Category: Audio

First, a short editorial … Come June of this year (2025), I will have had a 40-year career as a software engineer, a career which has spanned the advent of major computing and software, and therefore human experience, game-changers. I am referring to things like the adoption of personal computers, the Internet, the World Wide… Continue reading The John Lennon Remixes

Artist’s note: Any resemblance to every song ever recorded by the Stray Cats is purely coincidental. Following in the holiday tradition of my 2020 cover of “Blue Christmas”, my 2021 original “So Sorry Santa“, my 2022 original “Christmas Love Song“, and my 2023 original “Keep Your Hands Off My Tree“, I present another original, just… Continue reading Hey Mrs. Santa

Here is an original love song I wrote for and dedicate to Pam, but the theme is universal. One day you find yourself in love, and you wonder how it all happened. The origin of this song dates back almost two years. I was at my piano one evening, playing with some interesting chords, and… Continue reading Where Did You Come From?

Following in the holiday tradition of my 2020 cover of “Blue Christmas”, my 2021 original “So Sorry Santa“, and my 2022 original “Christmas Love Song“, I present another original, just in time for Christmas, titled “Keep Your Hands Off My Tree.” I now have enough for an EP. As you can probably tell from the… Continue reading Keep Your Hands Off My Tree

I will often listen to a song I like and think, “How was that written?” Did the artist come up with the melody first? The lyrics first? Was another song the inspiration? Was it written on a piano? On a guitar? Some songs sound as though they simply started as a groove. The band or… Continue reading Give Me Back My Dreams

A CPR Trio cover. After wrapping up our first original, “Mischievous Smile“, back in March of 2022, Peter, Chris and I started discussing our next project. We decided to record a cover rather than another original, and several suggestions were considered. In the end, Peter’s suggestion of “You Don’t Know Me” won out. “You Don’t… Continue reading You Don’t Know Me

Following in the holiday tradition of my 2020 cover of “Blue Christmas” and my 2021 original “So Sorry Santa“, I present another original, just in time for Christmas, titled “Christmas Love Song.” It’s been a year of highs and lows, the lows punctuated by the loss of a great friend, neighbor, and musical collaborator —… Continue reading Christmas Love Song

A CPR Trio original. This recording was several months in the making. I wrote the song back in September of 2021, and while the lyrics and chord progressions didn’t change much over these many weeks, what you hear is quite different from its original concept, thanks to a ridiculously gratifying collaboration. I first played this… Continue reading Mischievous Smile

A reindeer walks into a bar … How many great works of art have started with that simple premise? None, you say? Well, maybe this’ll be the first. Or not. A month or so ago I decided to record another Christmas/holiday tune, carrying on a long tradition that previously had exactly one other instance, my… Continue reading So Sorry Santa (Rudy’s Blues)

After a short summer hiatus, The CPR Trio is back, this time with a tune that — let’s face it — three old white guys really have no business recording: “Treat Her Like a Lady.” Such a simple tune, and yet I am going to write a novel here. The original version of this song,… Continue reading Treat Her Like a Lady