The story behind the story
I’m somebody who’s always on the lookout for a good story. When I’m lucky enough to hear a song hiding inside one, I write and sing what I hear. I also try to tell the stories that my songs tell me. When you’re a singer/songwriter who tells stories about his own songs I guess you’ve earned the right to be called a songteller.
As I’ve played and sung my songs over the years and around the country, I’ve noticed that listeners really like to hear about the birth of a song; how it was created, how it evolved and how it became strong enough to stand on its own two feet. The way you sing it helps and the way you play it helps but the real secret lies in the telling of the story behind the song – especially real-life songs that come from real life stories. I call these song stories about story songs backlines. They found me – now they’re finding you.
Every song’s got a story. Here’s the backline behind this one…………
