50 Years of Mostly
NOT Playing the Guitar

My Songs:
Below is a list of songs I've written, with links to:
      1) a recording of my song performed and sung by me
      2) an AI cover recording of my song generated by Suno AI
      3) the back story about the song's origins, the lyrics, and my recording

Note about Suno AI covers - I'd much prefer to hire a human-based band and a human-run recording studio to record versions of my songs, but using AI instead fits my budget. I had limited control over the final outcome. I gave Suno AI my recordings and I could adjust my lyrics and suggest a style, but after that Suno AI pretty much did it's own thing. This should give an idea as to what my songs may sound like if professionals decided to perfom them - AND - I much prefer listening to the AI versions rather than my own recordings.

I Wonder Why?
      Listen to Me or AI     [ Back Story ]

Ozark River
      Listen to Me or AI     [ Back Story ]

Memories
      Listen to Me or AI     [ Back Story ]

I Found My Love At The Laundromat
      Listen to Me or AI     [ Back Story ]

Banana Plantation
      Listen to Me             [ Back Story ]
      Listen to AI:
           Reggae Style My Favorite!
           Country Reggae Style My 2nd Favorite
           Folksy-Country-Reggae Style
           Country

Ballad of A&W
      Listen to Me or AI     [ Back Story ]

Benjamin Franklin Bank's a Bust
      Listen to Me or AI     [ Back Story ]

Giving
      Listen to Me or AI     [ Back Story ]


Under Construction:
Traveling
      updated 09/13/2022

Future Possibilities:
One-Eyed Ding-Dong Charlie
Pardon My Grammar
Why am I doing this at age 70?
Your Mind on Music: A short TED Talk on YouTube

My Back Story: I played a little guitar in my teen years up into my early 20s. My playing dropped off significantly after that and my Gibson guitar sat for decades and was in need of repairs in the 1990s. I had the guitar repaired in the hopes my son would get interested in playing it. Turns out he was more interested in the trumpet and the guitar sat for a couple more decades. Then in 2022 I became interested again and have been going back through my old notes and finishing songs I had started decades ago and creating a few 21st century ones too.