Well Mike I do not see what my credentials have to do with it but since you ask I have a wide and long background in music.
I started at aged 13 that was more than forty years ago. I have sung with many bands and at present still singing with bands but mainly doing solo cabaret. I will not go into details other than to say that I had contractual issues and now that these have expired I am starting to write again. I have a solo album due out this summer and am at the recording stage. I mainly write lyrics as I have no formal musical education and can only play a bit of keyboard and blues harp. I have worked with some names you might recognise and a hell of a lot you won't. I have posted a few of my lyrics on the boards and have a collab with Mark Kaufman at present on Mp3 Mark did all the music and vocals I provided the lyrics. Interested to hear your opinion. It is called Just Another Day. It is a rough that Mark did in double quick time. I will be providing my vocals when I get the master.

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