Broken crayons is the title of the last song that I wrote. Here are the lyrics.

                           Broken Crayons

There are many…

     I wrote about sending in my latest entries for the songwriting contest at the Walnut Valley New song contest. I had a request for the lyrics and the song called, Picker's Paradise. This is the song that I…

      Maybe you are a songwriter and you have never had a professional do a demo for you. You might be wondering  if it is worth it? How much does it cost? Would it be better if I…

     Today I am sharing the song, Long Live the King. I got the demo back on Friday and decided I would share it today. Tomorrow I am planning on sharing my rough demo of the song. This is…

     I want to talk about feelings. Yes, I must be sick. Guys don't talk about feeling and yes, guy's do have them. Not very many and not to often. I want to talk about bad feelings. That feeling…

     This is a story about my Mom and Dad. They were married for over seventy years. Wow! My Dad was a kid during the depression and he was not big on showing affection. He believed in showing love…

     Today is a songwriting morning but I'm not writing songs. Sometimes songwriting is not about playing guitar and trying to come up with fresh new and exciting lyrics. I won't need to record any songs or try to…

     Today is Christmas. Not Christmas, Christmas. It is songwriter Christmas. One of my favorite things to do is to send in a song that I have written and get the demo back. It is like a Christmas present…

     This is a title to a song that I wrote. It started out as a writing assignment at our monthly NSAI (Nashville Songwriting Association International) meeting. The assignment was to write a song about rodeo. 

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     Last week I finished reading a book about George Lucas. He is best known for being the creator of Star Wars. Do you know what his first hit movie was? American Graffiti. American Graffiti was a movie that…

     What is the greatest invention of all time? I remember asking my Dad that question. My Dad was born in 1915. He saw so many changes in the world in his ninety-five years on earth. He was raised…

     I spent this week in Nashville, Tennessee. I went to an NSAI (Nashville Songwriting Association International) event. The event is called Tin Pan South. On Monday and Tuesday I attended a workshop at the Maxwell House Millennium Hotel…