John Walradt

1 week ago

Hi, Bob. I went to your website (https://www.bobbentleymusic.com/) and your Facebook page and was intrigued by your musical history and noticed that song. Working with Julia certainly had to be an honor as well as a thrill, much as I was surprised and thrilled to have Jeana Potthoff play on "Sunny Sunday." I have three of your tunes in my collection which I often play. I still find myself wondering how i was honored enough to be in a group of who I consider to be the greatest songwriters on BJ, as well as the friendliest. I still have hopes that our group will put together a small set of songs. We have a lot going on in the meantime. I'm still going through a lot of discomfort with the extracted tooth and that keeps me from doing things. You have more songs I would like to listen to. The melody is a very big part of a song to me and you really know how to come up with very moving and unique melodies. John

Bob Bentley

1 week ago

You flatter as always John!
I think it will never be easy to come up with a group song when we have all written and/or composed our own complete songs in our own projects. It will be chance whether one of us presents either a lyric or a melody to the group in hope of advice or inspiration. It'll come or it won't, but it's great being able to help each other out from time to time.
Bob

John Walradt

4 days ago

I certainly understand. But you reach an age where you've advanced enough with experiences that you don't need all the rules. Your efforts are terrific to listen to. I've been recovering from a tooth extraction the last couple of weeks so I'm hoping I'll be back on track this next week.
John

John Walradt

2 weeks ago

I'm honored, Frank! If those are words your wife would use, she can certainly call them her own and to rearrange and change in any way to fit what she would like to say. I can tell she comes up with imaginative ways to put a story together; she's a terrific lyricist. I'm impressed with the intonations, emphasis, and emotion she puts into her vocals without sounding too polished (I think the polished commercial sound takes away from the sincerity)...true professionalism. You're a great songwriting team!
John

Frank Pietrantoni (aka FrankLP)

2 weeks ago

Thanks for the kind words John. I'll pass them onto Jane.

We are so very grateful to be able to do what we do and have what we have. Getting positive feedback from talented individuals like you just top it all off!

Be well and have a great weekend!

Frank