In the span of forty years, I've had the opportunity to write a lot of songs. One of things I've always regretted is that I never learned to read or write music. I still resist it today although I've had the opportunity to learn. Anyway, the songs to the right are some of the ones that I've written. Those before 1977 were written when I still had all of my fingers. I lost one that year in an accident so have had to improvise quite a bit on the guitar. Anyway, most songs were written during one sitting, usually in less than an hour. The melodies and the words were written concurrently. Chord arrangements are also simultaneously created, but left open for refinement later. I thought I'd add that since it's usually something that I'm asked. Email me if you'd like a cassette. Real cheap.

By the way, I currently play a Gibson guitar. I own two of them and I find them to be the best sound that I can find. Other guitars that I've owned included Epiphone, Takamine, Guild, Yamaha and some real goodies like Silvertone and Montgomery Wards' brand. I can still pick a little banjo and have dabbled with the dulcimer and harmonica, but have never been able to get the piano, ocarina and recorder down. I guess you really need all your fingers for those.

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