Imagine, if you will, walking into a tiny music club in West London and suddenly your ears perk up like a meercat and you ask the server who IS that? That’s Adele Adkins but she prefers going by just Adele is the hasty response. In...
The endearing film, Mountain Boy is adapted from Dr. Michele Ziolkowski’s children’s book trilogy The Boy Who Knew the Mountains and brought to the screen by producers Nancy Paton and Meredith Brett. A young boy named Suhail who is on the autism spectrum lives alone...
Veronica of Kids Rhythm and Rock did a wonderful review for our Kidz STEM Songz collection: I spent this morning with a book rep looking through dozens upon dozens of new books from a wide variety of publishers. I couldn’t even begin to keep count of...
Is it hot enough for ya? Hot town summer in the city. Hot stuff coming through! Well my friend, your ears must be burning from award-winning children’s musician, Dana’s hot off the press single, Bring On Summer. Dana’s terrific vocal, sandals to the steaming black-top...
Throughout all the years I have composed and performed for young children I have been fortunate to have been influenced and mentored by some brilliant songwriters. One of the most inspiring was my longtime friend, the author, playwright, songsmith and early childhood icon, Patty Zeitlin. The...
According to her friend Juan Angeles, our precious, smart, feisty, creative, 92-year-old friend and national treasure Uncle Ruthie Buell passed away Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3:30pm.Uncle Ruthie was the definition of ‘dance like nobody’s watching’: Being present and not overwhelmed or concerned by others’ expectations....
Heartbroken! My, and indeed, all of our favorite Uncle has passed. She was a passionate creative force of nature! Over 45 years we played together, we wrote together, we cried together and, most importantly, we laughed together. I will always love Uncle Ruthie Buell for...
Dan Crow is the 2023 Pasajero Del Camino Real Award Recipient for his album of original Western songs titled "Sidekicks and Saddle Pals." The album was released in 2022 and contains all original songs based on our regional history. Dan says the album, produced by local...
The Entertainment Industry is certainly well-stocked with iconic, creative people. However, if you add honesty, compassion and empathy to those traits the number of those folks working in this business is reduced significantly. I was blessed to have one of those beautiful souls as my...
My Dear Friend, Uncle Ruthie Buell, has just launched her new podcast of HALFWAY DOWN THE STAIRS. It is based on her long running radio show that was a staple on KPFK in Los Angeles ( John Wood and I were honored to appear on this...
This is good news! Educational Music Superstars have released a new album. Greg and Steve are rocking 45 years in the biz! They, Hap Palmer, Marcia Berman, Patty Zeitlin and few select others are the true pioneers of this music. At an Early Childhood Convention many years ago I got to...
I attended the virtual Children’s Music Network (CMN) listening party on October 19, 2021. It gives voting members for the Grammys a chance to hear some samples from the artists that have submitted for the Children’s Music Category. Unfortunately, an emergency took me away half...