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Category Archives: Music
Robin Gibb. Levon Helm. Donna Summers. Rest In Peace.
Too many deaths in the music industry in recent days. My favorite Bee Gees’ song: Levon Helm, member of The Band passed away last month. And Donna Summers, the queen of disco, lost her battle to cancer last week. Very … Continue reading
Parenthood.
My daughter gave me a gift today, a gift guaranteed to make me dissolve into a puddle of tears – Love You Forever, written by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Sheila McGraw. I don’t even need to open the book. … Continue reading
Monday Morning Ear Worms.
I’m aware that many bloggers post a Monday Morning music meme. I’ve never done it. I have pretty eclectic tastes in music. Love classical, jazz, blues, swing, old-school rock (i.e. in the vein of Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis), … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Music, Slightly Off Topic
Tagged Andrew Lloyd Weber, earworms, Elton John
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A picture worth a thousand words.
I love this photo of Lillian Evanti, (Annie Lillian Evans), an African-American opera singer born in 1890. She could not sing opera in America. In 1925 she moved to France, where she remained until the outbreak of WWII. The photo … Continue reading
R.I.P. Whitney Houston
I bought her very first release and listened to it obsessively. Still have it on a cassette tape. She had one of the most beautiful voices of all time. What a great gift and what a tragic ending. Go in … Continue reading