Mention “Baby Boomer Songs” and most minds flash back to the doo-wop of the ‘50’s or the Fab Four of the ‘60’s.  Gulf Shores’ award winning singer/songwriter, Brent Burns, has a different idea.  “I wanted to write songs about the things I am experiencing now, not just rehash the things I remember!”  

So Burns gathered his songwriter friends and started writing “Baby Boomers”.  This group includes some heavy hitters – Bobby Weinstein, Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee (“Goin’ Out Of My Head,” “Hurts So Bad”), Steve Dean (six #1’s including “Watching You” recorded by Rodney Atkins), Jim Allison, Roger Sovine (BMI vice president) and Bill Whyte (Country Radio Broadcasters Hall of Fame).  This group has come up with some titles to which every Baby Boomer can relate – “Please Don’t Let That Kid Move Back Home,” “Retired,” “AARP” and “Low Tech Guy In A High Tech World” to name a few.

“This is the first time I’ve done a concept album.  All the songs relate to the Baby Boomers.”  The new CD includes one of Burns’ most well known songs, “If It’s Snowbird Season Why Can’t We Shoot ‘Em?”.   The song plays on radio stations across the entire Gulf Coast when winter visitors flock to warmer climates.  

Burns has a lot of experience with 'snowbirds':  “Most of the snowbirds see the humor.  They see themselves in the song and get a laugh out of it” Burns says.  In fact, most of the songs on “Baby Boomers” have a humorous bent.  “Like that joke says, ‘Growin’ old isn’t for sissies!’ but there’s no need to be glum about it!”  Burns hopes Boomers will listen to the songs and understand that he is one of them going through the same things they are going through.  “I don’t foresee a time that I won’t be making music.  Maybe the phone will stop ringing and I won’t travel as much, but I’ll still be writing songs that Baby Boomers can enjoy!”

Burns is an award winning Trop Rock Music Association artist.  In 2012 his “Don’t Come Knockin’ If The Tiki Hut’s Rockin’” was named song and CD/album of the year.  In 2011, he was honored as entertainer and songwriter of the year.  He won awards for songwriter of the year and CD and song of the year for his “I’ve Got A Beach In My Backyard” at the 2010 Trop Rock Music Awards.  Burns added these to his 2008 Trop Rock Music Awards for entertainer of the year, CD of the year (“Ragtops and Flip Flops”) and the Wave Humanitarian award for his charitable work.

Burns’ CD, “Baby Boomers” is available at Lulu’s and The Happy Shak in Gulf Shores and St. Charles Place in Orange Beach.  It can be ordered online at Burns’ website, www.BrentBurns.com and downloaded through CD Baby and iTunes.