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The solo piano version of “Breakfast at Waffle House” is now available It is a funky little song with a syncopated and driving left hand supporting an interesting melody. The right hand plays both the melody AND the accompaniment at the same time – a valuable skill ...

I recently participated in a podcast with Bil Hatch of the Not Quite After Midnight podcast. It was interesting, and hopefully interesting to listen to or watch. I had a chance to play a couple of pieces live [using the old fashioned recording technique of moving the mic closer to the studio monitors. Hey, it ...

I just spent an hour with Bil Hatch, the host of the “Not Quite After Midnight” podcast. He is an interesting fella in his own right, with as varied a background as mine…. and even has a connection with Mercer University. We talked about everything from college to performing to TomsTypewriter. It was a LOT of ...

I just found a video on Youtube from 2018 where Joey discusses the 1999 version of his song “Still Me, Sane and Free” with the version from the Shadow of the Sun album, and he gave me a couple of shoutouts [and explained why my contribution to the ending was left on the cutting room ...

One piano, 4 hands, one pianist playing the jazz standard Cherokee on a 1943 Chickering baby grand. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/fZ731aaZg24?feature=shared

Hope it is peaceful beyond understanding for you.

For those of you who aren’t in Middle Georgia – there is a wealth of talent in this area, and at times I have the distinct pleasure of getting called to sit in. This was a thoroughly enjoyable evening – lively crowd, I got to play some charts I haven’t played in years, and [as ...

Back in 2014/2015 I worked on the album “It Should Be Called CHRISTmas”, which came out very well. I recently ran across this draft of a post I wrote in the midst of the process – we were in the throes of recording . ...

If you are tired of Christmas music, might I suggest listening to The Week Begins on your favorite streaming platform? Just search for it, or click a link or three: Apple Music | Pandora | Spotify | Youtube Music You can also get more info about the album on my website – and can download the handy ...

I remember album jackets… those big sheets of cardboard protecting the vinyl that had cool graphics and lots of info about the artists, the music, the recording process, the musicians. Then along came cassettes, with little room for anything. CDs were a tad bit larger, but you had to have a multi-page booklet to get ...