Found this video shot at a club in Chicago.  She’s doing “Piece Of My Heart” — and it might surprise anyone that only knows the Faith Hill version:

I admit it — I’ve become an obsessive fan-boy. 

I’ve never been big on American Idol (see my previous rant) but it’s become a “can’t miss it  when Crystal is on” event for me.   Oh, there are some other interesting contestants — Siobhan is absolutely the cutest thing on TV, and Big Mike did a fine James Brown last week — but for this fan boy, they can name the winner and close the curtain right now.

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Calling All Musical K-Froggers!

As a long-time amateur country singer-songwriter, I know how much it means to get a chance to show-off what you’ve got.  And, with the new K-FROG.com  I realized that I can give everyone that  special chance to Hop Into The Spotlight.  Here’s how it works:more

OK, this has NOTHING to do with K-FROG, Country music or quality entertainment.  But SOME things simply demand to be heard. 

How Would YOU Like To Have Your Music Featured

On K-FROG.com?

We’re working on it K-Frogger’s!  Get those MP3’s ready and watch for an announcement NEXT WEEK!

American Idol makes me crazy.

Oh, I watch it every week — it’s just I spend that most of the time that it’s on smacking my head like a guy in an old V-8 commercial.  It always seems like more of a beauty pageant than a musical competition — lots of emphasis on glitz, showy presentation and over the top vocal theatrics.  The actual SONG too often takes a backseat to the glamour.more

Country music has changed over the years.  A lot..

Many of the stars from years past are nearly forgotten today except to long-time fans.  Most are  completely unknown to listeners that came to Country music in the post-Garth Brooks era.  But somehow Johnny Cash has remained a household name.  Even an icon.more

You heard it here first: I lead a double life! By day I’m a husband, a father and a mild-mannered K-FROG DJ. But . . . by night I have another, hidden identity: I’m an amateur songwriter and musician, feverishly working on demos in my super-secret home studio.more