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Now that I am familiar with the wondrous works of melodic beauty created by the Piano Guys, each Christmas, I search for fine work and endeavor to bring it to our BCN readers.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 8:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Creedence Clearwater Revival released their Cosmo's Factory album in 1970. With all the hard rock and drug culture music on the scene it was nice to get back to some good old rock and roll driving guitar and down home lyrics.
Published: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 @ 4:22 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I’ve begun posting book reviews to BookBub and suddenly thought, “Why not share them with my BCN readers?”
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 @ 3:01 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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In order for a conspiracy to be valid there several cornerstone pillars required for the foundation.
Published: Monday, June 18th, 2018 @ 7:51 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I woke up early this morning at 3:00 AM as usual. I normally have a news show TV on for background to catch up on recent events. One news story after the other was bad news.
Published: Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 @ 8:10 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Well, it was bound to happen. I've embarked on a new writing adventure.
Published: Monday, September 19th, 2016 @ 6:12 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The much heralded Investigation of the Terrorist Attack resumes today, with Hillary B. Clinton testifying before the Benghazi Select Committee.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 10:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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He was just a poor Wilmington, North Carolina boy, but he and the devil went to Georgia. Born on October 28, 1936 he turns 78 today.
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 6:44 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I bought Willie Nelson’s Stardust album (1978) for my mom and dad because it included several of my dad’s favorite songs
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 6:25 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Billy was born in the Bronx, New York City but raised in a area in Long Island called Hicksville. The population density of Hicksville was about twice that of my home city of Atlanta, but it apparently had the same neighborhood cohesion where I grew up.
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 12:15 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The original country music outlaw was and still is an unabashed iconoclast in a world of conformity
Published: Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 @ 11:52 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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He is a mediocre actor, a terrible singer, a real left winger, and an Oxford Scholar, but he is a patriot regardless of your thoughts on his politics. He served in the Army as a helicopter pilot and attained the rank of Captain. He also completed Ranger school which makes him a patriot in my book
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015 @ 2:40 am
By: Bobby Tony
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The distinctions between Country and pop have been blended over the years and sometimes it is difficult to draw a fine line.
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2015 @ 2:37 am
By: Bobby Tony
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As I wind down the series, I just had to present a couple of the Disco songs of the era. I have never been a dancer past the jitterbug era and never could learn the later other dances of the 60-70's including the John Travolta moves.
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 10:48 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Jazz is a form of music, which starts with laying down a basic track, then adding different layers of interpretation. Often it includes multiple instruments weaving and bobbing around the basic melody. Great jazz is when several musicians take off on an uncharted journey through the basic chords u
Published: Saturday, October 10th, 2015 @ 11:55 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I cannot say much here except it is almost impossible to sit here at the keyboard and type this without getting up and Shout. I seem to be stuck in the fifties again.
Published: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 @ 4:45 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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No trip down memory lane would be complete without a few sad songs mixed with a couple of good old boy hits by Jim Croce. But if you have ever stood in a phone booth late at night drunk as a skunk and tried to make that one call that would make all the difference in your life, then you can relate to
Published: Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 @ 11:24 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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She has so many memorable songs through the years but the ones that probably had the most soul were the ones about loving so bad it almost hurts.
Published: Tuesday, October 6th, 2015 @ 1:19 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It would be hard to include just one song from the King, so I have picked one of his most enduring legacies.
Published: Monday, October 5th, 2015 @ 3:11 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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After The Kingston Trio prepared the world for the folk era a group from New York extended the folk craze with their incredibly good instrumentation and harmony. They were highly produced and more accomplished as musicians than the Trio.
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 8:51 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Three college boys who just enjoyed singing together turned the world on to folk music, but they never considered themselves as fold singers. They were just entertainers singing at colleges.
Published: Sunday, October 4th, 2015 @ 9:30 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Saturday night on the street corner or possibly in the shower room in the gym, you could hear any four guys trying to harmonize. However, few did it as well as the Del-Vikings.
Published: Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 @ 4:52 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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No hit parade of music would be complete without the Blues.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 8:15 am
By: Bobby Tony
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"The Killer" with the long blond hair and a honky-tonk piano shakes up the music business.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 12:10 am
By: Bobby Tony
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A native of Deep Gap, North Carolina who was blinded by an eye infection as a baby and became one of the icons of Bluegrass Music. Along with his son Merle, he made a great impact on the acoustic guitar flat picking genre.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:29 am
By: Bobby Tony
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If you were fortunate to have a girl friend and a record player in the mid to late fifties, Chances Are you used these songs to try and convince her of your love.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 7:27 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Jet black hair, just like Elvis and big old black rimmed glasses prove that looks were not all that was needed. A great voice was a must for Roy Orbison.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 9:10 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Most probably would not include this song on their hit parade, but it hit me particular hard in 1960 when as a 15 year old.
Published: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 @ 5:21 am
By: Bobby Tony
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No mater how hard you may be, this song from the past should take you to a better place.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2015 @ 4:50 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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OK Just try to sit still and keep from singing along.
Published: Sunday, September 27th, 2015 @ 11:59 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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I want to commend the Washington Daily News for finally offering to print a balanced version of the hospital controversy. Unfortunately however, at this point in time that is not possible.
Published: Sunday, December 12th, 2010 @ 5:00 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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