Your Gift Will Make Room For You (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692656747)

Robert J Rowland, A.K.A. (Squirrelly) Al Hajji Omowalle Alif Abdul Rakiem, which means the first son who has returned home, a servant of God, the writer, who has made a pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Al Hajji the poet, songwriter and author was born in Mayfield, Kentucky and raised in East Palo Alto, California. He now resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Mid-Continent University. Mr. Rowland left the Bay Area, after high school and attended Cal State University Fullerton, and transferred to Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee on a baseball scholarship. At TSU, he developed his poetry and songwriting skills and was a member of the Natural Experience singing group, where he played percussion. He also co-founded the Poets and Songwriters Association of TSU, which is still a charter organization on campus. Al Hajji became a member of the Total Experience Record Company in 1980 where he signed an artist and songwriting contract. There he befriended the Gap Band ( Charlie, Ronnie & Robert Wilson R.I.P. ), Yarborough & Peoples, Val Young, Raymond Calhoun, and Lonnie Simmons as well as Don Alexander the owners. Over the years he has been active in the music industry giving workshops on writing and the business end of music. Singing at weddings and receptions and working with Alicia Cherry as a personal manager, where he became friends with the late Lisa (Left Eye) Nicole Lopes ( N.I.N.A.) Raina Reigndrop Lopes, Kisha Spivey of the group Total and the Girl group Ejypt ( Joy, Katrina, Temel & Sophia ). Al Hajji has publish two books "On The Mountain Of Light " and " From The Hood To The Holy Land And Back Plus More". The books are available through Xlibris.com, Amazon.com and your local book stores. May God have mercy on our world and let there be peace