Greetings one and all. Thank you to those of you who were so kind with your words early on n1m. You encouraged me to present more of my songs. I'm all in. Probably, one of the few to try and jump-start a singer-songwriter career at 73 but here I am. When I was writing in Nashville, I kept getting the same response, "This is a really good song but it fits you best. Why don't you record it?" 1980-1990 and I did not envision me as a country artist. I enjoyed getting a genre hat for the song I was writing then going back and getting a different hat for the next song. I was offered several indie recording deals and declined. From 1990-1998 I lost feeling in my left arm and hand and had extreme pain issues. 1998-2008 I found my musical home and played 5-7 evenings a week. then again I lost feeling in an arm and hand (Right side this time) and became a bed-ridden recluse surviving on pain meds (2011-2017). 2 four discs fusion procedures got me back feeling in both arms and all put the little fingeron my right hand. After the 1st fusion surgery, 2 bone grafts didn't heal properly and I experienced pain at a level I sometimes thought I couldn't tolerate. I am lucky to not to have an addictive trait in my family tree. I took myself off all opiates and my painmangement dr put me on nerve pain medications after a friend told me about Pregabalin. In November of 2020, I moved back to the Texas Coast and cut back on all meds. I went from two 100mg capsules three times daily to 1 at bedtime. My best friend takes me along to his karaoke shows and put a microphone in my hand and after 12 years of pain isolation and loss of feeling, I discovered I actually could sing better than before (I'm told). To my amazement, I picked up a guitar and am writing at a furious pace. I feel so blessed. My CD, "72", contains 20 full band original tunes in a variety of genres. It is available for download purchase at jdrichardsmusic.com and all of the major outlets. My physical challenges have kept me away from LIVE perform,or vocally. The 1st new song I recorded with my new used Ibanez acoustic/electric brought tears of joy to my eyes. As I've heard before, I'll quit singing when they pry my cold, dead fingers off my guitar. God bless and be safe. me/jd