Tribute To Rocco Prestia and Bruce Conte

This is a Funk composition I composed two to three years ago. Originally it was an instrumental. I sent it to my friend, Drummer, Steve Stephens in the beginning stages to record drums on it. He brought Bassist, Vocalist Tim Scott aboard and Tim played bass and composed lyrics which turned out to be a tribute to his very good friend, legendary Bassist of (TOP) Tower Of Power, Rocco Prestia, who had just passed. Keep Your Dream Alive (Kyda) was what Rocco would write when signing his autograph for fans and that became the title of the song. As the three of us traded ideas for this project, we agreed to ask Bruce Conte, former Guitarist with TOP as well, to record his very special signature guitar style on the song. This was during the early Covid period in 2020. Bruce lived in the Philippines and at the time, all recording studios had shut down and subsequently was unable to record. I had worked with Bruce and Tim on a gig many years before. Steve had worked with Rocco and Bruce. As Ste