The Invasion of 64
by Ralph Gordon
by 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 was
joined by fellow writers Richelle Putnam and Anne McKee. The trio delivered
the final manuscript of A Mother’s Son to the Chamber of Commerce in June of
2007. The play 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.
Gordon and Putnam co-wrote an eight song soundtrack for the play. The Ballad
Of Grierson’s Raid, which is one of the songs from the play, placed in the top
five in Song Of The Year Magazine song writing contest. The 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 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 was
joined by fellow writers Richelle Putnam and Anne McKee. The trio delivered
the final manuscript of A Mother’s Son to the Chamber of Commerce in June of
2007. The play 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.
Gordon and Putnam co-wrote an eight song soundtrack for the play. The Ballad
Of Grierson’s Raid, which is one of the songs from the play, placed in the top
five in Song Of The Year Magazine song writing contest. The 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 featuring the song, A Forest For A Child.
Ralph Gordon, Vice President
