User:Lee Oxford/sandbox

Shannon D French is a Missouri born songwriter/musician/recording artist. He was the youngest of two sons of Harold and Iva French. Born May 14,1961 in Springfield Missouri he learned to play drums in 1970. He later learned to play guitar and began writing original songs at age 11. He performed locally in the Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri area while learning his craft. He was twice married, the first time to Barbara Cowan -Berner from 1984 to 1994. He married Hilda Fritz -Viers in 1997 and divorced in 2007. He sent demos tapes to many Independent and Major labels and signed a contract with Aladdin Productions in Nashville in May 2000. He was offered a recording contract out of Australia in 2002 but rejected the offer due to what he believed to be an unfair offer. He has played with many famous musicians but finally decided to keep all copyright's and now is co- owner of FlattBlaggMusic, a YouTube channel. He has been single since the death of his fiance Becky Clouse-Arnold in 2013. He still writes and records his own original music. He resides in Northwest Arkansas presently. He has a catalog of over 550 songs and is sole owner of his publishing company SkinnyPig/Pigsty Music.