Here are behind the scenes bits of trivia about Jesus, It's Smoky:
- The song started in an unusual way. The air was thick with smoke from yet another forest fire and I was outside wondering whether the world…
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Jul 22 2024
Here are behind the scenes bits of trivia about Jesus, It's Smoky:
Jul 14 2024
First, while it was undoubtedly my most poorly timed video release, thanks to the many folks who watched Jesus It's Smoky yesterday on YouTube!
Second...regarding that album...I've had a big change of heart about what to do with it from…
Read moreJul 12 2024
Here are ten bits of trivia about the first single from my new album, You Don't Know My Name.
Jun 30 2024
It's out! This isn't just the first single from my upcoming album. It's also the beginning of a new chapter of storytelling, about using every instrument in reach to try to make sense of the world, about a time when…
Read moreMay 23 2024
So much goes into an album that's performed by real human beings. After a few months of work since starting, here's a list of the stuff that I still need to finish before it's a wrap.
ALREADY DONE
Mar 31 2024
Speaking of Easter, something I enjoy doing is recording old gospel tunes, and what better night to do that than tonight. Here's He's Sweet I Know, by A. Jackson, hot off the press. For this song I stood in various…
Read moreMar 31 2024
On this Easter Sunday, I'm giving a quick shout out to my long departed Great Aunt Bernice ("Bernie"). My parents used to drag me out to her and Uncle Johnnie's house on Easter. In classic early teen form I dreaded…
Read moreMar 15 2024
Happy to share the title, cover and official web page for next full album. It will be called Embers in Response, and will release sometime this next summer.
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Read moreMar 15 2024
It turns out, singing opera requires a lot more than someone believing in you. It requires work. Lots of it. It's work of the grinding type, more like going to the gym than jamming with friends. Opera is a culture…
Read moreMar 8 2024
Deleted the ol' BandCamp account last week. This is all part of a gradual roll-back of my digital presence after feeling stretched uncomfortably thin during the BDB era. BandCamp joins Twitter and ReverbNation in the virtual recycle bin. While my…
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