I looked over some of these songs beloved by some of the presidential candidates, and thought: How different my choices would be?
( Published Sunday, September 10th, 2023 @ 11:14 pm )]]> Country music legend Loretta Lynn's twin daughters spoke out for the first time since the singer's death and shared details of their mother's final project.
( Published Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 8:25 pm )]]> Legendary singer Tina Turner is dead at the age of 83, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.
( Published Wednesday, June 7th, 2023 @ 2:23 pm )]]> A jury found musician Ed Sheeran, who stood accused of copying Marvin Gaye's 1973 hit "Let's Get It On" when he composed his 2014 single "Thinking Out Loud," not liable Thursday in the copyright infringement lawsuit brought against him, according to NBC News.
( Published Saturday, May 6th, 2023 @ 11:35 am )]]> 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.
( Published Thursday, May 4th, 2023 @ 7:13 am )]]> Country star Ricky Skaggs said concert goers at his shows are more open these days to hearing about the gospel after all "the latest craziness," "the virus," and more.
( Published Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:54 am )]]> As I grow older, I am reverting back to my years of listening to music.
( Published Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 9:45 pm )]]> Melodies I Like to Play: "Brothers in Arms"
( Published Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 4:13 pm )]]> 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.
( Published Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 @ 3:37 am )]]> 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.
( Published Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 @ 3:30 pm )]]> 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.
( Published Sunday, July 3rd, 2022 @ 2:24 pm )]]> 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.
( Published Friday, July 1st, 2022 @ 8:24 am )]]> It's Friday night, I'm out of energy, the funds are tight, and I just want to kick back, and 'keep the home fire burning' with 'The Missus'.
( Published Thursday, January 6th, 2022 @ 9:37 am )]]> Apparently, one of the best ways to start an argument over music is to discuss the inter-personal relationships of the various members of The Band.
( Published Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 @ 10:07 am )]]> No, today I will endeavor to thank "My Sweet Lord" for art, specifically the art of fine music, and in particular, the Beatles.
( Published Monday, January 3rd, 2022 @ 8:53 am )]]> One of my favorite bands from my era, which produced the best music of the 20th century, is The Band.
( Published Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 @ 6:06 am )]]> Here in northeastern North Carolina, we will have nearly 90 percent of a full solar eclipse, but it may be cloudy, and, then again, maybe not.
( Published Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017 @ 2:53 pm )]]> The J. Geils band was formed in 1967. They hung around until 1985 when they broke up like all good rock bands are want to do. The result was a series of lawsuits and bad feelings. Like any bad marriage the breakup was based on a shaky ground of "Creative Differences."
( Published Friday, April 14th, 2017 @ 12:39 am )]]> Music Icons who have passed in 2016 - Musical footnotes of the past
( Published Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 @ 1:21 am )]]> It has been said that you need to have lived the blues to sing the blues. I am not sure I agree with that but when it comes to Jazz, I do think you have to live it to play and sing it. Al Jarreau did just that.
( Published Sunday, February 12th, 2017 @ 11:38 pm )]]> Leon Russell is one of the acts of my generation that I saw on multiple occasions, and every show was an experience, usually involving an extensive band, a white baby grand piano, and Leon clothed in a white suit, his pre-mature graying hair and beard flowing.
( Published Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 @ 2:56 pm )]]> If you ever went to a music concert in the Atlanta area during the 60s and 70s and beyond, you owe this man a debt of gratitude.
( Published Friday, January 15th, 2016 @ 1:37 am )]]> OK Just try to sit still and keep from singing along.
( Published Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 11:59 pm )]]> I watched the CNN special on Glen Campbell, "I'll just be Me" last night.
( Published Monday, June 29th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm )]]> No matter how tough you think you are, something can whip you.
( Published Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 @ 7:26 pm )]]>