Alex’s authorized autobiography:
OK, I admit it, I’m a late bloomer. The problem is that striving to be the
world’s oldest teenager stunted my growth in other areas. It has taken years for my
musical talent to develop into what it is today ……but what it is today is as
good as many of those famous singer/songwriters you’ve heard of.
It wasn’t because I didn’t get started early enough. I started playing in a
folk band in High School…even made the year book. Then the coffee houses and college
shows began to make me think I could make a career as a singer and musician. I had half of
it right. I was a pretty good musician. Friends and family convinced me that I might
starve to death if I tried to make it on my singing skills. My other passion, flying took
over and I fed myself and family well for 30 years with that. I didn’t even slow down
with the music or the performing though. It really got going when my two daughters Eleanor
and Bonnie inherited the best music genes from me and my wife Marti, an extraordinary
singer in the classical world. I highly recommend raising your own family band. In honing
my daughters’ skills on stage, I polished mine also. My daughters have already
surpassed me in name recognition around Texas playing with the likes of Slaid Cleaves and Susan Gibson, but I’m coming
on strong, trying to keep up with them.
The final pieces came together about 5 years ago when all those quiet prods from my
wife/vocal coach and the songwriting skills finally started taking hold. I’m working
on Cd number 5 now. I’ve also recorded and produced one for my daughter Bonnie