Scott Cooley's Blog

When I was in my early 20s, soon after learning a few chords on a guitar and hanging around other amateur musicians, I went to bars with t...

Did you know that my released albums contain 7 songs that feature the awesome accordion playing of my lovely wife Lenore? So far, they ...

A while back I decided I would do a songwriting/recording project that included revisiting/rewriting old previously-unreleased songs from my...

Back when I used to stretch the truth to impress people more than I do now, in conversation and even in my blog and web site, I would make i...

I'll answer it for you.   Maybe the "wouldn't" should've been italicized in that title, as if you'd be hard pre...

Not that you care, but it's not about sheet music so much anymore, nor is it about advances on future royalty income.   It's not e...

Sometimes a less-than-perfect sound is more appealing when it's fresh.  Over-trying can wreck the excitement for the artist, which can i...

Ever listened to the actual songs that are used in movies or tv shows?  I'm not talking about the background music necessarily, and defi...

Well, here it is mid-May and we're well past spring training and into the second full month of the 6-month regular season.  On June 21...

I've been verified again.  I'm increasingly verifiable.  I'll explain what that means, and why it might be a stepping stone to ...