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Worth Playing  

A subjective stroll through the catalog of outstanding melodies that are worth learning to play and perform.

I looked over some of these songs beloved by some of the presidential candidates, and thought: How different my choices would be?
I looked over some of these songs beloved by some of the presidential candidates, and thought: How different my choices would be?
 
Legendary Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, famous for songs including “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at the age of 84.
Legendary Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot, famous for songs including “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” has died at the age of 84.
 
As I grow older, I am reverting back to my years of listening to music.
 
Melodies I Like to Play: "Brothers in Arms"
 
The eclectic playlist of melodies that I am drawn to in inspiration to learn, and play, has just been enriched by one melody from my childhood that concurrently found its place into the collective consciousness of generations, rightly seeking that bittersweet space where happiness lives.
The eclectic playlist of melodies that I am drawn to in inspiration to learn, and play, has just been enriched by one melody from my childhood that concurrently found its place into the collective consciousness of generations, rightly seeking that bittersweet space where happiness lives.
 
People grow old with music, as I have as well; and, on strong occasion, what they learn to love early in life influences what they love as they grow older.
People grow old with music, as I have as well; and, on strong occasion, what they learn to love early in life influences what they love as they grow older.
 
I heard this Johnny Cash rendition of the Nine Inch Nails original from a video years ago, and then again recently was reminded when listening to music while traveling.
I heard this Johnny Cash rendition of the Nine Inch Nails original from a video years ago, and then again recently was reminded when listening to music while traveling.
 
There are so many outstanding songs written over the last seventy years since the advent of hi-fidelity stereophonic equipment's development, which stands to reason, music played well and properly presented sticks perfectly to our better spirits.
There are so many outstanding songs written over the last seventy years since the advent of hi-fidelity stereophonic equipment's development, which stands to reason, music played well and properly presented sticks perfectly to our better spirits.
 
One of my favorite bands from my era, which produced the best music of the 20th century, is The Band.
One of my favorite bands from my era, which produced the best music of the 20th century, is The Band.
 
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