I am eternally grateful to my relentless editors: Nils Parker, Connie Sellecca, and Jenny Baumgartner. My profound thanks to the most awesome warriors of faith and love—my family: Connie, Gib, Prima, Janeé, Uncle Vinny, Kathy, and my three amazing grandchildren. I am grateful for Dad, who made the tough decisions that shaped my life.
Thank you to Ann Sellecchia for showing me what true grit looks like. Thanks to my mom, who, along with Dr. Tom Wagner, taught me persistence and process. Thank you, Chuck and Terri Kenworthy, for your steadfast love and support.
To my radio families who have partnered with me toward a purpose-driven life: Scotty Meyers, Betsy Chase, Jason Burns, Elizabeth Negoski, Ben Harris, Jack Maatman, Lisa Guzetta, Christina Rasch, Jen Boller, Mike Drolet, Chris Shannon, Scott White, Bill Leslie, Max Powell, Steve Cohen, Andrew Heyward, Ed Joyce, Peter Kosann, Hiram Lazar, Jeff Warshaw, Spencer Brown, David Landau, Mike McVay, and Grace Carrick.
Thank you, Mike Atkins, for your vision for this project. I am grateful to Matt Baugher and Jenny Baumgartner and everyone at HarperCollins and Thomas Nelson.
I am grateful for my composition and performance professors: Dr. Thomas Wagner, John Diehl, and Harold Danko.
A big shout out to the Red Rocks Amphitheatre staff for sharing my vision and for supporting my music. My thanks to the Red Rocks crew, including David Michaels, Victor Frank, Ken Woo, Chris Chandler, Allen Wollard, Mary Mueller, Charlie Bisharat, John Bisharat, Ross Pallone, Bart Conner, Nadia Comăneci, Lee Rose, BB Jewett McLeod, and Brett Steinberg.
Thanks to my Entertainment Tonight family: Mary Hart, Ron de Moraes, Robb Weller, Bob Goen, Lucy Salhany, and Kerry McCluggage.
To my current live-concert team: Scott Meyers, Rick Farrell, Gib Gerard, Prima Tesh, Mark Visher, Tim Landers, and Blair Shasky—your work has enriched the lives of thousands.
Thank you, Steve Callas, Layth Carlson, and everyone at Callas, Carlson & Associates.
Thank you to the original GTS records crew: Ken Antonelli, Bill Sobel, Cynthia Sissle, Candace Hanson, Dan Klores, Arthur Indurski, and Chris Roberts at Polygram. Thanks to Jon Small and my creative pals at PictureVision.
Thank you to my early mentors and bosses: Max Powell, Mike Kettenring, Ed Joyce, Ken Lowe, Scott White, Walter Windsor, Steve Cohen, Peter Lund, Peter Tortorici, Neal Pilson, and Van Gordon Sauter.
I’m grateful to the awesome teachers in my Divine Healing journey: Andrew Wommack, Jack Hibbs, Curry Blake, and Barry Bennett.
Thank you, Dr. Marshal Matos, Dr. Ronald Moskovitch, and Dr. Steve Galen for your brilliance and devotion to our family.
Randomly, and in no order, thanks to the many lifelong friends and colleagues who have been a part of this crazy and relentless ride: Steve Thomas, Mark Templeton, Ariel and Laura Bagdadi, Matt Thompson, James Sammataro, Ron Anteau, Dawn James, Dan Miller, Jim Scalem, Linda Taggert, Dine Bliss, and Dr. John Hart.
I want to express my deepest gratefulness to Dr. Patrick Walsh, Dr. Ted Schaeffer, and all the nurses at Johns Hopkins. Thanks to Dr. Christopher Logothetis, Dr. Brian Chapin, Claudette Mendoza, Alycia Hughes, and the incredible nurses and staff at MD Anderson. I am also grateful for the guidance of Dr. Chris King, Mel Kline, and Mac Dunwoody.
Thanks to Larry Zampino, Scott Varga, Carter Cathcart, Jay Madigan, Lee Rainie, Ed Goodwillie, David Koenig, and all of my fellow garage bandmates.
And a huge measure of gratefulness goes out to my live-concert fans who have filled the jazz clubs, performing arts centers, and amphitheaters to support my music for all these twenty-five years. You keep coming; I’ll keep playing.