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One Man Dead — Raymond Jones song notes
One Man Dead by Raymond Jones: track 4 on Hillside Stories, with sourced recording notes, performer information and links to the original document and listening catalog.
Album: 2007 · song document captured 3 December 2008 · Song and document reference
Independently compiled by the current site operator on 28 September 2026 from the earlier music website. This is not a republication of the original text or an endorsement of today’s product by the artists or their estates.
The work and its original document
The artist’s note places the song in the context of the Snoop Dogg murder trial. Its focus is the death and its effect on those left behind. This identifies Jones’s stated inspiration; it does not adopt the lyric’s viewpoint as a factual account of the case.
[1]Reading the artist’s note
The original song document provides a larger ensemble credit than many of the other pages.
[1]Recording and document details
This record identifies the song and its source material. The original lyric text is available through the archive citation.
| Field | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Album | Hillside Stories | [2][1][3] |
| Sequence | 4 of 13 | [2][1][3] |
| Catalog duration | 2:29 | [2][1][3] |
| Songwriter | Raymond Jones; No More Crappy Deals Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP), according to the album notes | [2][1][3] |
| Track-specific credits | Bass: Nedrah Wheeler (source spelling); strings: Susan Chapman, Marc Cargill, Darren McKane and Richard Dodd; percussion: Leon Mobley; vocal: Chanda Leigh. | [2][1][3] |
| Listening | Open One Man Dead on Apple Music | [2][1][3] |
Sources & original documents
- One Man Dead — original song document
Capture: 3 December 2008. Original lyrics and artist commentary remain at the source; no lyrics are republished here.
- Hillside Stories album notes, 15 October 2007
Original sequence, credits and links to the thirteen individual song documents.
- Hillside Stories on Apple Music
Catalog checked 28 September 2026: 27 September 2007, 13 tracks, approximately 52 minutes, phonogram line Uegmusic.com. Access varies by region and subscription.