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Emerging with his first new record in over a decade, the ex-Youngbloods frontman has rediscovered all of his songwriting magic...
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The rock and roll pioneering New Orleanian singer-songwriter and pianist has died of natural causes at the age of 89...
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I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
Notebook writing even day
I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
I have been writing songs privately for the last 5 years, but never recorded any. I almost gave up on recording, and was going to
It's my passion, to be honest.