tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post4564645134035721058..comments2024-03-28T10:48:04.892-04:00Comments on Salt Water New England: A soundtrack for all things possible?Salt Water New Englandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08940851375677714833noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-77796499873690342952023-10-10T15:11:54.424-04:002023-10-10T15:11:54.424-04:00YesYesJininenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-33013699905649195692021-08-07T20:33:49.432-04:002021-08-07T20:33:49.432-04:00The 70s were the Golden Age of rock. Misty-eyed re...The 70s were the Golden Age of rock. Misty-eyed recalling the jukebox full of 70s classics at Nick's in Madison, CT. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05888349481029297448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-79783752857366382902021-08-06T16:47:01.394-04:002021-08-06T16:47:01.394-04:00Spent many a night driving down a dark desert high...Spent many a night driving down a dark desert highway with cool wind in my hair. <br />As a rural southerner who's music values were set in the late 70's and early 80's, you can't go wrong playing some Skynard (and Allman Brothers) man. John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311285732830011277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-52630966138233818882021-08-05T04:57:01.422-04:002021-08-05T04:57:01.422-04:00These days I tend to listen to European folk/pop m...These days I tend to listen to European folk/pop music, mainly Swiss, German and Slovenian, leavened with Spanish guitar. There is a mind-boggling variety of music on YouTube both old and new. I never listened to any of that when I actually lived in Germany, though. Instead, I listened to pop music on Radio Caroline. I have an acquaintance who is Irish and a few years older than I am. We were talking about our college years at a dinner party and he said he also listened to Radio Caroline instead of Irish folk music. Small world. <br /><br />I grew up hearing a variety of music, including the Grand Ole Opry, as well as local performers who were all Country and Western or Blue Grass. There was a lot of good music on the radio when I moved to the Washington, D.C. area, everything from classical, renaissance, Blue Grass, pop, 'vintage pop,' and what one DJ called 'obsolete music.' Those days are gone. So I'm my own DJ now. BlueTrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008640585987540252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-50293289570702695082021-08-04T13:36:04.962-04:002021-08-04T13:36:04.962-04:00Bev Bivens singing anything, but in particular &qu...Bev Bivens singing anything, but in particular "You Were On My Mind" and "Softly, As I Leave You". She was the girl all us guys wished we knew. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-66351538523077098822021-08-04T12:48:43.041-04:002021-08-04T12:48:43.041-04:00For someone who grew up listening to classical, ja...For someone who grew up listening to classical, jazz, folk and rock, not to mention countless live concerts, my list would be long. I do remember nights at Maddie's sail loft in Marblehead and practically every tune on their juke box, especially Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl, a song that was played ad infinitum. It's still one of my favorites and hearing it brings back visual memories all the Maddie's regulars who sang along with it, especially my brown eyed girlfriend at the time. <br /><br />MGCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-20510321736191599582021-08-04T11:07:12.969-04:002021-08-04T11:07:12.969-04:00Still the only recording artist ever to have numbe...Still the only recording artist ever to have number-one records as both an instrumentalist and singer. (He wasn't much of a singer, so I'm glad he quit while he was ahead on that.) Fun fact: He and Jack Kemp were classmates in high school. I hope Herb was in the marching band. I like to think of him out on the field blowing his horn at halftime while Jack was in the locker room plotting his heroics for the second half. Ty Kotekanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-38860994753478355162021-08-04T08:59:38.109-04:002021-08-04T08:59:38.109-04:00What a great discussion. Like many others I was ra...What a great discussion. Like many others I was raised on a diet of strictly classical music. I remember cramming for chemistry tests as a high school junior while the local New Haven Symphony orchestra played on and on and I grew exceedingly sleepy. I had deep fondness for Handel's Water Music and D'Indy's Symphony on a French Mountain Air. And anything Brahms or Grieg.<br />Yet once both parents had passed, in 1993, I was lucky enough to indulge in a two-month cross country trip from LA to Connecticut. I acquired a box full of tapes in LA and drivetime became time to hear artists my friends all loved but which for me were virgin territory. So now when I hear Genesis or Pink Floyd being played, I close my eyes and I am driving north of Yosemite in the Stanislaus National forest. I hear Jon Mark's Alhambra and I am somewhere on Highway One admiring the vistas of Big Sur. If I hear Fleetwood Mac I imagine being my inner California gal some where between LA and San Fran. I recently resurrected Larry Cansler's music; I close my eyes and feel the intense dry heat as I walk the south rim of the Grand Canyon. Those are the songs of my life that mean so much to me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-79989937372494027002021-08-04T08:41:10.487-04:002021-08-04T08:41:10.487-04:00Joao Gilberto & Stan Getz, "The Girl From... Joao Gilberto & Stan Getz, "The Girl From Ipanema" 1963.Vocals by Astrud Gilberto. The story goes that a 17 year old girl who lived in Ipanema inspired the lyrics as she walked past the same cafe daily. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-66617579149837078942021-08-03T19:44:10.303-04:002021-08-03T19:44:10.303-04:00https://youtu.be/UYJtU6WV_J4
