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Women Music March #23 — Grace Slick (in Great Society)

Jim Adams suggested I feature Grace Slick on Women Music March. Thank you, Jim, I was surprised at how much I learned about Grace while composing the post. Please feel free to add any other information on her in the comments section. Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing, October 30, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter,…

Women Music March #22 — Diana Ross

I remember when Lady Sings the Blues came out at the theater and how enthralled I was with it, how glamorous everyone looked and how fraught with emotion it was. I remember having the album and listening to it enough to pick favorite songs. This one is my favorite from it. Diana Ross (born March…

#SLS — Joanne by Mike Nesmith (with First National Bank)

Jim Adams is the unwavering host of Song Lyric Sunday. This weekly feature is more important than ever in these times. Jim, thank you for hold down the fort. Jim says: This week we have Touch/Feel and I think that everyone should be able to find a song that uses one of these prompt words….

Women Music March #21 — Sinead O’Connor

Sinéad O’Connor is a musical artist who has had her fair share of controversy. Some might even call her a political activist. I’m not very familiar with her music, but I do love her cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares to U.” I listened to and read the lyrics of quite a few songs before choosing…

Novelty Song Friday #3 — It’s Raining Sunshine, written by Johnny Marks, sung by Morey Amsterdam

One of my favorite Christmas holiday movies is Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer. A sequel was made, Rudolph’s Shiny New Year. I don’t remember a lot of the plot of the sequel, but I do remember a song from it. That song popped into my head the other day when the sun started shining, but I…

Women Music March #20 — Tina Weymouth

I’ve always enjoyed the music of Talking Heads. Happening across a documentary on bass player, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club came up. Way led onto way and here we are with today’s Woman Music March featured artist. After the lyrics to the song, there is a bonus video: a short documentary on this amazing songwriter/musician….

Women Music March #19 — Laura Nyro

Laura Nyro, born Laura Nigro, October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension…