Today would have been her 90th birthday. We lost her a little more than 2 weeks ago – April 21, 2016. I was holding her hand. I miss her terribly.…
Accompanying
My daughter is about to turn 18 in a couple of days. Shaking my head in disbelief – time is such a seemingly elastic thing. And because it is the…
The Joys of Classical Music
Right after high school, I attended the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. It was major American music school founded in 1886. I was a piano major, voice minor and…
River
Joni Mitchell is one hell of a songwriter. And James Taylor is one hell of a song interpreter. From the September 9, 2015 live guitar/voice session (see previous posts).
Gentle Rain
From the September 9, 2015 live guitar/voice session (see previous post).
Spooky
One day, while driving back from delivering the carpool kids to their high school, I heard this song on the radio. I’m always scouting around for something new to sing,…
Ave Maria
Ah….the quest for perfection. These days in recorded music, musicians are used to being able to “fix” just about every aspect. If I waited for perfection, I would never post…
Aureus at Wells Fargo Lounge…
…Moline, IL on June 10, 1975. 1st gig. I was 19, attending American Conservatory of Music in Chicago (piano major, voice minor), and looking everywhere for a band to join.…
Yes….this is Now
So if you look at the posting dates, you’ll see that the previous posts were from 4 years ago, when I began this project for a lesson in my web…
Morning Prayer
Here’s what I’ve found: if you wait for the perfect opportunity to record a song, it never happens. It takes hours of prep, charts, studio setup, etc. But if you…