Dan Bowlds - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Thanks for looking! I have been playing guitar, singing and writing songs for about the last forty five of the sixty two years that I have been here. My love for songwriting and music has never been for money or fame, it has been because I feel a need to express myself to others, and I can do this best through the lyrics and music. My reward is in knowing that some experience comfort, satisfaction, or inspiration from them. I have written, sung, and recorded all of the songs on this myspace page and have left the download option open so that you may use them for your own listening, but I retain all rights to the lyrics and music and they may not be used for profit by others. Tell others about my songs and comment on them if you have the urge. I am and have been happily married for forty years, have six children (now grown), seven (soon to be eight) grand daughters, and one grandson . I am a retired electronics engineer. I grew up on a farm that I now own and live on, and keep it primarily for sentimental reasons (it doesn't produce many crops now). It is a good resource for memories and inspiration.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 15/05/2008
Influences: Bob Dylan, Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, John Prine, Kate Wolf, Cheryl Crow, Karen Carpenter, Jerry Reed, Everly Brothers, Tenn. Ernie Ford (pea picker), James Taylor, Patty Loveless, Martina McBride, Loretta Lynn, Arlo Guthrie, Perry Como, Patty Page, are just a few among many that have influenced my music. Back in the early fifties before we had TV, I can remember listening to the radio and dancing around to the music while listening to the songs. That era and music has had a permanent influence on me.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

blogspot blog page

I also have a blog page on a google hosted blog called blogspot. You can check it out if you like by following the link below. Note that I can't leave a link address in the blog, so I put the addres...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Workin in the Coal Mine Blurb

My grandad Ernest Lott worked in any way he could to provide for his family in the great depression when my mom was growing up. He farmed, cut logs, and operated a small local underground coal mine. T...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:33:00 GMT

Little Dirt Road Story

The picture shown for the song "Little Dirt Road" is a picture of an old Beech tree that was a site for local dances back in the late 1920's and early 1930's. It is located ...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:46:00 GMT

Two Skinny Ol Wheels Blurb

You know, we've heard a lot about the state of the economy here lately--Paulson & Bernanke went running to the Congress like Chicken Little, screaming the financial institutions are collapsing and we ...
Posted by on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:35:00 GMT

Songs from the Backwoods and Heartland

My songs tell a story with rhyme and are mainly about my life experiences. Even though I grew up in a "dirt poor" environment where the only "running water" we had was when I ran back from the w...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:57:00 GMT

The Time and Place

I was inspired to write the song "The Time and Place" when I heard the story of Nkosi Johnson. He was from Zulu Land Africa and had Aids at birth. His mother was single and she died of ...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:32:00 GMT