Long-time songwriter with history of cuts by major artists while former staff writer with Nashville company. Owner of Black Mountain Bluegrass Productions. Loves writing/co-writing. Strives for honest, fresh, descriptive lyrics and captivating melodies. Happily married! Happily retired Neonatal RN-C! Amazing and beloved family! Plus dog named Ruby. Let’s co-write Bluegrass, Pop-Country, Bluegrass-Gospel, and Beach!!
On The Web
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Instruments & Skills
Vocals (that used to be a lot better than they are today, but I guess I get by).
Acoustic guitar (unless you need something crazy all over the strings. Mel McDaniel told me once that if it has more than three chords, who needs it! But I know at least two more than that)
Keyboards: I love my Kurtzweil Grande Electronic piano and my Yamaha keyboard!I I do play some mandolin, and it’s my favorite instrument when someone else plays it!
Influences
Just play me the song that moves me emotionally in some way..I love all kinds of music..grew up on the blues of Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters, and all those old Delta blues masters mixed in with Hank Sr and the oldies of his era..Lived it all through every era right up to today's music! I have a special place in my heart for bluegrass...love to hear it..love to write it. It's truly the soul music of the mountains where I was born. I've enjoyed watching and hearing the changes from country music to pop-country through the years, but I admit that I do have a favorite country-classic station that I turn to every so often...I just love music...period! But I always seem to gravitate toward contemporary bluegrass! Wanna co-write? Name your genre and lets do it! (meant to mention that I love Carolina Beach music and I love to write it!!) Do you?? Would love to hear from you!!
