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Happy Birthday Dad - Francis 1915 , might explain why He Was into swing and big band... :)

Benny Goodman another great nostalgic era to have lived during the Birth of the blues, Jazz, swing, big band ...

The music was written by Vincent Youmans, the lyrics by Billy rose and Edward eliscu. The song was published in 1929.

Gonna post a few of My dads favorites since it's was his birthday..

I Like to think Maybe his enjoyment of Music lead me to better enjoy  all the various types I do!!!

Wishes goin" out to my Dad's Birthday Passin, Still thinkin'of yA.. Take care

Frankie....Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s.

 Theodore DeReese "Teddy" Pendergrass, Sr. (March 26, 1950 – January 13, 2010

was ordained a minister as a youngster. Later he was to become a drummer for a band, and later lead singer. The church was his initiation for talent and eventual success.

Tenika Watson, a transexual nightclub performer with whom Pendergrass was casually acquainted, were trapped in the wreckage for 45 minutes. While Watson walked away from the accident with minor injuries, Pendergrass suffered a spinal cord injury leaving him paralyzed from the waist down

TAke care ....  I Lovin ya back!! ty

Baby Love- Seems this is where Dreams Start, for allot of us ....  Music !!!

She is one of the most successful female music artist in history with a total of eighteen American number-one singles: twelve as lead singer of The Supremes and six as a soloist.....

Whether you  remember her from Berry Gordie's Motown Grind of the 60's

or as A soloist artist,

she has sold more than 100 million records, Billboard magazine in "76"  named her the "Female Entertainer of the Century...

Drop back to top 100 of my favorite love songs a track:

http://mauricewilliams.com/indexNEW.cfm

Stay is the shortest recording ever to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States (1:39 label read 1:59 sec...

Made rebound in popularity by the movie Dirty Dancing..

Burn off A Few spins listening to Dance based, heavy beat, early folk, pop, soft rock and with a heavy soul based 70's - through this Post : #1 Outta touch.

A nicely Low toned, classic sound Of Daryl Hall (born Daryl Franklin Hohl on October 11, 1946 from Pottstown Pa.

In "67", (during a Rival gang Shooting!) ,While attending Temple Univ. , he was leaving, (via freight elevator), When he met up with John Oats at a College Function! LOL

fourty Plus years and allot of memorable Tracks later:

Yusuf's 1970s record album- Tea for the Tillerman w- Where do the children Play- Powerful Album that bust forth,Within 6 months of its release, it had sold over 500,000 copies, reaching gold record status in the United States and in Britain...

Big Hands up  For Yusuf- allot of Khudo's need to be tossed his way!!!

• 2003 World Award also known as the "World Social Award" for "humanitarian relief work helping children and victims of war".
• 2004 Man for Peace Award presented by Mikhail Gorbachev for his "dedication to promote peace, the reconciliation of people and to condemn terrorism", the ceremony was held in Rome, Italy and attended by five Nobel Peace Prize laureates.
• (2005) Honorary Doctorate by the University of Gloucestershire for services to education and humanitarian relief.(2007) The Mediterranean Prize for Peace in Naples, Italy. He received the award "as a result of the work he has done to increase peace in the world".[96]
• 10 July 2007, honorary doctorate (LLD) by the University of Exeter, in recognition of "his humanitarian work and improving understanding between Islamic and Western cultures. The ceremony was attended by esteemed personalities including Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu and guitarist Brian May.
• 6 November 2009, Special Achievement Award of the German Sustainability Award.

 Poor Italian, Ny , 1st generation, Who had his own Unique flair and style!

Bobby Darin-Walden Robert Cassotto, May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973

Holla' out One of the few love songs ,( if Left on a shuffle to unlimited play), I still love to hear it!!!

Last post and I'm off take care>>> HO Ho Ho D'HO  ;)

Ok, this is bit more somber trak, but it's more fitting for the season and with the japenese out-takes, makes it just fine and still gives me a reason to pause and be thankful, that I had a chance to experence her raw talent... Man Another great Tune that appeared on Pearl Janis Joplin Me and Bobby Mcgee have a nice Christmas and be at peace! yf Randy

To grow up to these calssic tunes that symbolize and express Life , My what can I say except I'm lucky...

K like the song I'm gonna go away at least till the3rd ,back home to Pittsburgh- saying hello and Christmas wishes to all here at Ep and Wish you all A great Holiday :) be safe

This single from her 1985 album Hounds of Love: There is no other recording artist in the world today quite like Kate Bush. 1978 with the hauntingly beautiful and instantly classic ‘Wuthering Heights’, Bush has built a reputation that remains unrivalled in terms of musical ambition, pioneering sonics, stirring emotional content and sheer originality. The fact that the world has been waiting for the release of her eighth album, ‘Aerial’, for more than a decade has, if anything, only added to the air of mystique surrounding her.

Keyboards: Kate