Berry Gordy Jr. Biography - life, family, parents, name, story, history, school, mother, information, born, movie, contract Growing up listening to this music, I thought what great music comes out of Motown, and now I know it was the musical genius and ear that turned the groups they worked with into stars!
Not that they did not have talent, don't misunderstand, remember I am just a regular music lover, but ...I could feel the talent, someone had to be directing it....and I loved, loved, loved Motown...
as I always say, we need another , "Wolfman," and we need a new comer that is the Motown of our age...Yeah!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
MELISSA COLLARD RETURNS: File Under “WHAT GOOD NEWS!” | Jazz Music Trends
MELISSA COLLARD RETURNS: File Under “WHAT GOOD NEWS!” | Jazz Music Trends
Listen to her album selections, I love , "Lullaby of the Leaves" you can shop for Melissa at Amazon
Listen to her album selections, I love , "Lullaby of the Leaves" you can shop for Melissa at Amazon
In A Mellow Tone by Melissa Collard (2011)
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Full Moon and Empty Arms
Interesting , if you listen you can hear music of the South Seas....what can you do with that knowledge? How can your guitar sing?
Earroll Garner-Full Moon and Empty Arms
Self taught, creative, versatile, listen, some you might like, some you might love, some you might not like, but grow your own talent from ideas that spawn from fertile visits to other creative people.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Eros Ramazzotti & Tina Turner - Cose della vita live
Tina has appeared with many big name stars, but her voice is best with this star....listen to her jams, with Mick J. Paul McC, and others..
northern soul-big joe turner-two loves have i
As a contrast ...this is a great arrangement , different sound, different voice, different voice...
Madeleine Peyroux - Walkin' After Midnight
Personally, I think that Madeleine Peyroux has talent and a unique voice that is suitable to jazz. I hope she can increase her sales and visibility.
Monday, May 28, 2012
The Four Aces - Tell Me Why (1951)
this had a hit on the flip side, Garden in the Rain. I love that best by Sarah Vaughn. I still have my collection of 45, and some 78's do you?
The Ink Spots- I don't want to set the world on fire.
We played this over and over on a 45 record....many still in my collection
Dells - Oh, What A Night (RARE 1969 clip)
This is a song that lives ....a good song to try...it reminds me of how important your record company is, and how they choose music. Are you in the right place? Barry Gordy had an ear for what was right for his artists!
Frankie Lymon - Goody Goody (Live)
This was a great version....of the song...probably the best...it fits his voice and the beat is right
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Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
See the difference , and the response....this is better for his voice, the arrangement and even without the eye candy, it is good!
Robert Palmer LIVE - "Goody, Goody" - '92, stereo
I like Robert Palmer, but, this is not for him, wrong arrangment, voice is off....in my opinion
Tony Bennett - Old Devil Moon -
Here is Tony Bennett, when he is finding his voice, his beat....see the difference from the great Tony Bennett...practice other versions of each song....The Beatles said that they played so many gigs together in Germany, that it was practice practice practice, before they found their beat...
Connie Boswell - Blue Moon
. As a teacher, I would suggest, that this is a great song for all voices to practice with, listening to other artists arrangments , voices, beat, etc... from the first recording, to subsequent recordings, until you find yourself in the mix . Once you get your own beat, then move on to another song that has survived the years...with a mix of artists, do the same thing. There are some songs that call you to listen, note that this song calls you to listen to what comes next from the orchestra....
many of them are posted on my blog....I think, Stareyes, is another great one to practice with.
many of them are posted on my blog....I think, Stareyes, is another great one to practice with.
Blue Moon - original version from the movie Manhattan Melodrama
The saga of Blue Moon, We where playing this on the piano, every time we saw a piano, whether we knew how to read music or not....everyone could pick out the tune.
THE GREAT GATSBY - Official Trailer (2012) [HD]
Understanding the 1920's, from this trailer. What you see is a picture of the super rich, but there was a world of immigrants....New York City was teeming with immigrants, fresh off the boats, and anxious to become part of the fabric of America. Everyone wanted a chance to work and have the good life. They left opression, they left a world without opportunity for a world wide open to start a business, and prosper. The 1920's where really interesting. Everyone should know this story...it is telling in many ways. I will tell you more in another blog, soon.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Billie Holiday - If You Were Mine
This is the style that I think Amy Winehouse emulated...and it was right for her...
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey - Imagination
Today a strange event. I was listening to Sirius in the car, Sinatra station 71...I thought it sounded like Sammy Davis, and I looked at the title in my car radio, surprised to see it was Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey, I forgot the song, but at the end he stretched to hit a high note....just listen to Sinatra fitting himself to the rhythm of Tommy Dorsey.. it is the Tommy Dorsey beat, sound etc...and he is fitting his voice to that...then listen to the Nelson Riddle years...everything changes...I think Frank is the best example of finding your own voice. He was great with Dorsey, but with Nelson Riddle, I don't think anyone can argue, it was RIGHT!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Walk the Line ~~Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon
there is something special about this musical...the stars are great and the music, super
Sonny James - Running Bear
Remember this one, even Pat Boone sang it...although it says Sonny James, it sounds to me like Pat "Boone
Johnny Mathis - It's Not For Me To Say (Original Stereo)
Back in 1957, this was the love song that played on car radio's, portable cassette radio at the beach or picnics. Johnny Mathis hey day!
