Joe ... you caught me with my lack of research showing! I was just following through with a suggestion from Don Firth. As for just how do I memorize songs? ...

Over the years I suppose I've tried most of the methods: posting the lyrics EVERYWHERE ... bathroom mirror, rear view mirror of the truck, kitchen walls, etc. Shutting off ALL outside communications such as radio, TV, etc. I also sometimes force myself to grab blank paper, several times a day, and write the words from memory. Above all, the method for me is to sing it and sing it and sing it again until it's drilled into my brain forever.

Having just gotten back into performing over the last three years, since I've retired, I'm finding an interesting thing. The more I practice new/old material, the more the old songs are springing back to my memory. Now days, I surprise Bride Judy, as well as myself, several times a week as new/old songs jump forth from my memory bank. My only frustrations seems to be that I can't really seem to controll the process. Try as I wish, I still have to make last moment decisions to NOT sing a particuliar song at my next concert because I just can't get the words right. bob