For no other reason than…it is where I wanted to start. When I found Leon Russell and the Shelter People, I was 15 and taking in any music that was offering hard rockin’ piano playing, lead vocals that sounded like they were pushing up from the gut and...
I can blame many things about my music adventure on John Fogerty. Singing, composing, energy, production, longevity, and more recently, story telling. In 1969 I was 13 and knew that being invited to sing with most of the aspiring musicians I knew (the 8th graders)...
There is this great scene in the movie, Jerry McGuire (every scene is great in Jerry McGuire), where Jerry talks about being at his best (recruiting) in the living room of a prospective client – intimate settings. My first prospective client-audience-Jerry...
It is impossible to consider life as a musician of my generation without acknowledging the very core of it: John, Paul, George, and Ringo. When I first penned this post in 2014, there were celebrations and recognitions going on all over the world honoring the 50...
