Sunday, September 26, 2021

BRUCE SUDANO EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW LIVE FROM ITALY WITH RAY SHASHO ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

 


SINGER-SONGWRITER 

B R U C E  S U D A N O

 PURSUES PROLIFIC PATH ON

 'ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE'

 DUE TO RELEASE OCTOBER 1st 

Sudano's Third EP Since Pandemic’s Onset 


BRUCE SUDANO

Exclusive zoom TV Interview

LIVE FROM ITALY

CLICK BELOW TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY


Bruce Sudano returns on October 1st, 2021 with a fresh offering of dispatches from the heart on his latest EP of new original songs, Ode to a Nightingale, to be released on his own Purple Heart Recording Co. The new record succeeds a pair of equally immediate, thoughtful, and urgent mini-albums issued in 2020. Released last April, Spirals Vol. 1: Not a Straight Line to Be Found was praised by Americana Highways for its “five moving songs about life, love and death that captivate and hold the listener’s attention.”


Sudano’s October 2020 release Spirals Vol. 2: Time and the Space In Between garnered a four-star review from American Songwriter, with freelance writer/author Lee Zimmerman noting, “Sudano’s found himself on a steady
 roll.” Noted for his songwriting for Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, and Donna Summer and his own hits with the band Brooklyn Dreams, Sudano has established a burgeoning reputation in his own right. Fittingly, his latest release began with solo sessions at his home studio in Milan, Italy.

 In all, Bruce Sudano views Ode to a Nightingale as an excellent summation of his musical capabilities’ breadth: “I tend to write five kinds of songs – a philosophical song, a spiritual song, a love song, a social consciousness song, or a story song. As I look back on this record, I think, OK, you hit all the points, all the kinds of songs that you would write.”

Purchase

 BRUCE SUDANO's

Latest Release

Spirals Vol. 1 


Not a Straight Line  to Be Found


and


Spirals Vol. 2


Time & The Space

 In Between


at amazon.com



For more information

about

BRUCE SUDANO

visit

www.brucesudano.com

official website

www.facebook.com/brucesudanomusic

facebook

www.instagram.com/brucesudano

Instagram

https://twitter.com/brucesudano

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BRUCE SUDANO

DISCOGRAPHY

SOLO ALBUMS

Fugitive Kind 1981

Life and the Romantic 2010

With Angels On A Carousel 2016

21st Century 2017

Spirals Vol. 2...Time & The Space In Between 2020

SINGLES & EP’S

Starting Over Again ‎(7", Promo)1981

Pretenders ‎(7", Promo) 1981

Le' Imagine Cafe' (Imaginary Rendevous) ‎(CD, Single) 2003

Bruce Sudano & The Candyman Band - The Burbank Sessions ‎(CD, EP) 2015

Giorgio Moroder & Bruce Sudano – Willoughby 2015

Spirals, Vol. 1: Not a Straight Line to Be Found Spirals ‎(CD, EP) 2020

 

With BROOKLYN DREAMS

Albums

Brooklyn Dreams (1977)

Sleepless Nights (1978)

Joy Ride (1979)

Won't Let Go (1980)


Soundtracks

American Hot Wax (1978)

The Hollywood Knights (1980)

Foxes (1980)

Singles credited by BROOKLYN DREAMS with BRUCE SUDANO & DONNA SUMMER

"Bad Girls"

"Lucky"

“On My Honor"

"Can't Get to Sleep At Night"

"I'm A Rainbow"






BRUCE SUDANO

APPEARS WEEK OF

SEPTEMBER 28TH 2021




RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

THE

 ROCK 

STAR

 CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE

 



…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover

 or E-book

 at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

 

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER


BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

 


The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   Gold Award Winner

 


MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO





Tuesday, September 21, 2021

ROGERS STEVENS GUITARIST & FOUNDING MEMBER OF 90S ALT/ROCK LEGENDS 'BLIND MELON' CHATS ABOUT UPCOMING PROJECTS WITH RAY SHASHO ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

 

 R O G E R S

S T E V E N S 

GUITARIST AND FOUNDING MEMBER 

FOR

ALTERNATIVE ROCK BAND

B L I N D  M E L O N

ROGERS STEVENS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

CLICK BELOW TO LISTEN IN ITS ENTIRETY



“No Rain,” became one of the most indelible music videos of the 90’s—or any era for that matter—Blind Melon’s return is no exercise in nostalgia.

With new members and new material defined by powerhouse harmonies, the band sounds both fresh and familiar. Blind Melon began in L.A., founded in 1990 by a group of southern transplants. Rogers Stevens, Brad Smith, and Glen Graham (on guitar, bass, and drums, respectively) all headed west from Mississippi, while Christopher Thorn (guitar) hailed from Pennsylvania. The group’s original and iconic vocalist, Shannon Hoon, arrived shortly thereafter from Lafayette, Indiana. The band gained some early buzz after Hoon sang on the Guns n Roses single “Don’t Cry,” and the group’s early demos landed into the hands of Capitol Records A&R, which resulted in a recording contract soon after.  


