Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 14, 2017 FROM swo8 (Leslie Martel): Today is Mother’s Day. To commemorate this day, we have created a photographic montage of families together. It includes eight generations of my family and three of Marilyn and Garry Armstrong’s families. The song is… Read More ›
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YOU BELONG TO ME – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I guess it happens to all of us. You’re asleep, deep in a peaceful dream, when you hear the music. You start humming and can’t stop as the words rearrange themselves. You’re half awake as the song continues on a… Read More ›
BRING BACK NATIONAL BROTHERHOOD WEEK
Way back in the dark ages, the third week in February (an otherwise dreary and neglected month) was designated National Brotherhood Week. As designated special weeks go, it was never a big hit with the general public. In the 1980s, it disappeared completely…. Read More ›
BLACK ARTISTS, WHITE SINGERS – RICH PASCHALL
Black artists & white singers Rich Paschall, Sunday Night Blog At the dawn of Rock and Roll in the 1950’s and even into the early 1960’s, it was not uncommon for white singers to cover African-American singers. Black artists did… Read More ›
SYMPHONY HALL AT CHRISTMAS – CONCERT, CHOIR, HALL
A Photo a Week: Music Every year, for the past five years, we went once every December to see the Christmas concert at Symphony Hall in Boston. I don’t think we will be going again, but the memories are precious…. Read More ›
SHARING THE WORLD – APRIL MOVING ALONG NICELY
I am delighted to report that nothing is going on. Soon we’ll have flowers and shortly thereafter, trees. Then, caterpillars. Maybe they won’t be as bad this time, but it’s hard to know. We will put in the air conditioners… Read More ›
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, JOE DIMAGGIO?
[Hook] And here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo) God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson Heaven holds a place for those who pray (Hey, hey, hey…hey, hey, hey) [Verse 1] We’d… Read More ›
WHAT IF IT WAS YOUR BROTHER? – RICH PASCHALL
Just Imagine, by Rich Paschall Growing up. It’s hard, sometimes. For some, it can become hard forever. A youthful psyche can be delicate. An abusive environment can turn out to be too much to bear. Mistreatment can come in many… Read More ›
THE WAY THAT THE WORLD GOES ROUND – JOHN PRINE
While I was growing up, my world was entirely full of classical, baroque, and other “serious” music. I played piano, so that’s what I played. Later, when I knew I’d never be a professional musician, I began to explore the world of pop. The… Read More ›
MADEMOISELLES FROM ARMENTIERES – HINKY DINKY PARLAY VOO
Other than that long chat you used to have with your boss, just in case he’d been thinking about giving you a raise, but wasn’t because he felt you were earning far too much money already, “parlay” means this silly… Read More ›
THE FIRE OF YOUR DESIRE
KISS OF FIRE! Funny how the language of love is all about fire. This is “Kiss of Fire” by GEORGIA GIBBS – 1952. It was on the flip side of another song. Which I don’t remember. But this one, even when… Read More ›
ONLY A PAPER MOON
We all have songs that remind us of periods and events in our lives. Twenty years from now, which song will remind me of 2017? Maybe this, because it is, after all, only a paper moon … out there, in… Read More ›