04/19/2020
Need Something To Read That Is Not Political?
Read: Growing Up In The Sound Of Philadelphia (Synopsis)
Published By: MawaIncpub.com
Written By: Bruce Hawes, Composer & Author
In Heikki Suosalo & Dave Randle's
Online Magazine:
When I read what John L Jackson had written about me in the Oxford University commissioned book,
"A House On Fire," after only interviewing, Joe Jefferson, Bobby Eli, and Wheldon McDougall, I knew I had to speak for myself and write my own book. Who could better speak for you than yourself? Hmm?
You see, I know my former music writing partner.
You can fill in the rest. Years later I have learned some things that need answering for. But, if you have 6 FaceBook pages you have a wide ranging platform to speak from.
When it came to the songs Jefferson Hawes & Simmons wrote, no one touched the piano once I walked into the room.
Every word and every description of how songs were created by my team is true. I wrote all of the music. And the 3 of us wrote the lyrics.
You can get your copy at BarnsAndNoble.com
https://www.soulexpress.net/brucehawes_growingupintsop.htm
This is a story of my growth from a teenager to the present in the Recording Industry. As in many stories there were triumphs and tragedies. In my story however, there were many lessons as well. My tragedies did not start nor stop once I was immersed in the business. But I found out along the way th...