February 2009

Urban Network Honors Berry Gordy at Summit, Danny Glover to Host Dinner for Black Filmmakers Inc

February 27, 2009

2/19/2009 Legendary music executive and founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy, will be in attendance at the Urban Network Music-Entertainment Summit’s Awards Gala, Saturday evening, March 14, 2009, at the beautiful Pacific Palms Resort, located at One Industry Hills Parkway, Industry Hills, Calif., 91744. Urban Network will honor Mr. Gordy’s career achievements in tribute to [...]

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Prayer Request

February 26, 2009

Dear Readers, fellow music lovers and friends, I am taking some time off from posting here but will return. I love music but I love family and I have a parent in intensive care. If you believe in the power of prayer as I do, I humbly ask that you please pray with me for [...]

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Virgil Thomson On Music

February 23, 2009

“I’ve never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.” ~ Virgil Thomson, American Composer (1896-1989)

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Have you seen this list?

February 19, 2009

Well you know I love music. And I listen to it , literally, all of the time. But technologically I have been very slow to go digital. In fact I have always been slow to change when it come to music media. Yes, I have some 78s inherited from my Mom and Dad. Yes, I [...]

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Dexter Gordon On Music

February 16, 2009

“If you can’t play the blues … you might as well hang it up.” ~ Dexter Gordon

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Edward Elgar On Music

February 9, 2009

“My idea is that there is music in the air, music all around us; the world is full of it, and you simply take as much as you require.” ~ Edward Elgar

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Mariah Carey Greatest Hits (2001)

February 5, 2009

This 2 cd collection is one of my more recent purchases. I had seen this in a prominent display position at Target but passed it over at the time because of the price. But more recently I saw it in a prominent place at Walmart and the price was too good (low) to pass up [...]

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Mandrell, Clark, McCoy join Country Hall of Fame

February 4, 2009

By JOHN GEROME – 1 hour ago NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Barbara Mandrell, Roy Clark and Charlie McCoy will become the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association announced the selections Wednesday in Nashville. All three will be formally inducted in the spring. Mandrell was introduced by her sister [...]

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