Arizona PBS | Walt Richardson performs "I Say Love" | Playlist 48 @ArizonaPBS | Uploaded 8 months ago | Updated 1 day ago
Singer/songwriter Walt Richardson has been a fixture in the Tempe music scene open mic nights in the 70s when he was a student at ASU.
Many, many years ago when I first started out playing, I was writing folk tunes, but they were kind of somber, and the folks at the open mic nights would say, man we love your tunes, but theyre downers, Richardson said with a chuckle. I Say Love was my first attempt at writing a song with a rapid beat to it, and it just stuck with me.
Over the years, hes played in bands and as a solo artist, toured nationally and nurtured the music scene here at home, including music programs in schools, with an emphasis on cultural diversity. He became the first inductee into Mill Avenues Walk of Music in 2014, and on his 60th birthday, Richardson was inducted into Arizonas Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame at Tempe Center for the Arts.
See his full Playlist 48 episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgJcbm_LFCg.
Singer/songwriter Walt Richardson has been a fixture in the Tempe music scene open mic nights in the 70s when he was a student at ASU.
Many, many years ago when I first started out playing, I was writing folk tunes, but they were kind of somber, and the folks at the open mic nights would say, man we love your tunes, but theyre downers, Richardson said with a chuckle. I Say Love was my first attempt at writing a song with a rapid beat to it, and it just stuck with me.
Over the years, hes played in bands and as a solo artist, toured nationally and nurtured the music scene here at home, including music programs in schools, with an emphasis on cultural diversity. He became the first inductee into Mill Avenues Walk of Music in 2014, and on his 60th birthday, Richardson was inducted into Arizonas Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame at Tempe Center for the Arts.
See his full Playlist 48 episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgJcbm_LFCg.