Nearly overnight, the band went from honing their distinctive blend of stripped-down psychedelia in a sleepy old house (immortalized on the song “Sleepyhouse”) to topping Billboard charts and shredding through a set at Woodstock 94. But all too soon the clouds began to gather. Critics panned their 1995 follow-up, Soup. (Time has been kind to that album, however, as classic songs like “Mouthful of Cavities” have since found large, appreciative audiences.) Then, during a tour stop in New Orleans—just a few weeks after the album’s release—Shannon Hoon died from a cocaine overdose. Unable to find a suitable replacement for Hoon, the band officially disbanded in 1999. 


Blind Melon’s revival began in Austin, Texas, when Smith and Thorn produced a record by singer/songwriter Travis Warren in 2006. Few singers possess the range of someone like Hoon, and fewer still the raspy edge. Warren had it. And moreover, Warren had his own musical ideas, which served to push the band into new territory.

Then came a period of unprecedented creativity. Up late one night in late 2016, guitarist Rogers Stevens sent a sketch of a song to Warren. When he woke up the next morning, Warren had sent the track back with his vocals on it. Something clicked. That late-night correspondence ushered in a period of prolific songwriting, which continued into 2018. Based on the series of demos followed, a new album was afoot.


Longtime Blind Melon fans will find much to appreciate here, given that the each retain the essential elements of the band’s distinctive sound—Graham’s remarkable, rolling drumming still anchors the band, and the band’s two guitarists, Stevens and Thorn, have long been able to finish each other’s sentences musically that’s a result of the fact that there were probably many albums the band didn’t get to make. Whatever the case, with all those unrealized ideas built up over the years, the resulting pressure burst the dam and the songs now flow freely. 

In sum, Blind Melon is back!



For more information

 about

ROGERS 

STEVENS

and

 BLIND MELON

visit

www.blindmelon.com

official website

www.facebook.com/blindmelonband

facebook

https://twitter.com/blindmelonband

twitter

www.instagram.com/blindmelonband

instagram

 

ROGERS STEVENS

Discography

With Blind Melon

Studio Albums:

Blind Melon, 1992

Soup, 1995

Nico, 1996

Classic Masters (Blind Melon), 2002

Live At the Palace, 2006

For My Friends, 2008

EPs/Demos

Sippin' Time Sessions (Unreleased EP), 1991

With Extra Virgin

Studio Albums:

Twelve Stories High, 2000

EPs/Demos:

First Cold Pressing (Demo), 1999

Rock City (Unreleased Demo), 2002

With The Tender Trio

EPs/Demos:

Hamburger Demos (Demo), 2004










ROGERS STEVENS

APPEARS WEEK OF

SEPTEMBER 21ST 2021

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
STREAMING at  



RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE 

ROCK 

STAR 

CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE

 


…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover

 or E-book

 at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of

the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER
 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

 

The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   Gold Award Winner



MORE BOOKS BY RAY SHASHO

Sunday, September 12, 2021

ROD ARGENT TALKS ABOUT THE ZOMBIES WORLDWIDE LIVE STREAMING EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO- ZOOM TV EXCLUSIVE!

 

 


R O D

A R G E N T

The Zombies:

 Live From Studio Two

Worldwide Streaming Event

 from 

Abbey Road Studios

September 18th at 3:00 PM EDT

EXCLUSIVE 

ROD ARGENT ZOOM TV INTERVIEW

CLICK BELOW 

TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY

In the ever-changing world of pop and rock, it’s an achievement to write and perform even one song that stays in the public consciousness. To do it again and again, and for those songs to keep on renewing themselves decade after decade while you continue to create new ones and perform all over the world, is rare indeed. But then singer, songwriter, master of the keyboards and recording artist Rod Argent is a rare talent. Three of the classic songs that Rod wrote and helped to make hits as a member of the Zombies in the 1960s now have total airplay in America alone of over 14 million.

