Back in the studio recording a new song, "Take Back America". It felt great getting behind the mic to do some vocals on my upcoming...

Mr. Bojangles is a poignant tale written and performed by Texas "outlaw" musician Jerry Jeff Walker ( pictured above). Written in 1968,...

One of the key elements to any artist's success is artist development. Sadly, there is very little of this anymore. Record companies...

Master songwriter Billy Joel, above, wrote one hell of a gem with his breakthrough mega-hit "Piano Man" in 1972. Like with all great...

Being a bit on the older side, I grew up with LP's. And being in marketing most of my life, one of the things I always focus on is the...

"Both Sides Now" by Canadian born master songwriter Joni Mitchell (above), is one of the greatest songs of all time....period. Just ask...

Ok, Ok. Yes, this was YEARS ago. We all have to start somewhere. Anyway, this was my first guitar, at age 12, a prized Harmony Stella....

Where does one get inspiration? Where do song ideas come from? How do I put it all together and get creative? These are questions in...

Meet my very dear friend, teacher, mentor, and artist, Chris Sanders. I remember the first time I met Chris, she had come to my house for...

Help Me, Tell Me A song about the homeless "That cart held everything that man owned It was his home What do you when you run into...

This song is truly incredible. The images, the emotions, the rhythmic feel, and the vocal delivery paint a haunting, disturbing, and yet...

This record by Stephen Stills and Manassas may well be the perfect album. It has a bit of everything, all done exceptionally well. It was...

Kris Kristofferson (above) is one of the finest songwriters in music. He has a very special gift that he has crafted and fined tuned over...

Meet the genius, David Kershenbaum. David (pictured above), a good friend, is a multi Grammy Award winning producer responsible for over...

This is the first in a series of blog posts on great songs. Steve Goodman's classic train song, the "City of New Orleans" is a...

"A Restless Spirit Loves To Roam" We all have a restless spirit, that something inside of us that says "go for it, push the limits"....

Along with "Buffalo Springfield Again", this record, "Winds of Change" by Eric Burdon and the Animals was the other game changer in my...

The Buffalo Springfield. Where it all began. This was the band that turned my head around. Iconic. Creative. Talented. I had never heard...

Welcome to my blog. Here I will engage in discussing a broad range of subjects, feelings, thoughts, and experiences that have shaped both...