The Story of My Musical Journey: From Ybor City to New York and Beyond
The Story of My Musical Journey: From Ybor City to New York and Beyond In 1979, I met Rev. Ralph in Ybor City. The next eight years would prove to be some of the most creative of my life. Writing songs and recording constantly with Ralph and other musicians, it was a wonderfully mad time that truly shaped who I am as an artist. In 1984, I met and fell in love with Jennifer MacDuffee, a classically trained pianist, with whom I wrote many songs. We lived in Hyde Park, and during those years, there was always a piano in the house. Most of my writing during this time was done on that piano. It was around 1985 that I met Steve Martin-Caro, the former lead singer of The Left Banke, famous for the hit "Walk Away Renee." Steve and I became good friends, and he spent a lot of time at our place. He had become disillusioned with the music business but had a great time jamming with Jennifer and me. We recorded a lot, and I’ll be including some of those tapes in this collection. I acquire...