I am originally from St. Louis, Missouri. I’ve been writing songs  for over 50 years.. On this site you will hear old songs and new songs. You’ll hear songs originally recorded on a four track cassette recorder and many using GarageBand and an Apple computer. For good or bad I play all instruments on my songs and most often rely on artificial drumming through loops and other technological drummers.

I like a lot of different kinds of music from classical, to blues, jazz, rock and roll in most of its different forms. I was fortunate to grow up in a household that appreciated music and encouraged us to listen and play. I had piano lessons as a youngster for about four years. I never went on with formal training, but those lessons and fingerings remain with me today. 

On a few songs you may hear a female backing vocal which was my wife Kathy Cramer. She encouraged and inspired me to write and record my songs. She’s with me in my heart everyday.

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