Much has been said about the state of the music industry today. There are many who feel that things were better in times past. I am one who fights for the young artist of our day. I want to allow all artists to be heard, with the space and time to create songs and musicRead More
As I prepared for this week’s post, my thoughts turned to events several years ago. I was working for independent record companies who seemed to always be on the lookout for female vocalists. Well, after a few years I actually stumbled upon a very good female artist. The young lady possessed extraordinary talent, and seemedRead More
Time brings changes to everything. Of course, daily life and the world political stage have proved to be volatile. That usually means that music and songs we hear will reflect the events surrounding us. In the 1960’s, most of the artists wrote and recorded songs protesting the Vietnam war. It was the biggest news itemRead More
What is honesty? As I started to write this weeks’ post, I began with that question. I read a few quotes about the artist featured this week in Weekly Music Commentary, Maren Morris. Several times I read a statement about her lyrics being honest. Okay! What are honest lyrics? The word can be defined byRead More
There have been many times while writing a post for Weekly Music Commentary that I think about musicians my parents truly like. Of course many of them are from the 1940’s and 1950’s, usually from the jazz genre. Every once in a while I feature a parent favorite from another, non-related music group. This weekRead More
My approach to writing each post in Weekly Music Commentary has remained consistent throughout seven years. The people closest to me do have an effect on how I write. I can’t escape that fact. I don’t necessarily write by any set of rules, but there are some things that always seem to gauge my focus.Read More
Throughout my years around the music industry, I’m sure I must have either met, heard or known over a thousand bands. A few have done very well and grown to household names. Many more have worked hard and not quite received that break to put them over the top. The large number gave it theirRead More
