It began as a silly song with a simple message - love is crazy, surreal, wondrous and joyful. And if we're lucky, it keeps growing and...

Mick loved baseball. He belonged to the long-suffering fellowship known as Chicago Cubs fans. He came across the story of Oliver...

Mick McLaughlin was my music partner, compañero of the long nights, and inspiration as a wildly creative and deeply talented musician. He...

We were driving down Highway 60 between Pampa and Amarillo. Parallel to the highway runs the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe rail line. Past...

The song started with seven syllables, almost like a haiku. Not addressed to anyone or anything. Just a humble request thrown out into...

A few weeks ago, I thought I would try to boost my new video All Purpose Survival Cracker on Facebook. I'm proud of the song and the...

Lately I’ve been writing and throwing out too many half completed songs. A kind of writer’s block I couldn’t break through. So I asked...

Mick McLaughlin was my music partner, compañero of the long nights, and inspiration as a wildly creative, deeply talented and all-in...

It's been a while since I had a good block of time to hit the studio. So, to get back in the recording groove and to relearn my Logic Pro...

The 50th annual Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas attracted 25,000 bluegrass, country and old time music fans this year. I was...

Covering a song written by my son, Nate Todd, is a huge privilege. Mother Lode is from the album The Crystal Palace by his band Whiskey...

I am honored to have singer/songwriter James Lee Baker cover my song Most Promising Officer on his new album Impressions. He brilliantly...

I felt like an E minor chord at this time of my life. You can see the hummingbird on the pick guard, just below my right hand. I think...

A few months ago I shared some songs on the KGNC/News Channel 10 morning show The Chat. They asked about songwriting, how it happens, why...