Monday, May 21, 2012
Million Dollar Quartet.m4v
These guys are SO GOOD!
Have you heard about this yet....? I thought I was listening to the real Johnny Cash!
Have you heard about this yet....? I thought I was listening to the real Johnny Cash!
Midnight In Paris Movie Trailer Official (HD)
The young folks tell me me this is a great movie, so I am going to make arrangements to get it.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
I don't know how to love him
Here is a school girl with the same song that the great artists are doing, uninfluenced on the emphasis, and her vocal quality is much better at the lower scale for the song....do you agree? But, then ...what do I know....I just think there is potential here.
Elaine Paige - I don't know how to love him
this is interesting, because of all the versions, hers is the least harsh....listen to the start...."I don't know how to LOVE him" her love is tempered it is not harsh, but i fyou listne to Hellen reddy and others, they emphasize the love and it is too shrill in the start.
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) (11HQ) I Dont Know How To Love Him (((Ste...
When this movie came out over 30 years ago, it was shocking to some, and to some sacrilegious. I wondered why we could not appreciate it, for it did not change the story , it just presented it , in the future, as artists often depicted scenes of the crucifixion in the era in which they painted. The creativity and some of the music was spectacular. I did not like all the ties to modernity, but, I appreciated the film, and especially this song.
Dreams: wisdom, power, insight, magic, mystery, sincerity
Doors are opened into secrets through dreams and the magic of what happens as you near death, and life review. A peek into the quantum world that is coming our way, as we begin to understand the magic of life, sound and light. See if you agree with me on my Chapter on the Resurrection, in my first novel, Secrets of the Heart, available at Amazon.
The Tibetan Rainbow Body & the Christian Resurrection
The Tibetan Rainbow Body & the Christian Resurrection I have written about this before in past blogging. I can't recommend it high enough on your learning curve. I gasped when I first read Father Tiso, because his studies are fantastic. I was always suspecting that light has / had something to do with our impressions of the world, I felt vindicated in my experience, as I read it and it motivated the chapter on the Resurrection in my book, Secrets of the Heart
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Friday, May 18, 2012
The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It by Joshua Cooper Ramo (Mar 23, 2009)
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I particularly liked the ideas
of mash up, and the music reference, since we have done that in the past with
Moonglow/Picnic, which is beautiful. I appreciated being introduced to the Grey
Album and its mash up idea, however, it never compares to Moonglow/Picnic. My
thought led me to Eminem, and how wonderful a mash up with his rhythm and a
great song would be.Truly, I agree that we have to be resiliant,and people that have trouble buying a home because of many reasons, should be renters, to allow them the freedom to move to an area where they can get a job, if need be. This points out the danger of the Government wanting everyone to own a home. It is not necessarily right...another reason for our Government to get out of our lives.
Every decision we make causes a reaction, are we ready for that reaction, have we thought out what could, might happen, it is going to happen. Just like government employee contracts, during the good times, the unions can negotiate great deals, but no one ever thinks about the downside in Government, so the contracts are not tied to the up and down of the market. This is where the problem lies. A business can function by adjusting to ups and downs in a market, unless it has union contracts, for the same reason. We never think ahead, and put in our contracts that this is the deal, as long as we are making an income of such and such....
A good book for thinking and coming to conclusions about life .
Joni James - Star Eyes
which version is your favorite? I did not put up Anita 0'Day, because the tempo is too fast for this song, in my opinion. Joni James gets an A, and what voice can do this justice today?
Art VanDamme - Star Eyes
Star Eyes with the mellow tone of the accordion, how long has it been since we have had a star with the accordion? Does anyone learn the instrument anymore?
Helen O'Connell - Star Eyes.
hoping someone will find this song to be great for their voice...would love to see this back playing on the airwaves all day..
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra & Chorus - So Rare (Original)
When I first heard this song I thought how wonderful it was, little did I know it was the swan song for the big bands...??? Isn't it wonderful!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Angel Eyes
You can melt into this version of course with the great Frank Sinatra, and fantastic Nelson Riddle. It reaches down deep inside, a brave hesitant version....
This Time The Dreams On Me
Comparing, Julie London 's voice and arrangement to suit her voice, she gets an A, while June Christy gets an A for this arrangment
Julie London Angel Eyes
Her husky voice always made me think of Chris Connor, this is probably another song for K.D. Lang
Moanin' Low - Harry James. From 'Young Man with a Horn' (1950)
Harry James, wow, this song fits his style.
Billie Holiday - Moanin' Low
today, I was thinking of this song....wonder if K. D. Lang would fit this song...???
