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Singing for the Crowd

From: City High Radio
Length: 04:04

Sixteen-year-old Tobias Hodges feels insecure when he sings in front of a crowd, but he keeps doing it anyway. Read the full description.

Default-piece-image-2 Sixteen-year-old Tobias Hodges feels insecure when he sings in front of a crowd, but he keeps doing it anyway.

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Piece Description

Sixteen-year-old Tobias Hodges feels insecure when he sings in front of a crowd, but he keeps doing it anyway.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Little Dinosaur (By: Jonathan Richman) Dal and Tobias Hodges None. None 1998 00:00
Where The Sidewalk Ends (By: Dal Hodges) Dal and Tobias Hodges None. None 2001 00:00
Code Monkey (By: Jonathan Coulton) Tobias Hodges None. None 2011 00:00

Additional Credits

A Greene and Sarah Bromer, editors