March 2008

Ronnie Scott On Music

March 31, 2008

“Wes Montgomery played impossible things on the guitar because it was never pointed out to him that they were impossible. ” ~ Ronnie Scott, Jazz saxophonist

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Double Dutch Bus Performed by Raven Symone (2008)

March 27, 2008

As you learned from my last post, Donny Osmond participated in the Disney “College Road Trip” move that was released earlier this month. Donny said that he went to interview Raven while she was filming the video for this song from the movie. Naturally he was invited to participate. This single, that has been released [...]

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Marley Biopic Hits Snag Over Music Rights

March 24, 2008

Son Ziggy Says Family Is Focused On Documentary March 24, 2008 (CBS) The anticipated Bob Marley biopic based on the book by his wife Rita has hit a snag over music rights. The reggae great’s family issued a statement dated Monday saying that they have had numerous requests over the years to license his music [...]

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Confucius On Music

March 24, 2008

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” ~ Confucius

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Love Songs of the ’70s by Donny Osmond (2007)

March 20, 2008

Well here's what happened … I was looking for the new Dolly Parton CD when I saw and heard this Donny Osmond one yelling "Buy me! Buy me". So I picked him up. I still sought out the Dolly disc, but it turns out that there was only one Motown cover (all the rest were [...]

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Mencius On Music

March 17, 2008

“If the King loves music, it is well with the land. ” ~ Mencius

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30 by Harry Connick, Jr. (2001)

March 13, 2008

Harry Connick, Jr. first came to my attention when he did the big band music for Rob Reiner's 1989 film "When Harry Met Sally". I loved both the film and the music and rushed right out to buy the Soundtrack as soon as I left the movie theater. Now Harry certainly wasn't new on [...]

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Cervantes On Music

March 10, 2008

“He who sings scares away his woes.” ~ Cervantes

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Country Croonin’ – 30 Timeless Country Classics by Anne Murray (2002)

March 6, 2008

This is Anne Murry's second "Croonin' CD. Her first was recorded in 1993 and was her tribute to music of the 50s. This second CD, "Country Croonin'", is a collection of Anne's favorite classic country songs. I made this purchase when the CD first came out because I love most of the county pop classics: [...]

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