Tongues of fire

Only just the other day I thought about the first music I heard, back when a group called the Beatles was around. The rhythms, riffs, melodies and beats seemed to massage my soul. So at the encouragement of my Mother, I played clarinet, flute and trumpet at different stages of my school years. I could remember the melody of the songs but what came out the clearest were the rhythms and words. My favorite groups were Rush, Triumph, Cream and David Bowie, just to name a few. At age...

Only just the other day I thought about the first music I heard, back when a group called the Beatles was around. The rhythms, riffs, melodies and beats seemed to massage my soul. So at the encouragement of my Mother, I played clarinet, flute and trumpet at different stages of my school years. I could remember the melody of the songs but what came out the clearest were the rhythms and words. My favorite groups were Rush, Triumph, Cream and David Bowie, just to name a few. At age 28, when my daughter Vanessa was just 5 years old, I decided that the guitar was my true instrument of choice. I learned so many songs that were written by other artists but my real joy was in creating new songs with the chords I was learning. At age 30, when I became a Christian, my desires turned to songs of worship and I was given the opportunity to play on a Worship Team at Praise Chapel in Mission Hills, Calif. It was quite a challenge to play under the instruction of a G.I.T. graduate named Ken Suder. He taught me about chords that I didn't even know existed and helped me to feel the rhythms of Bossa Nova, Regee and Contemporary Rock. What a Joy. I played with other great artists such as my "Brother" Eric Garcia who plays drums on Calling of Samuel. I began writing the songs on this CD just a year or two later, and continued composing them through my late 30's. Dang, that's a long time! Anyways, when I married my wife Jackie, at age 39, I shared my dream with her and she helped me to meet my goal of producing this CD of 9 entirely original songs. If it wasn't for this God-given desire, the help of my friends encouragement and the assistance of the artists and producer involved; this music would still be sitting on a shelf gathering dust. So I hope this music helps you to shake the dust off of your dreams and put your faith into action.