Welcome
It's 2026. And the challenges that we face as a nation are unprecedented in my lifetime. Deep divisions have weakened our resolve to defend and protect our democratic republic rendering us vulnerable to a movement that the world hasn't seen since before World War II. Eighty or so years ago, our country, at great cost to life and treasure, defended democracy across the globe and earned its place as the leader of the free world. Some 80 or so years later, those forces that threatened the world's democracies have resurfaced. But this time, they have come to our once proud shores. This is an uncertain and painful chapter in the history of our young country. And the future is far from certain. My deepest hope is that our democratic republic withstands the forces that wish to dismantle it and survives intact and stronger than before. That will take a resolve we have not had to muster in more than 80 years.
Music has always been a part of my refuge. To know that my worries, joys, pains have been experienced before and written about is a kind of salve. And to be able to spin a record or push play on a CD player or a computer and experience a performance of those feelings is like “good medicine." Others have made it through. So, perhaps, can I. So, perhaps, can we. And it is an honor and a kind of calling to be among those that have and have had the opportunity and privilege to share the joy and pain of life and love with others through song. Music, music that feeds the heart and the soul, is as important today as ever.
A great lyricist once wrote these timeless words: “What the world needs now is love.”
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Best Wishes for 2026!
Best Wishes for 2026!
— STEVE
"Life Is a Song"
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“...personally and beautifully interpreted.... brimming with honest feeling and passion, a truly mesmerizing experience."”
"Right to Love" is in full release. It features the Thad Wilson Jazz Orchestra and original arrangements of a number of familiar favorites and rediscovered gems. "Right to Love" can be found here, at CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, and other distribution sites.
"Right to Love" has been played across the country, into Canada, and as far away as Australia. Stay tuned and let me know if you hear something from "Right to Love" played where you live. Check it out...