ralphburden

Hamilton, New Zealand

Ralph was born into a music-loving family. With a jazz-loving Father, a Mother who loved pop and soul, and a rocking big sister, music was in his blood from a young age. “At 15, I cycled home from the music shop with a used Hofner bass guitar proudly strapped to the crossbar. The next year I bought a 6 string electric with a well used and noisy old 50 watt amp, started practicing, and soon got into a band.” Ralph loved playing and recording in bands, in duos, in church, and solo. “I love listening to music, playing music, and writing songs. The legendary music impresario Dick Clark once said, ‘Music is the soundtrack to your life.’ Totally! Music is a God-given gift to mankind.” (reallifestories.org)