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https://youtu.b...https://youtu.be/UYJtU6WV_J4<br /><br />and<br /><br />https://youtu.be/RXlxJ2TfNqE<br />Sent with love, <br />from Newer MexicoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-67171443415595971922021-08-03T16:45:44.305-04:002021-08-03T16:45:44.305-04:00Levang was one of the greatest session men of all ...Levang was one of the greatest session men of all time; his resume is nearly unbelievable. Bobby's story is very intriguing, with coincidental encounters early in life with people he later worked with--or became related to by marriage. I enjoy Russ Klein on sax. (I forget the name of the sax man who had a side gig with the Captain and Tennille; he'd been in the dance band with her at Auburn.) Bob Havens on trombone. On and on. Jarvis Cadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-35737521348766833112021-08-03T16:01:08.579-04:002021-08-03T16:01:08.579-04:00"Hey Jude" always conjures up raucous 3 ..."Hey Jude" always conjures up raucous 3 martini lunches at a bar near my office. A young lady would play it over and over and after a while we'd all sing along with it. Those were the days my friends but they ended.<br />And then, on Tony Bennett's 95th, I have to mention the first time I heard "Rags To Riches". It was spring of 1953 and I had just left the high school I was applying to. A restaurant had it blaring from inside onto the New York street. Memories . . . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-85530802439125519022021-08-03T15:53:54.573-04:002021-08-03T15:53:54.573-04:00Jarvis, it's so nice to hear someone bring up ...Jarvis, it's so nice to hear someone bring up the show and recognize the band's exceptional talent. To add to your names we also really enjoy Johnny Zell and Neil Lavang. I enjoy the corny offerings as well along with the outrageous period-appropriate costuming by Rose Weiss. Bobby Burgess was a very talented dancer. I do have to cover my ears when Norma Zimmer sings. I could go on but will stop here. :) This was fun!Averylhttps://simplelivingnewengland.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-87622670641896448492021-08-03T15:26:41.682-04:002021-08-03T15:26:41.682-04:00Beach Boys Pet Sounds. Anything with the Wrecking...Beach Boys Pet Sounds. Anything with the Wrecking Crew or coming from the Laurel Canyon era.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-63756448211360224232021-08-03T14:57:38.810-04:002021-08-03T14:57:38.810-04:00Amid the cornier offerings, the Maestro offered on...Amid the cornier offerings, the Maestro offered one of the most talented orchestras ever assembled. The small combos also did some superb work. Some of his recordings from the '60s would be a revelation to people who think he was strictly for old folks. Jarvis Cadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-80484769219735365112021-08-03T14:04:45.013-04:002021-08-03T14:04:45.013-04:00My husband and I watch Lawrence Welk every Saturda...My husband and I watch Lawrence Welk every Saturday "night" on PBS when not pre-empted by anything else. The band is fantastic!Averylhttps://simplelivingnewengland.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-32389315207084890752021-08-03T11:53:18.514-04:002021-08-03T11:53:18.514-04:00Miles Davis-Miles Ahead, Boplicity and Henry Manci...Miles Davis-Miles Ahead, Boplicity and Henry Mancini-Cool Shade of Blue for lounging at the beach or sailing in the Chesapeake Bay. CCR-Born on the Bayou for running through the swamps at Seashore State Park. Brazil '66, Al Green Greatest Hits, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Queen on long driving trips with wife and pre-teen daughter (daughter doesn't know any Lady Gaga). Barney Kessel's Jazz for Carmen-for..um humm...time with my bride. Claire de Lune for morning sunrise watching on the sun porch with coffee. Goldberg Variations for concentration. So much more.<br /><br />Will<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986469746626442697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-40234129917811462192021-08-03T11:24:57.583-04:002021-08-03T11:24:57.583-04:00Sergio Mendes. Makes me want a gin and tonic and ...Sergio Mendes. Makes me want a gin and tonic and a lounge chair by the pool. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-36877704974781220732021-08-03T11:15:09.819-04:002021-08-03T11:15:09.819-04:00That voice!That voice!Steven Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240501209686816287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-6324321813984807642021-08-03T11:04:08.358-04:002021-08-03T11:04:08.358-04:00Everyone bashes Lawrence Welk, but he employed som...Everyone bashes Lawrence Welk, but he employed some of the greatest clarinetists of all time and featured them frequently: Pete Fountain, Peanuts Hucko, Mahlon Clark, and Henry Cuesta each had the hot seat. Cuesta was the last of the line, and I heard a lot of him during my growing-up years. Turns out I heard a lot of Clark too, without knowing it at the time, since he performed with Linda Ronstadt and Madonna and on the "When Harry Met Sally" soundtrack. Jarvis Cadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-81155491488574704142021-08-03T10:56:07.241-04:002021-08-03T10:56:07.241-04:00WLS-Chicago was like that in the early '70s. W...WLS-Chicago was like that in the early '70s. We could pick it up 700 miles away, and the variety in the Top 40 then was truly noteworthy. If there was a song you didn't like, you just had to wait three minutes for something very different. Gabe Keyhoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-71356697094746653042021-08-03T10:42:33.873-04:002021-08-03T10:42:33.873-04:00Multi-generational appeal is right! Whenever a new...Multi-generational appeal is right! Whenever a new Herb Albert album came out (even that one with the quite risque album cover - "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" - LOL) my mother bought it right away. She immediately put it on the stereo to enjoy it while we were both cooking and baking together. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-35178447873323661682021-08-03T10:11:01.512-04:002021-08-03T10:11:01.512-04:00There is a radio station in our area that promotes...There is a radio station in our area that promotes “diversity in music.” Alas, this usually amounts to a folk song sung in Portuguese. You can’t go back. But some readers may recall AM radio in the mid sixties before FM took over. It was not unusual to hear three or four songs in a row; Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, and The Beatles. Now that’s “diversity in music.”<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-20080201202572186432021-08-03T10:07:20.637-04:002021-08-03T10:07:20.637-04:00You may, but not at my cocktail parties ;)You may, but not at my cocktail parties ;)Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840629057159581688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8714922182513339530.post-4535094975523519892021-08-03T09:55:44.506-04:002021-08-03T09:55:44.506-04:00Obviously dating myself, but Righteous Brothers Un...Obviously dating myself, but Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody album, anything by Burt Bacharach and anything Johnny Mathis. (Odd that I grew up in the late 70's/early 80's but this music takes me back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026353293202719713noreply@blogger.com