Category Archives: Music

Robin Gibb. Levon Helm. Donna Summers. Rest In Peace.

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Julia Barrett

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 →

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Parenthood.

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Julia Barrett

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 →

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Monday Morning Ear Worms.

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Julia Barrett

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 →

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A picture worth a thousand words.

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Julia Barrett

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 →

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R.I.P. Whitney Houston

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Julia Barrett

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 →

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