November 5th, 2009
For sometime I’ve been collecting books that fall in the areas of songwriting, songwriters, and music in general. These are five of my books that always invite me to take from the shelf and read a random chapter or two. Click read more to see the video.
October 28th, 2009
It’s always a thrill to attend the NSAI Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner in mid-October and watch the latest inductees be ushered into the prestigious Hall of Fame. This year, Kye Fleming, Mark D. Sanders, and the great Tammy Wynette were voted in.
October 14th, 2009
Since I’ve known him, I’ve been impressed by Doak’s energy and dedication to helping songwriters find their way. Being a songwriter himself, he knows a lot about the rough spots in the road. He graciously agreed to sit down and talk about The Muse and the ever popular Guitar-B-Q. Click read more to see the video.
October 5th, 2009
Since about 90% of my writing is done with one or two other people, the following thoughts on the art of songwriting are from a co-writer’s perspective.
What does it mean to be in Service of the Song? The concept has followed me around from writer room to writer room for some time, and until recently I hadn’t been able to verbalize exactly what it meant. The idea occurred to me from the Three Musketeers story. Athos, Porthos, and Aramis were sworn into the service of King Louis of France. They pledged their complete fidelity to the King and to protection of the throne.
September 27th, 2009
“You Look So Good In Love” and “I Know A Heartache” were on my mind one day, so I went out to Kerry’s place to see if he would tell us a little bit about how those two wonderful songs were written. Click read more to see the video.
