ON THE RADIO / FRANKIE FEVER’S DUBONNET / STAR LIGHT SHINE

SADDLED WITH ME / THE MUSE’S MOTHERLODE / RAIN ON ME BABY

THE STORY OF OLD LOVE / BABY I’M OVER YOU

ON THE RADIO is a creative reflection on my life in music business pursuits over many years. It is loosely autobiographical and also a personal homage to my favorite New York top 40 radio station in the mid-to-late 60s, WABC 77. My love of the songs and hit records of that golden era as presented by some of the greatest rock ‘n roll DJs in the world inspired me to follow the path to becoming a songwriter and a recording artist. It is truly inspired and transcendent in it’s scope. **Click link to enlarge NYC DJs radio image.

FRANKIE FEVER’S DUBONNET tells of the death of a fictional “old L.A.” musician whose fleeting fame in the ‘60s coincided with a rising folk-rock movement in Laurel Canyon led by bands like The Byrds, The Mamas & The Papas and Buffalo Springfield.

Fever’s fictional classic “Dubonnet” became a #1 smash hit at the legendary L.A. radio station K H J. In that shimmering, jingle-jangle morning we now recall as the summer of love, “Dubonnet” perfectly captured the mood of those idyllic times as hipsters, gypsies and rockers alike reveled in the FEVER by sipping both ‘blonde’ and ‘rouge’.

I wrote The Muse’s Motherlode as a tribute to Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and Susanna Clark. When Combine Music, the Nashville music publishing company I was signed to as a songwriter in 1987, merged with SBK Songs Nashville in 1988 and SBK took over our building, Guy & Susanna became roster mates. I got to know Guy best over time as he happened to be around our office more in those late 80’s years writing and recording in our studio. I liked them both and although Susanna didn’t come into the office on any regular basis, she spent time there and was always very personable and pleasantly engaging. Their mutual best friend, Townes Van Zandt, was not an SBK writer but he dropped by occasionally and so I actually met him once. He appeared to be a troubled soul, but I’m glad we met. Townes, Guy and Susanna were highly regarded songwriters and were thought of as the three amigos for their closeness to one another. All 3 are dead and gone. My special tribute song, is structured to reflect the order of their respective passings. Townes Van Zandt (Jan 1, 1997) – Susanna Clark (June 27, 2012) – Guy Clark (May 17, 2016).