Category Archives: Music History

A thread of evidence … the path to Now

Six Periods of Songwriting … 6 Plus

6 – Later Minnesota – I’d say the “Later Minnesota” years started after 2002, basically after I started “recording” my songs.  At first I was using a fairly old computer to record with.  But, in 2005 I decided to commit … Continue reading

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Six Periods of Songwriting … 4 thru 5

4 – New York, after Military After I got out of the Service I lived at home, was dating a girl named Sue and was writing a lot of music.  I made several attempts at playing the local bar scenes, … Continue reading

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Six Periods of Songwriting … Periods 2 and 3

2 – Early Military When I left for Basic Training, I left my guitar back home.  But, at Tech School, I had a lot of free time.  So, I went into town and bought another 6-string and started writing songs.  … Continue reading

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Six Periods of Songwriting – Period 1

Continuing the story … in Utica I not only continued playing the piano.  But, started working with the church organ.  I had mixed feeling about that.  It was harder to play than the piano.  but, it had so many new … Continue reading

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How the Music Started

It all started … HA!  Now that is a corny line.  Mainly because it’s not true.  My evolution into writing was just that: an evolution. My ENJOYMENT of music started back at “The Cabin,” mentioned in A History, Part 1.  … Continue reading

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