The US performing rights body BMI says that “Time Of The Season” stands at over seven million, “She’s Not There” at over 4.5m and “Tell Her No” is over 3 million. If you spun them 14 million times back-to-back, that would represent about 80 years’ worth of continuous music. 
Those and other gems in Argent’s songbook have accrued millions more plays around the world, and his work is always in incredible demand for use in commercials and films everywhere. But as much as he still loves to play those and other landmark compositions, as he and Colin Blunstone tour to global acclaim with the revitalized Zombies, Rod Argent is no history man. For some seven years, his focus was on a new band that seized the spirit of rock experimentation and became one of the most significant British groups of the first half of the 1970s. Argent made their first demos in 1968 and coalesced the following year with the band leader joined by Rodford, Bob Henrit and a formidable new writing partner, frontman and foil for Rod’s nimble keyboards, Russ Ballard. 
They made their album debut with a self-titled release in 1970, and early recognition came in the form of a cover, when Three Dog Night took Liar from that first album into the American top ten. But by 1972 Argent were ready for full-on singles chart stardom of their own. The brilliant Hold Your Head Up, from their third album All Together Now, became a top five hit on both sides of the Atlantic. The following year’s equally anthemic God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll To You made the UK top 20, as the band built a catalogue of seven studio albums before disbanding in 1975.

 
The Zombies second coming has seen them performing with all the energy of the numerous stars of later generations who have named them as influences, from young bands like the Vaccines to such as Paul Weller, Dave Grohl and Tom Petty, who said simply: “The Zombies were and are cool.” Rod Argent’s back catalogue is one of the most distinguished on record. Or on stage, for that matter. The most exciting thing of all is that he’s still adding to it. The Zombies 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction marked a major triumph in their 5-decade career, but you can be sure they will not rest on their laurels. 
 The Zombies story continues on….!

Live From Studio Two

(Worldwide Streaming Event from Abbey Road Studios)

Sept 18th · 3:00 PM EDT

REWATCH UNTIL OCT 3, 2021 · 2:59AM EDT

2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Zombies will present their first and only worldwide streaming event with a live concert from the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London on September 18, 2021 at 12pm PST/3pm EST/8pm GMT.

Get your tickets now at 

www.thezombiesmusic.com/live

www.veeps.com 

The iconic British pop pioneers will perform a career-spanning concert in Abbey Road’s Studio Two, returning 5 decades later to the hallowed halls where they recorded their seminal album Odessey & Oracle in 1967.  Fittingly, this event coincides with the start of Abbey Road’s 90th Anniversary celebrations.

The concert will be followed by an online Q&A Session from Abbey Road with founding members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone.  The band will also field questions from a virtual audience of surprise celebrity guests. Buy your ticket in advance and you can send in a question for consideration to TheZombies2011@gmail.com 

Livestream Ticket

$20.00

What's Included:

- Access to the livestream event "The Zombies: Live From Studio Two"

**Ticket price will increase on the day of show (September 18)**

$35.00

 

ROD ARGENT

Discography

Band albums

The Zombies – Begin Here (1965)

The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle (1968)

The Zombies – R.I.P. (1969)

Argent – Argent (1970)

Argent – Ring of Hands (1971)

Argent – All Together Now (1972)

Argent – In Deep (1973)

Argent – Nexus (1974)

Argent – Encore: Live in Concert (1974)

Argent – Circus (1975)

Argent – Counterpoints (1975)

Shadowshow – Shadowshow (1985)

Argent – In Concert (1995)

Argent – The Complete BBC Sessions (1997)

Argent-Blunstone – Out of the Shadows (2001) – Redhouse REDHCD

The Zombies – Live at the BBC (2003) (Expanded and re-released as 'The BBC Radio Sessions' (2016)

The Zombies – As Far as I Can See… (2004)

The Zombies – Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London (2005)

The Zombies – On The BBC Radio (2007)

The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle: 40th Anniversary Live Concert (2008)

Argent – High Voltage Festival (2010)

The Zombies – Breathe Out, Breathe In (2011)

The Zombies – Live In Concert At Metropolis Studios (2012)

The Zombies – Live in the UK (2013)

The Zombies – Still Got That Hunger (2015)

 

Solo albums

Moving Home (1978)

Ghosts (1981) (with Barbara Thompson)

Metro (1983) (with John Dankworth)

A New Age (1984) (with Robert Howes)

Second Sight (1984) (with Robert Howes)

Network Heroes (1987) (with Robert Howes)

The Advance of Man (1988) (with Robert Howes)

Red House (1988)

Rescue (1989) (with Robert Howes)

Classically Speaking (1998)

 






ROD ARGENT

APPEARS WEEK OF

SEPTEMBER 7TH  2021

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
STREAMING at  


RAY’S BEST-SELLING BOOK

ENTITLED

THE 

ROCK

 STAR 

CHRONICLES

SERIES ONE

CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE

 


…Order yours today on (Collector edition) Hardcover

 or E-book

 at bookbaby.com and amazon.com

Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.

CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA…  JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER...  RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER...  ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST

THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES

BOOK TRAILER

 

BOOK REVIEW

-By Literary Titan (5) STARS

The Rock Star Chronicles, by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/   Gold Award Winner


More books by Ray Shasho