Adventurous, open minded music lover seeking new frills and challenges to the Aural landscape￼

I have lived in Richmond, VA since 1972 when I moved to attend Virginia Commonwealth University as a Acting Major. While there I stayed active with music playing with various musician/songwriters and especially at the Crossroads Coffee House on Franklin Street. I was fortunate in those years to know Richard Leigh ( He wrote "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" - a hit for Crystal Gayle among many others). I study with Harriet Schock, who wrote "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady", hit for Helen Reddy, and am proud to call her my mentor. I have played in various bands, written production music & songs, am a member of ASCAP,  and am currently the President of the Virginia Organization of Composers and Lyricists - VOCAL.

A song-poet from outer space (or Virginia, if you want to get technical). Folk-pop with a love for vocal harmonies and ukuleles.

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