A story about the ways children educate their parents.

Teach

The entire planet is flooded by the drool of one baby! Any drooled-upon parent will see their own experience in this one.

Drool World

Laugh

A Christmas carol paralleling a mother and father kneeling by their baby beside the tree, and Mary and Joseph kneeling by Jesus in the manger. i.e., what they might have in common as parents.

Baby's First Christmas

A humorous apology in advance to a baby from an overprotective father.

If I Worry Too Much

A story of transformation from the “single guy” annoyed by parents who talk about their kids too much, to becoming . . . a parent who talks about his kid too much!

It's About You

A comical and funky take-off on 1970′s-era hero films, where the evil “Mr. Big” is taken down by a baby with an attitude driving a pink mini-Cadillac.

Baby Cleopatra

This is a song for my father, John Rickerby, who has been suffering from Parkinson's Disease and Dementia for five years. He has been whittled down to 110 pounds from the 220-pound man who swam in the ocean with me holding onto his back as a child.

I used to sit in the back seat of our Corvair and look at his massive arm around my mother and hope I would have arms like that someday, arms that are now no bigger than my wrist at their largest point.

In his life, he was a boxer, a policeman, a poet, a singer, an activist, business owner, storyteller and joke machine, the one everyone turned to when they wanted to be entertained. And the nurses can see only another withered old man. But I remember the man he once was. I remember you, dad.

I Remember You

I have been a member of the Patriot Guard Riders for a few years and recently recorded the vocals for their theme song. The PGR supports soldiers by attending deployments and welcome home's. They also support soldiers' families by making a presence at and protecting the sanctity of the funerals of fallen soldiers. 

I wrote this song when I learned from my friend and PGR Ride Captain, Chuck Johnson, that the soldier suicide rate is currently higher than it was during the Vietnam war. I hope it encourages public support, during and after tours of duty, for the people who put their lives on the line for us. Thanks for listening.

Melody and lyrics by Mark Rickerby.
Music composed by Rick Balentine, ScoreLA Studio, Van Nuys, Ca.
Vocal accompaniment by Kristin James.


I'm A Soldier

Hi! I'm a writer and voice actor in Los Angeles. I've always loved to sing, but I didn't become a songwriter until after my daughter was born and inspiration struck like never before.  Fifteen of the songs on this page are for and about her, but any parent will find their own experience in them. I hope you enjoy them. Please visit www.music4parents.com if you'd like a copy, and thanks for supporting an independent artist!  :)

MarkRickerby

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