 1957 John Knox was born on a Saturday...June 1st (May was gone, it was a Saturday nite...),
"I thought about John while I arranged and recorded this song..."
- Paul dB

John Knox & Paul dB:

The New Arroyo Collective
"May's Gone, It's Saturday Nite"

Carlos Knox - Drums
Scott Thunes - Bass
Johnnie Bamont - Tenor sax, horn arrangements
George Shaw - Flugelhorn
Paul dB - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Mixed by Jimmy Bralower
Mastered by Michael Romanowski, Coast Mastering

MUSIC & LYRICS
Copyright 2025 Paul J. de Benedictis,
de Benedictis Music BMI

Original Cover Art by Kajsa Edvardsson

Carlos Knox - Drums

Scott Thunes - Bass

Johnnie Bamont - Tenor sax, horn arrangements

George Shaw - Flugelhorn

Paul James de Benedictis, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

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