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Imelda May Band - How High The Moon
In Framingham , Mass, we would go to the Wellworth and play this song on the jukebox, with all the other great music of the 50's...did you know....we where the first Teens....as we know teens today....after the war, everything blossomed including teenagers...with cars!
Jeff Beck & Imelda May - Vaya Con Dios
what a nice tribute to Les Paul and Mary Ford, they gave us so much enjoyment!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Anne Murray - Rain
Jose Feliciano does this very well, but, I happen to like Anne Murray's voice for this song. It is just an example of picking songs for your voice.
Jose Feliciano - Since I Fell For You
Love the song and love his version of it, not everyone fits every song but this is right for him. Time to bring this song back, with a beautiful arrangement and a great singer.
Whispering Grass - Gene Miller and The Ink Spots
Interesting, the arrangement is different , is it a different band, or just experimenting with a different version?
The Platters - WHISPERING GRASS by Paul Roby
Nice version by the Platters, this reminds me to Billie Eckstein
The Ink Spots - Whispering Grass, 1940
Great time to release a version of this again, now that everyone is falling in love with it because of the Dow Commercial....it is a wonderful song.
The Vidal Brothers -Oldies Medley: Blue Moon, We Belong Together
This is a great version , Doo Wop style.
Mel Torme - Blue Moon
Can't resist, this is one of my very favorties...slow, with pauses, that call for the next note....it showcases his voice, it resonates with music lovers, the horn sound is gentle, the orchestra is a gentle waterfall of melody, nice arrangment. but, then Mel Torme was always one of my favorite singers, he could do no wrong.
Steve and Mel Tormé Scat Duo
Teaming up is good...this is great, Steve and his Dad, one of the greatest, Mel Torme
Moonglow / Theme From Picnic By Morris Stoloff
This is one of the best mashups, ever...a good singer has to find the right arranger for his voice, someone that can hear the the mashup songs...some one that can guide the singer. My best example is Frank Sinatra, before and after Nelson Riddle. Any Winehouse with her band...grab that band!
Eminem - "Lose Yourself" Official Music Video
Turn around the rap lyrics and use the beat...that is the key, can we do it!
Taylor Swift - Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and Uncle Kracker's "Smile" Gran...
Eminem has great virtuosity, and I would like to see him take his creativity to mash up with some outstanding non rap artists...Taylor could have really hit it, using Eminem behind a song that fits it...
Andrea Bocelli -Solamente Una Vez-
Andrea is true to his inner rhythm, no matter what he sings, in Italian, or otherwise. You Belong to My Heart, the English title might be a hit for someone today, the song is incredibly beautiful.
Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano (Doors)
this morning I am focusing on musicians with sight disability, because they are great artists and they exemplify their inner harmony and rhythm so easy. Blind lead the blind, isn't it true? Jose Feliciano just does it for me in all his recordings....doesn't he reach you...?
STEVIE WONDER- ISN'T SHE LOVELY
This song blew me away when it hit the air ....listen to the inner beat, harmony and love in this from the vocals to the melody. It is true artistry on display, simple beat, simple melody he is on track with this song.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Ray Charles
Our senses are so important, that when a person can not see they become more attuned to sound. Ray Charles, is an example of pacing, that does not kill a song, but rather lets it long for the next note...think about it...and listen to the pacing.
Lionel Richie "Tuskegee" Album Teaser (Out 3/26/12)
I love what I heard of this on Fox and Friends First, today. His choice of singing duets, and his voice. He is comfortable in his shoes.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Moonglow--Jimmy Forrest
You can tell he is comfortable, and you can hear his inner rhythm, listen to more...I have posted his Night Train before, he is consistent with his inner beat....
The Great Caruso, Ave Maria Gounod
Gorgeous , lush singing, even if you don't believe..... this song should make you feel like it could be true, that we are spirtiual beings practicing learning love in all its many facets, on earth.
Mario Lanza Because
when Mario Lanza ruled the airwaves with his magnificent voice, everyone sang along with songs like this....we hummed and sang this song for months, and maybe years...
Mario Lanza - Be My Love
It was 1950 and this song swept thru the airwaves, playing all day on the radio...Mom's sang it with their Victrolas playing over and over.....just as the songs of today ripple through society. Imagine the grandeur of this song, the voice was spectacular, who can do this for us today?
James Torme "Rock With You"
I want to see James Torme make it. When you have a father who is fabulous to follow, you have to find your own place, and this is a beginning. I think you need to keep trying different sounds, you are getting there. Notice in this version the voice is similar to Michael Jackson, not because it is Michaels song, but the timbre and the pitch are similar....try more songs that lend themselves to that sound, or try something like Unforgettable ...with Natalie and Nat King Cole....or try Etta James, At Last, try singing with Tony Bennett... I happen to like KD. Lang best when she sings with Tony Bennett...try Blue Moon with them. Love to see you become as big as Mel Torme. Rooting for you. Hope you don't mind my crazy ideas!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Santana - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
This is one of my favorite songs by George Harrison, in this version, I like the sound of Yo Yo Ma with the guitar
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