Music
Song I wrote in the genre of cosmic rock--I wrote this in tribute to The Moody Blues, the mystical band of the cosmic dimension.
Song I wrote with an ambient cosmic rock feel.
I wrote a brief history of 1960s music from the Beatles to Woodstock. In tribute to the great Woodstock legend Richie Havens, who passed away April 22, 2013--the photo is an album Richie signed for me when I met him.
Song I wrote about the year 1967---flower children, Haight-Asbury, anti-war protests.
Song I wrote about the year 1968 in radical politics.1968--2012; 44 years gone-the same forces of oppression victimize us all--from Lyndon Johnson to Bush and now Obama. Photo-from the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City-John Carlos-black power.
For King's birthday upcoming Jan. 15--Song I wrote about Martin Luther King, the greatest American of our time--he said we must oppose the evils of war, racism, and poverty. MLK-murdered by the US government April 4, 1968.
For the Native American National Day Of Mourning(Thanksgiving Day)--Song I wrote about Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier, unjustly imprisoned since 1976. Free Peltier and all U.S. political prisoners!!
song I wrote--No flag is big enough to cover up our nation's sins and culture of violence-- STOP THE VIOLENCE-STOP THE HATE.
Recorded by The Youngbloods and The Jefferson Airplane in 1967--In prayerful dedication to the Boston Marathon bombing victims-April 15, 2013. Love and peace will defeat violence and terrorism. I live in Boston.
My unplugged cover on 12 string guitar of the Emerson,Lake,and Palmer anti-war mega-hit from 1970. Greg Lake said he wrote the words when he was a teenager. I met all 3-Greg Lake, Keith Emerson, and Carl Palmer--great guys and great musicians.
song I wrote about the 1960s with Camelot symbolism.
Song i wrote- an attempt at poetic surrealism.
My studio cover of the Moody Blues classic from 1967--I met The Moody Blues in person-great artists/good people.
My unplugged cover of the many covered Moody Blues song from the 1967 "Days Of Future Past" album.
My cover of the cosmic Moody Blues song from 1971- I met The Moody Blues a few times--mystical music geniuses. The photo is the sheet music to the song-I bought it back in the 1970s.
My cover of the cosmic Moody Blues song from 1981- I had the privilege of meeting The Moody Blues--musical geniuses.
My unplugged cover of the great Moody Blues song from the 1972 "Seventh Sojourn" album.
My unplugged cover of the great Moody Blues song from the 1969 "On The Threshold Of A Dream" album.
My humble cover of the many covered John Lennon song from 1971-- peace, love, and freedom.
My unplugged cover of the great anti-war song from Tommy James and the Shondells from around 1968--why don't people write songs like this anymore ? We need them.
My unplugged cover of the 1970 song by Bob Dylan--also covered by his good friend George Harrison on the 1970 "All Things Must Pass" album. Also, Olivia Newton John had her first hit with it in 1971.
My 12 string guitar cover of the mega-protest song by Alvin Lee and Ten Years After--from 1970. I met the whole band at a record store album signing in Boston in 1989. God bless the late Alvin Lee-in rock and roll heaven.
My acoustic cover of the Bob Dylan song written about his former wife-- from his 1976 "Desire" album.
A guitar instrumental I wrote on June 21, the summer solstice, back in the 1990s.
My cover of the beautiful song from 1968 by The Association-written by the Addrisi brothers, Richard and Donald; the photo here is one I took of The Association on July 22, 2010 at Mohegan Sun casino in CT.

