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Good music, euro. Nice one from Les miserables. I have not payed a lot of attention to that musical, because I truly don't like for the classics to be sung and danced to. I can still appreciate a good song, however.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93k2kL-K8NI&feature=fvst
Grace Slick

Grace Slick & the Great Society, really good sound. She really belts it out.
I Dream a Dream was nice Miss Letty.

Rolling Stones - - - - Mothers Little Helper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfGYSHy1jQs

Good night folks.

Rolling Stones - - - - We Love You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaU7wvtO_ZI

edgar and euro, thanks for your comments.

Texas, I never hear Grace Slick that I don't think of Jefferson Airplane. Darkly Smiling was a good one.

Goodnight, dear euro. Mother's Little Helper and We Love You by the Stones was perfect.

Going to say Goodnight with Deano.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft6CA3OFIok&feature=related

and, James Taylor's signature piece.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T35WXFOmwI

Used to think "..sweet dreams and flying machines.." meant Grace. It didn't

From Letty with love to all of you.

I love the stones, euro. Fire and Rain is to me James Taylor's best song.

Deano does Jerry Wallace's song pretty well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mue05fazqsI&feature=related
Linda Ronstadt and Johnny Cash

today is the birthday of a canadian icon : Hagood Hardy .
he was one of ebeth's fav musicins - sadly , he passed away in 1997 .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkkSz-jbbZ4



he also wrote most of the arrangements for " Anne of Green Gables " .
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( bought myself a set of speakers for my laptop today .
a great improvement in sound .
since the arthritis in my ears is dimishing my hearing greatly and a hearing aid won't be of any help , i'm certainly happy to be able to listen with more clarity .
the ENT doctor's recommendation was : " learn to lipread " - but how do i do that on the computer )

his name is : Hagood Hardy - waited too long to make the correction

I still haven't learned to lipread, but I have noticed that cheap headphones give much better listening than very expensive speakers.

i certainly can't lipread , but find that it helps me understand better if i focus on people's lips .
if more than one person is speaking to me it,s just chaos . i just nod my head and reapeat often : " oh , i see - of course - hmmm - ... ... ... " ,
so far my " portable " hearing aids are my two hands
but i keep .

someone we all know and like - i believe - also has his birthday today :
FATS DOMINO !

i've chosen his rendition of " Blueberry Hill " in his honour .
i wish Louis would be blowing his horn alongside .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQQCPrwKzdo

I had read in more places than one that Gene Autry did the original Blueberry Hill, but this history perhaps changes that:

Blueberry Hill is a popular song published in 1940. The music was written by Vincent Rose, the lyrics by Al Lewis and Larry Stock. It was recorded six times in 1940. Victor released the May recording by the Sammy Kaye Orchestra with vocals by Tommy Ryan on May 31, 1940 (#51050). [1] [2][3] Gene Krupa's version was issued on the Okeh label (#5672) on June 3.[4] Other 1940 recordings were by: Glenn Miller on Bluebird (10768),[5] Kay Kyser, Russ Morgan, Gene Autry (also in 1941 film The Singing Hill), Connee Boswell, and Jimmy Dorsey.[

But, I found this in Wikipedia:
Selected list of recorded versions
Gene Autry (1941) (the original version, from the movie The Singing Hill) (1941)
Glenn Miller & His Orch. (vocal by Ray Eberle) (1941) (The most famous version in the 1940s. Recorded in Chicago on May 13, 1940. It was released by Bluebird Records as catalog number 10768A (i USA)[4] and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog numbers BD 5632 and MH 92)
Russ Morgan & His Orch. (vocal by Carol Kay) (1941)
Kay Kyser & His Orch. (vocal by Harry Babbitt) (1941)
Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra and Choir (1949) (with different lyrics)
Fats Domino (1956)
Elvis Presley (1957)
Little Richard (1958)
Ricky Nelson (1958)
Andy Williams (1959)
Duane Eddy (1959)
Carl Mann (1959)
Bill Haley & His Comets (1960)
John Barry Orchestra (1960)
Buster Brown (1960)
Skeeter Davis (1961)
Cliff Richard (1962)
San Remo Golden Strings (1966)
The Loved Ones Australia (1966)
The Everly Brothers (1967)
Led Zeppelin (1970) on the Led Zeppelin bootleg recording Live On Blueberry Hill.
Freddy Fender (1970s)
Loretta Lynn (1971)
Jerry Lee Lewis (1973, Southern Roots)
Ellen McIlwaine (1975)
The Beach Boys (1976)
Billy "Crash" Craddock (1977)
Adriano Celentano (1977)
Link Wray (1982)
Mud (1982)
Jah Wobble (1980, Betrayal - The Legend Lives On)
Yellowman (1987)
Jean Shy & The Real Climax Band Cologne, on the CD "The Night Time Is The Right Time," released in Germany in 1995 on King Edward Records.
Bruce Cockburn with Margo Timmins (1999)[3]
Dickbauer & Breinschmid (Veitstanz; Amadeo Records, 2003)
Jimmy Clanton (2006, played in Boomtown Casino)
Johnny Hallyday with Chris Isaak (2007, La Cigale, live album recorded 2006 Flashback Tour)
Jan Jankeje Party and Swingband (2006, Jazzpoint Records; live recording 2002)
Elton John (2007, Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino)
Vladimir Putin (2010, Charity Concert, with A Tribute to Fats Domino)

edgar ,
no matter who sings or plays Blueberry Hills - i always enjoy it .
i heard it first in late 1945 over BFN ( british forces network ) -
they also broadcast from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom and
Royal Albert Hall .
Roal Albert hall holds special memories for me since mrs. hbg and attented a concert there when we stayed in london for 3 days in 1979 - those are GOOD memories !

here is shirley bassey at Albert Hall ;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Wg6k9cWhM

( we listened to a concert of russian music incl. the 1812 overture -
when the organist hit the keys we almost jumped out of our seats )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlYXpBLPwOI

makes me shiver !

THE perfect music when going to sleep particularely when performed by gidon kremer and martha argerich !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOr5mofvjsA

Here's another....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lke-zN8GU
Teddy Pendergrass - Turn Off the Lights.

Good early morning, WA2K radio folks.

edgar, thanks again for your comment and info on Blueberry Hill by Fats. Loved that one by Johnny and Linda. I Will Never Marry was great.

hbg, Travellin On by Hagood Hardy was really wonderful. Don't know him, so thanks for the introduction. Shirley Bassey's Gold Finger was marvelous. That was the first James Bond movie that I saw. Also smiled at the 1812 overture because the Russians defeated Napoleon by retreating. Fritz's violin was also superb.

Love that one by Teddy, Brit. I have the lights turned on in our little studio.

Welcome back, Roger. Glad those hearing aids don't interfere with your lip sync.

Hope I didn't miss anyone, but if I did, I'm certain you will forgive me. I sang Blueberry Hill when I was just a wee thing. Tried a falsetto, but it just made me cough.

Two songs for the early morning. First, a tribute to John Steinbeck as done by Willie Nelson.

The last one he wrote was Travels with Charlie, his dog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2MSIiMpAwY

Now, a delightful coyote song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1x_67HFT2E&feature=related

Welcome back, Morgan. Your west coast just restored our signal. You sent me searching.

Gossip (formerly The Gossip) is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999. The band consists of singer Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. After releasing several recordings, the band broke through with their 2006 studio album, Standing in the Way of Control (2006). A follow-up, Music for Men, was released in 2009. The band plays a mix of post punk indie rock and dance-punk.

Great song by Gossip and I just listened up. Somehow, your song reminded me of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J5b_CV0Iw4&feature=related