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The Rockwell Is Back

Hey Soul Mates,

It has been nearly a year since I gave up on Blogger. But I am back. I was in Bangkok 12 months ago when things went haywire with my blogs and posting. Hard to believe. And it has been 3 years since the release of A Talent For Loving. More nostalgically, this month marks the fifth anniversary of my first tour of the UK with Rush Hour Soul. Gadzooks, where does the time go?

I reread the postings specifically from the first half of 2006. All of that optimism and open road. That was a grand time, but the dream was deferred. Now with a new LP on the horizon and a return to England in 2012 in the works, I felt it was time to put energy back into the blog, my website and my career in general.

The new LP will be exciting. Half of it is material that began life as Rush Hour Soul faded, the rest is all new compositions. The older songs never got their due. Some were live favorites that went unrecorded or were recorded with meager budgets/means. The new tunes speak to where my heart currently resides musically. I miss being in a band setting, but with the new recordings there is freedom, too. Of course, I will have to put together a line up to present these numbers in a live setting.

I'm being fueled with a new sense of purpose. I'm on a mission from God and looking forward to entertaining all of you. Thank you for coming back to support me and my music.

Peace & Disco Beats

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Welcome back!
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Welcome back!

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