Music together with sound effects enhances the imagination adding the dimension that makes an audiobook a "play", thus the term AudioPlay. Linda is thrilled to have the songs of Charles Segal weaving their way through a number of her stories; see Table of Stories on this webpage for details.

So who is Charles Segal?

Charles Segal is a classically trained jazz/commercial pianist and composer born June 15th, 1929 in Joniskis, Lithuania. At the age of two his family moved to South Africa. Segal studied classical music, becoming an Associate (ATCL) and Licentiate of the Trinity College of London (LTCL) in performance and teaching. He was a founding member of the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) and the Drama and Literary Rights Organization (DALRO) in 1961. He founded the Charles Segal Music School in Pretoria and Cape Town. In 1973, Segal's song, "My Children, My Wife" (Segal/Roos), won a SARI for Song of the Year.

Segal's musical career spread to other parts of the world, including London, Boston (1967), and New York where his song "Another Time, Another Place" was recorded by jazz singer Arthur Prysock. Other hits written in the USA include "Girl Power" with Sheila Davis and "Tomboy", sung by Ronnie Dove, which received a "bullet" rating in Billboard Magazine in 1968.

In 1986, Charles relocated to Boston. He and his wife Colleen co-wrote eight full-length childrens' musicals and published several music books, including "Instant Keyboard," "Instant Guitar," and "Instant Songwriting."

Segal moved from Boston to Los Angeles in 2011. He performs piano regularly at celebrity events for award shows such as the Oscars and Emmys, the MTV Movie Awards and the Kids Choice and Teen Choice Awards. In June 2017, Segal was awarded the Guinness Book of World Records title of Most Recorded Pianist in the world, citing 11,721 tracks of his over 28,000 recorded titles. At the age of 91, Charles still records new music in his home studio almost every day.