Is This The Root of All Evil? Singer Songwriters…Is It All About The Love Of Money? When I started singing, as a little boy, I began to dream that one day I’d rise to the top and have all the money my heart could possibly desire. And I could see that money in gold, silver, green, and diamonds. Piles of it, buckets of it…for … Read the rest…
I Love Life With Optimism I find it difficult to write songs or poetry without optimism. In this day and age that’s weird, huh? I know the world is full of troubles…full of wars, thieves (politicians), full of liars, full of ne’er-do-wells of all makes and models. But I don’t want to sing about them. I love life, and I wanna sing about how wonderful, … Read the rest…
That’s right…I said, My Music Pajamas Music Pajamas It’s time…to let the daylight fly Away, but we don’t have to cry Because…another day will dawn real soon. So smile…and say a sweet goodnight. Sleep well. Don’t let the bedbugs bite. They won’t, if you’ll just slip into this tune. And wear your music pajamas. And sing the songs of your mamas Because they gave … Read the rest…
In The Midnight Hour Writing words…thinking thoughts…reading…listening…creating… in that time of night Wilson Pickett sang about: “In The Midnight Hour”. I’m not sure why some days give me a burst of creativity at this time of night and other days it happens shortly after I get out of bed. It really doesn’t matter because I’ll take it either way. And when it doesn’t happen … Read the rest…
Lullaby Songs Hold A Special Place In My Heart Through a reasonably random set of circumstances, this evening, I stumbled upon the lyrics to an old Welsh lullaby… “All Through The Night”. (see below) That song has a very special place in my musical life. It was the very first song I ever received a “1” for in solo vocal competition. If you’re not … Read the rest…
9/11 And Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Three digits that should remind us of how precious our freedom is. We can’t always have peace with all other peoples of the earth…but… We should always show them how much we value our freedom…and… How much they should value theirs. Life is a gift from God. Liberty is essential for the pursuit of happiness. … Read the rest…
Old Singer Songwriter Files Have A Heart Throb Looking through my old files, and I found some of my own 80’s music that I recorded as demos but never took any further. I actually recorded a bunch of songs like this in hotel rooms, or bars, or even in trailers while I was on the road. So…not high quality, but fun to “look back … Read the rest…
