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  • What am I doing?
    Besides working the Day Job and such, I’ve been taking a piece of history and reworking it. It has been a fascinating project. Waaaaaay back in the dinosaur days – that would be 1994 or so – there was a band named Tom&Co, because we couldn’t think of a better name [The “Men with No Hats ...
  • For Solo Piano: Breakfast at Waffle House
    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 ...
  • Live online –> the Not Quite After Midnight podcast interview
    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 ...
  • Coming Soon: Interview on the “Not Quite After Midnight” podcast
    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 ...
  • “Still Me, Sane and Free” – Joey Stuckey Band
    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 ...
  • Tired of Christmas music? Here’s some Cherokee
    One piano, 4 hands, one pianist playing the jazz standard Cherokee on a 1943 Chickering baby grand. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/fZ731aaZg24?feature=shared
  • Merry CHRISTmas, everyone!
    Hope it is peaceful beyond understanding for you.
  • All dressed up and somewhere to play
    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 ...
  • In the studio recording the CHRISTmas album…..
    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 . ...
  • Tired of Christmas music?
    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 ...