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During my day job I manage a residence hall complex and a
wellness center at Lock Haven University in central
Pennsylvania and have a Masters in Counseling and Student
Personnel work. I was born and raised in the little coal
town of Philipsburg, Pa., but have worked throughout the
country at such notable institutions as Penn State
University, UCLA, and Hamilton college in upstate New York.
But, for the last 35 years I have been writing song lyrics
and staying connected to my creative side as well.
During those 35 years I have had the pleasure of
collaborating with a top-ten country recording artist, a
gospel recording artist, and several other very good
composers including my latest collaborator, Jeff Moxcey, an
extremely gifted songwriter. I have also had the pleasure of
meeting with publishers, producers, and sitting at a table
of such notable writers as Hugh Prestwood and Jim Rushing
among others.
Throughout
those 35 years I have won numerous lyric awards from
international songwriting competitions like the American
Song Festival, the Music City Song Festival and the
Louisville Songwriters Association Song Contest. Recently, I
was a runnerup in the American Songwriter Magazine lyric
competition, a semi finalist in the Dallas Songwriter’s
Association Song Contest, and the Country Category Winner in
the 2003 Great American Song Contest. To date I have had the
fortune of having several independent recording artists cut
some of the songs I have written the lyrics for on their
CD’s including the most recently released CD “It’s A Dirty
Job” by Jimmy Lee Jordan. The title cut on this CD is a song
by me and my songwriting partner, Jeff Moxcey. Some of my
influences have been great lyricists and songwriters like
Carol King, Gerry Goffin, John Lennon, Paul Simon, and Diane
Warren. One day, I can only hope to be able stand oh so
briefly in their considerable footprints.
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