QUOTE__"Singing Country Music, has always been a dream of mine.  For as long as I can remember, Real Country Music has meant so much to me. Its a good song that comes from the heart. I try to put that in every song I write. If it does not come from the heart, it 'ain't country'.
Its getting up in front of a crowd of people
and singing from the depth of your heart. The song itself MUST come from the writer's heart, so the performer can get the message across. Singing from the heart is necessary, because "'Country Music has a HeartBeat"" It may have a 3/4 or 4/4 time, but it HAS A HEART OF ITS OWN. You just put your heart into it, and the rest will take care of itself.
The words themselves sometimes tell a story, and that song you sing, reaches people everywhere; good Country People, that work hard every day.
The real country music fans have the same heart, and when they feel me sing a song, the way I wrote it, then I have done my job, as a singer and songwriter; and it makes me feel good in my heart. 
Then it becomes "Their song" and it is not mine anymore.
It also makes me feel good when the fans sing along with me!  I LOVE Real Country Music!  I will never quit writing, The Song is in my blood, that flows through my heart,  that lands on the paper, with the strings of my guitar.  Its an AWESOME experience"

God Bless__
Eddie Ray Franks Jr.  2/15/09
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