Denver Brings The Heat This Summer That’s actual temperature…not heat index or ambient heat from sitting in the sun… And I gotta tell ya…that’s too hot. So, if we could just get Congress to shut up for a day or so, things could cool back into the 90’s. Stay tuned, P.S. Here’s a hint…if you’d like to get free songs delivered to you without … Read the rest…
Don’t Dis Dis Singer Songwriter For His Dissonance So… …I’m workin’ on some new music, and it occurs to me…I really like dissonance in a chord. There’s just something full and rich about 3 notes very close together in a chord. They fill it up. They give it depth. They take it up a notch. Scratch that…they take it up 2 notches. Yeah, that’s … Read the rest…
On The Road
I used to be a full-time on-the-road-singer-songwriter… And I played so many places all around the country. It was a blast. The reason I bring this up is because of some photos I recently came across. Check out the one below… Stay tuned, Tell everybody you know to subscribe to Tony’s Rhyme and Reason Daily Devotional (emails with good stuff for Fa-Ree) Get my Rhyme … Read the rest…
Train Of Thought
Yes…Even Singer Songwriters Can Have A Train of Thought An observant singer songwriter is always on the lookout for ways to jump start musical ideas. Sometimes lyrics from other singer songwriters spark a new idea. Sometimes it’s almost by accident. Check out the lyrics to my song “Train of Thought”… This song came about because I had some music going on in my head … Read the rest…
Singer Songwriter Recommends Roses
This singer-songwriter isn’t a sensitive 90’s guy. But when it comes time to “mend fences,” flowers are almost perfect. When I was a singer songwriter in Nashville in the middle 90’s, I was almost always the only keyboard player on showcase nights. One of those nights I took an offbeat song with a key signature played mostly on the black keys. A guitar playing songwriter … Read the rest…
I’m Not A Superstitious Singer Songwriter, but… It doesn’t stop me from using a figure of speech to write a song. I mean…well…that’s just good songwriting business. 🙂 Here’s one from 1987. My brother, Marty, on acoustic guitar…feel free to right click the blue title and download. Stay tuned, P.S. Here’s a hint”if you’d like to get songs delivered to you without even logging … Read the rest…
You're Getting Sleepy
Pay No Attention To The Singer Songwriter With His Lullaby Songs No…don’t listen. If you don’t want to fall fast asleep and hear music in your dreams… If you start your bedtime prayer with “now I lay me down“… If you feel yourself drifting off easily to the sound of the beating hooves of a peppermint pony… If you can’t do a feather dance … Read the rest…