My Story
Becoming a Christian Country singer/songwriter was never really
a part of my plan. I started playing guitar when I was just a
youngster. My musical influences for guitar were Chet Atkins and
Merle Travis. In my teen years I started playing professionally. I
had the opportunity to tour in the era when Grand Ole Opry Stars
would play County Fairs across the nation, and fill grandstands
every night.
I followed the guitar wherever it would take me and soon found
myself in Texas, playing in a western swing band. In Texas my
sense of music matured a great deal. I developed a true
appreciation for the vocalist. Some of my favorites were Ray Price,
Wynn Stewart, Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush, and of course you
can't play in Texas without Bob Wills and western swing.
For the majority of my life I played guitar or steel guitar with scores
of groups that were each forgettable it their own way. I remember
many nights sitting on the bandstand behind my steel guitar
wondering who I was glorifying by doing this?
At a particularly low point I realized that God had blessed me with
some special talents and that I had let them wither away or wasted
them in pursuit of the wrong goals. It was at that point I decided to
do at least some of my musical work in His name. If God chose to
use my humble talents for His purpose, then I would work as hard
as I could to do my best for Him.
From that point on more and more new songs and talented people
have worked their way into my life. To be honest, I don't know
where all of this will lead to. I only hope you enjoy my music as
much as I enjoy creating it.
Sincerely,
Ron
“Middle
Class America (it’s time to make a stand)” To
hear a clip of "Middle Class America", click the disc!
As a
songwriter, you spend a lot of your time writing. A good deal of the work are
songs that nobody really has an interest in except the writer. Then another
portion of your work is pretty good stuff; catchy, commercial, or interesting.
Once in a blue moon, an idea comes along that is special.
Helen
Carroll came to see me with a poem she had written about “American Pride”.
She had heard about me from a mutual friend and wondered if her poem had the
makings for a song? We agreed to work together to make a song from her poem, and
the result is an Anthem to Middle Class America. It’s about politics,
business, and life as usual in the middle class. It’s all of that, and yet it
is not political. It’s a gift from above and a call to action for all of us
caught in the middle.
Ron's Webpage: http://roncarpentercountry.com/services.html
Just
in time for summer 2008 Ron Carpenter’s
New
Gospel CD
"MOUNTAINS
TO CLIMB’’
And
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