Richard Strick

Went out this morning, a black cat crossed my road

Ain't superstitious but the prophets say it's  gonna explode

I been keeping it to myself, but I think it might be time to unload

That is the last verse of…

It is April 12th, about four days till our set at The Big Easy. I don't think I've ever been so pleased to be performing as I am with Eric and Andrew. The love and care they bring to this…

I watched the State of the Union address. Believe it or not. I can hardly believe it myself. A large room full of our leaders, gathered to listen to our dully elected President tell us how things are going.

First…

Well it's the 15th of February - I've completed another trip around the sun,and I'm starting this newsletter late. Better late than never.

Immersing myself in James Baldwin's fiction; reading my third novel of his, (in no particular order), ‘’Another…

It's the day after Christmas. But sometimes it takes me a long time to write these things. So I'll get started.

Reading David Leemings biography of James Baldwin. Fascinating. Inspiring. A great deal about preaching and prophesy. He was a…

So here we are at the middle of December 2025.  Time to write my monthly blog post.

Just so happens that , since my goal in the coming year is to play my music for as many people as possible…

Whan you're a song writer, you are often asked about your influences. In this months letter, I'm going to discuss mine.

I'd have to start with my parents. we always had a piano or an organ in the house.My mother…

It's been three years since my wife, Rhonda passed away, and I'm coming back to something that she would always tell me when she would see me struggling to form, or keep a band together. “You don't need a band…

I begin this months newsletter/commentary without a subject in mind. And yet, the condition we find ourselves in as citizens of the U.S.A. seems to cry out. So I am choosing that as a subject.

I am not a highly…

This month I've decided to write about form verses function, especially as it relates to musical performances. Sometimes I feel inclined to advise friends and acquaintances, fellow songwriter and performers regarding this subject. But you know what you call unsolicited…