July 2008

Administrative Note

July 31, 2008

I can hardly comprehend that the summer is almost over. It seems as if it just began yesterday and yet today is the last day of July 2008. I want to lighten my load a little for summer and will therefore take a break by not doing music posts here for the four Thursdays in [...]

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Johnny Cash documentary airs on PBS Aug. 5

July 31, 2008

By JOE EDWARDS, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes ago “NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A 40-year-old documentary about Johnny Cash to air on the Public Broadcasting Service shows him in concert and in casual settings. But unlike the 2005 movie “Walk the Line,” there’s no mention of his well-documented substance abuse. The documentary “Johnny Cash: The Man, [...]

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“I Don’t Know (Why I Love You)” Performed by Stevie Wonder (1969) and The Brand New Heavies (2006)

July 31, 2008

This original song performance by Stevie Wonder in 1969 is of a gem that he co-wrote with his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, Don Hunter and Paul Riser. I really don’t have much to say because the music says it all. My only comment is why it took so long for one of today’s musical acts [...]

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Richie on the Commodores reunion

July 28, 2008

Posted: Mon., Jul. 28, 2008, 1:21pm PT By Liz Smith “HEY, EVERYBODY is reuniting. Even Nicole and Paris got back together. Why not us?” That’s soul legend Lionel Richie, talking about an upcoming reunion with his famous group, the Commodores. Lionel is also working on a new solo album, with producer Jimmy Jam. Lionel looked [...]

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T. S. Eliot on Music

July 28, 2008

“You are the music while the music lasts.” ~ T. S. Eliot

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Gladys Knight — A Class Act!

July 24, 2008

I am writing this post with the high hopes that I will be able to upload it to my blog by 11:59 pm to keep my Thursday blogging schedule in tact. You see I normally compose and upload my Thursday posts on Wednesday evening after I get home from work. But yesterday (Wednesday) when I [...]

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Bob Marley On Music

July 21, 2008

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” ~ Bob Marley

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25 All-Time Novelty Hits by Various Artists (2002)

July 17, 2008

Interesting compilation. Most of the songs I did know but a few I did not. The ones I was most familiar with I hadn’t heard since I was a kid in bed under the covers with my orange transistor radio and a flashlight when I should have been asleep. I was going to rip a [...]

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Harlan Howard on Music

July 14, 2008

“Country music is three chords and the truth.” ~ Harlan Howard

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The Best of James Taylor (2003)

July 10, 2008

“Sweet Baby James” has another name in my mind and that would be “The Cover King” ! Now I don’t mean to take anything from his extraordinary talents as a singer/songwriter, because he has written plenty of classics cuts on his own (e.g. Fire & Rain, Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, Your Smiling Face, [...]

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