This is my demo of a song I wrote recently. (warts and all). A little bluesy with a touch of black gospel

Jesus Demo 051012

Jericho Demo2 051912

My demo of "Jesus". I wrote this for an upcoming project.

My demo of "Shed a Little  Light". This is for an upcoming project I am working on.

Shed A Little Light Demo051012

04 Papa' Prayer

This the the demo I did after writing the song. Thought you might like to hear how the song progressed to the finished product in the film "The Red Barn: A Legacy of Love". You will notice there is no "na-na" section. That idea came later.

Chasing Down The Sky_writer demo_RSutton

SomewhereDownTheLine

I wrote this for the new film "The Red Barn: A Legacy of Love" directed by Christian Sutton. David Sutton did an excellent job with this vocal. Produced in Nashville with the help of Matthew Miller.

vocals, drums and such: David Sutton
guitars and keys: Rick Sutton
banjo and bass: Matt Miller

words and music by Rick Sutton
Produced by Rick Sutton, David Sutton and Matthew Miller
© 2014 Katie's Dance Music

Chasing Down The Sky_David Sutton version

This is a song I wrote for my wife (Sheila) to sing several years ago for our Christmas concerts. George Creasman engineered and mixed, adding percussion and strings.

Mary's Baby Boy

I wrote this as a Christmas song. With all the trouble in the world we need to remember we are all invested in each other.

One Wish

From his early years of performing in coffee houses and small stages to singing in church, Richard has always been a singer, songwriter, producer and artist.

While living in Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1978 he won the Songwriter’s Showcase sponsored by the Muscle Shoals Music Association for his song “Sailor’s Dream”. 

In 1985, He became a producer/director for Mother Angelica’s Eternal Word Television Network. During his tenure at EWTN he produced and performed on the Christian Music program "Say Yes", with such guest as Phil Keaggy, Susan Ashton, Michael Card, Glad, Lenny LeBlanc, Kathy Troccoli, and many others. Along with George Vinson he had the opportunity to produce album projects for the Irish singer “DANA” for release here in America and in the UK for Scottish Television.

In 1995 He released the album “The Living Tree” under Rick Sutton for Needle Eye Records. The album received great reviews from The Birmingham News and was featured on the Heaven’s Eyes record label sampler. 

Richard plays solo and band performances at local events and venues. His band “liturgical autopsy” includes his 2 sons Jonathan and David as well as his Son-inLaw Jarrod Randall and has performed many local venues and been a part of the Magic City Blues Society events.

Born and raised in North Mississippi, the musical influences are obvious from the blue sound of “south ‘o town” to the blend of Memphis soul in “world gone crazy”. H. Richard sings about life and death and the struggle to live between the two.

H. Richard Sutton