CO-WRITER RALPH GORDON
Author, poet, songwriter and playwright Ralph Gordon lives in Union, Mississippi
with his wife Pat. Gordon is the Vice President of the Mississippi Writers Guild and
retired sales manager for a major lawn and garden equipment manufacturer. He has
also served as Executive Director of the Union Mississippi Chamber of Commerce.
Gordon received his education at Beulah Hubbard High School, East Central
Community College, Delta State University, Millsaps College and Mississippi State
University.
His songs have been recorded by The Mountain Gypsies of Rogers Arkansas,
Richelle Putnam and award winning gospel artist Morris Mott. Gordon is the author
of the nonfiction book, The Invasion of 64. His short stories and poetry have been
published in The Oxford So and So, usadeepsouth.com, The Oxford Town, The
Meridian Star, The Newton Record, The Union Appeal and Wildlife Mississippi.
Gordon is also a regular contributor the Journal of the Newton County Historical
Society. One of his poems was selected by the Union County Public Library to be
featured in the William Faulkner Garden Collection. The Mississippi Department of
Tourism displays Gordon's poetry at the State Welcome Centers. The welcome
centers also play his music, which was recorded by various artists.
In January 2007 Gordon was commissioned by the Newton Theater Company and
the Newton Chamber of Commerce to write a Civil War drama. He invited two
fellow writers to join his efforts. The play, A Mother’s Son, was produced by the
Newton Theater Company the following December in front of a large audience
including such dignitaries as Mississippi Lt. Governor Amy Tuck and Mississippi Arts
Commission Executive Director Malcolm White. The current play, The Women of
Potta Chitto, was adapted from the original script by Ralph Gordon and Richelle
Putnam.
An eight-song soundtrack, A Mother’s Son, was co-written by Gordon and Putnam.
The Ballad Of Grierson’s Raid, one of the songs from the play, placed in the top five
in Song Of The Year song writing contest. Richelle Putnam performed songs from the
soundtrack on the nationally syndicated radio show, the Sucarnochee Revue with
Jacky Jack White. Gordon/Putnam team have also co-written A Forest For A Child,
No Harvest Have I, and several other gospel, country and blue grass tunes. They
plan to release their first video sometime in 2008-09 featuring the song, A Forest For
A Child.
with his wife Pat. Gordon is the Vice President of the Mississippi Writers Guild and
retired sales manager for a major lawn and garden equipment manufacturer. He has
also served as Executive Director of the Union Mississippi Chamber of Commerce.
Gordon received his education at Beulah Hubbard High School, East Central
Community College, Delta State University, Millsaps College and Mississippi State
University.
His songs have been recorded by The Mountain Gypsies of Rogers Arkansas,
Richelle Putnam and award winning gospel artist Morris Mott. Gordon is the author
of the nonfiction book, The Invasion of 64. His short stories and poetry have been
published in The Oxford So and So, usadeepsouth.com, The Oxford Town, The
Meridian Star, The Newton Record, The Union Appeal and Wildlife Mississippi.
Gordon is also a regular contributor the Journal of the Newton County Historical
Society. One of his poems was selected by the Union County Public Library to be
featured in the William Faulkner Garden Collection. The Mississippi Department of
Tourism displays Gordon's poetry at the State Welcome Centers. The welcome
centers also play his music, which was recorded by various artists.
In January 2007 Gordon was commissioned by the Newton Theater Company and
the Newton Chamber of Commerce to write a Civil War drama. He invited two
fellow writers to join his efforts. The play, A Mother’s Son, was produced by the
Newton Theater Company the following December in front of a large audience
including such dignitaries as Mississippi Lt. Governor Amy Tuck and Mississippi Arts
Commission Executive Director Malcolm White. The current play, The Women of
Potta Chitto, was adapted from the original script by Ralph Gordon and Richelle
Putnam.
An eight-song soundtrack, A Mother’s Son, was co-written by Gordon and Putnam.
The Ballad Of Grierson’s Raid, one of the songs from the play, placed in the top five
in Song Of The Year song writing contest. Richelle Putnam performed songs from the
soundtrack on the nationally syndicated radio show, the Sucarnochee Revue with
Jacky Jack White. Gordon/Putnam team have also co-written A Forest For A Child,
No Harvest Have I, and several other gospel, country and blue grass tunes. They
plan to release their first video sometime in 2008-09 featuring the song, A Forest For
A Child.
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| No Harvest Have I written by Ralph Gordon and Richelle Putnam |