I recorded this back in November 2023 – just messing around with singing while playing piano. Turns out, it’s a tougher skill than I imagined! Tried the Ray Charles (sunglasses) look, but let’s be real – nobody but him had that legendary charm and style.
A Grandfather’s (Papa’s) Reflection: When they’re young, we are the center of their world. It’s an addictive kind of love – whether you’re a parent or a grandparent. But as they grow, their universe expands, and our slice of it becomes smaller. It’s not about our importance, but rather the space we occupy in their…
In late 1975 I visited Lori, my fiancee, at her parents’ home we called the “Tree House”. It was a beautiful modern home that they had purchased from my dad a few years prior. Lori’s dad, Joe, had a beautiful Baldwin full sized grand, perfectly in tune, sitting in a place of importance, just under…
Most of us are artists. I believe it is an innate part of being human. What gets us out of bed in the morning is a passion to create anything that communicates; which adds a bit of beauty, grace and elegance to Life. We express ourselves in countless ways. For me its writing music and songs,…
Have always found this to be a simple but beautiful melody from days gone by. Like many of us I first heard it as “What Child is This” during Christmas season. I’ve got two cameras running and am recording this with an MAudio Board, and a Sonar 7 setup. All is put together in Media…
I wrote a piece about my mother (posted on KenRisley.com). There I spoke of a dream (nightmare actually) I had as a young boy as I drifted off to sleep to my mother’s playing of this song on the piano. For years I did not like the melody not realizing the association. In my mid…