Land of Hope and Dreams Tour Delivers Criticism and Uplift

In Bruce Springsteen's autobiography “Born to Run,” The Boss wrote about doing a “magic trick” that connects him to his audience and builds community around him. After last night's show…

On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I’ll say it plainly: I do not feel guilty for being white. I also recognize that my race comes with built-in privileges — and that privileges for some should be transmuted into rights…

Why I'm observing July 4 differently this year

I've sung the National Anthem at minor league ballgames. I wrote and recorded “Stand Tall, United” after the terrible events of 9/11/2001. I've loved the sense of awe looking up at the…

This is a new song “Come Across the Tracks,” celebrating a simple act of forward thinking, involving a group of Black musicians from the west side of the railroad tracks in Asbury Park, NJ, and a young white newcomer, a…

Grieving a Self-Inflicted National Wound through Song

Yesterday, my country that I love gave itself a hideous self-inflicted wound by electing Donald Trump president  for a 2nd term. I feel this terrible lump in my throat writing about this right…

Much is made of the big, splashy endorsements by celebrities and high-profile public servants. But I too, a dad, a husband, an IT professional and a small independent musician, now choose to publicly endorse a candidate in writing for the…