I dedicate my Celtic letter “R” today to Ray Charles, a consummate musician. Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called “Brother Ray”. He was often referred to as “The Genius”. Charles started losing his vision at the…
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Coloring Club Plus — 6/19/19
Step Inside This House is the seventh album by Lyle Lovett, released in 1998. In contrast with his earlier albums, populated mostly by songs penned by Lovett, House is a double-length album of cover songs written by fellow Texans. In choosing songs to record, Lovett favored songwriters whose works influenced his own style instead of…
Coloring Club Plus — 6/18/19
Pretenders is the debut studio album by British-American band The Pretenders, released on 7 January 1980 under Real Records in the UK, and Sire Records in the United States. A combination of rock, punk and pop music, this album made the band famous. The album features the singles “Stop Your Sobbing”, “Kid” and “Brass in…
dVerse — Quadrille — fret — Resonant Flutters
Resonant Flutters Wee squirts, faces upturned, Rapt ears and eyes agog Elders’ rosewood box hums. Frets vanish, fingers fly, Fever ignites. Grown now, on stage: Showtime. Switch flips, then machine-like Precision – with a smile. Picked notes dance and flutter, Resonant manifestations of passion’s Soulful butterflies. Kim is the host of dVerse today. Kim…
Coloring Club Plus — 6/17/19
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is the ninth studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian, released on 19 January 2015. The album was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in 2014 and was Belle & Sebastian’s first record to be produced by Ben H. Allen III. It was their first record to be…
Coloring Club Plus — 6/16/19
The Life Pursuit is the seventh studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian. It was released in Europe on February 6, 2006 by Rough Trade Records and in North America on February 7, 2006 by Matador Records. Pitchfork reviewer, Matt Hogan, says about today’s choice, “Act of the Apostle,” On opener “Act…
#SLS — 2nd song — The Leader of the Band — Dan Fogelberg — Happy Father’s Day
Jim Adams is the appreciated host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: our prompt for this week is Dad/Father/Barbecue. Here are the “rules”: Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether it fits the theme or not. Please try to include the songwriter(s) – it’s a good idea to give credit where credit is due. Make…
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