“Nothing comes from nothing. Nothing ever could.” The third post in the Anatomy of an Album series is a tribute to tributaries, including a sneak preview of the title song… **Link in comment** (Subscribe for free to receive posts via email.)

Sometimes a song is worth delays and sleepless nights… *Link in comment*

The preliminary songlist has been unveiled, the first hurdle that must be jumped. After all, you do have to figure out what you’re going to record before you can record it! *Link in comment*

Ever wonder what goes into making a new record album, in 2026, when you’re looking at 70 in the rearview mirror? If so, come along for the ride. I’d appreciate the company! **Link in comment**

Dreams finally become streams in this last segment of the Dreams to Streams series. After all the spotlights have dimmed and you're not touring anymore, you can still sing to the world! *Links to post and featured song in comment*

What do you do when there’s nobody around to help you anymore? You make the most of what you’ve got! I learned that lesson long ago on the farm, but it’s coming in pretty handy now that I have to do my own recording and engineering. **Links in comment**

Being forced to become your own engineer has a way of making you think a lot more about the recording process. What I’ve learned has made me appreciate the wonder of music even more. *See link in comments* (Featuring music with Carol Larsen and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.)

Even with my abysmal basketball career, I still got to participate in the Final Four Championship. All I had to do was have a friend who loved life—and write some string parts. Now that’s what I call March Madness! *Link in comment*

There’s a whole cast of characters behind the music you listen to every day. One of those is the arranger. Here’s what one lowly arranger has been doing for the last 50 years or so… *Link in comment*

Performing over a span of six decades (counting school!) there's bound to be some changes — in the music, the audience, the performance, and the performer, too. Here's a look back at some of the biggest ones... *Link in comment*

I've been writing songs for almost 60 years now. Yup, there have been a few changes along the way! My first piano was painted green and a half-step flat, for instance. Now I work out songs on a “hybrid” piano. But the most important stuff has stayed the same…  *Story & song links in comment*

Now that my last post stripped away every last vestige of agreeable emotion from your soul, I thought maybe I oughta bring some back! Here’s a song I wrote long ago about a golf course crush I couldn’t tell anyone about. Happy Valentine’s Day! *See link in comment* 💕

I guess love would not be quite so wonderful and heavenly if it could not also hurt like hell. But in my experience, being honest about the down side also has one very agreeable outcome: it unlocks the up side, too. Eventually...

How does a pop singer handle Handel? We're about to find out, sports fans. Yes, me, singing "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth." We have enough darkness these days, so that fits, and it ends with a message of hope. The outcome remains uncertain, though it should be dramatic! Link in comment

I lay awake several nights in a row, imagining the holy scene, and myself standing there. What would my response to the babe in the manger have been? What would it be now? If I added a verse to my favorite carol, what would it say? *Music links in comment.*

I've worked with Chris Barton for over 30 years now, and thought T-giving was a great time to highlight some of our best collaborations. Everything from children's music to adult contemporary, but always with her characteristic positive spin! Playlist and backstory links in comment. Hope you enjoy!

I met Ann Doyle in 2000 in Ann Arbor, MI. She was looking for a keyboardist to collaborate with after hers moved away, and I'm sure glad she found me! I loved her music right away, and have enjoyed all our live and recorded collaborations since. Here's a playlist of my favs - YT link in comment...

From Everything I Am (released Thursday!), a song about just being who you are and saying what you feel. Pretty appropriate for Pride Month—but also for simply living life as it was meant to be lived. So get out there today and speak it! https://lnk.to/speak-your-heart. YT link in comment...

It’s a pink, pink, pink, pink world! I confess pink’s never been one of my favorites, but Jackie Howell (same surname!), the original caretaker here, loved pink and planted pink trumpet trees all over. And then they spread! So our little acre of Hawai’i is celebrating Pride in a big way this year!