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Tag Archives: music
20 Different Versions of Jingle Bells
“Jingle Bells” is one ofthe most widely sung tunes in the world, although its lyrics vary from country to country. It was written by one-hit-wonder James Lord Pierpont (for Thanksgiving) in remembrance of the sleigh races in his hometown of … Continue reading
Snogging, The Beatles, and Me
My Real Memoir I was in love. Not with a girl, but with music. And yet, somehow the two seemed inextricably linked. Music in the 1960s was an explosion of styles: Pop, Soul, R&B were constantly merging and borrowing from … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged 1960s, first kiss, love, music, My Real Memoir, nostalgia, the Beatles
55 Comments
The Year I Fell in Love With Music
Me, age 14, rockstar posing at the local music store My Real Memoir I’d had a crush on music from early on, especially after seeing my first musical hero Sam Cooke sing “You Send Me” live at our local bijou. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged 1960s, Beatles, coming-of-age, music, My Real Memoir, nostalgia, passion
47 Comments
Why The Beatles Are Still Relevant
Originally posted on PowerPop… An Eclectic Collection of Pop Culture:
This is my 5th-year anniversary on WP. Thank you all for still reading and commenting.? This was part of Dave’s at A Sound Day “Turntable Talk” series…hope you like it.…
Posted in Culture, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged Beatles, blogging, Featured Blogger, music, pop, rock
21 Comments
Hitting the Creative Bullseye
Source: The Van Gogh Gallery Thought for the Week When you’re “a creative,” i.e. a person who creates original works of any type, you struggle continually to make something meaningful. Your art form—writing, music, photography, whatever—probably has some kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
Tagged art, creativity, dance, music, photography, the Beatles, The Sixth Sense, thought for the week, Vincent van Gogh
40 Comments
The Day I Discovered Music
My Real Memoir I’d always loved music. I just didn’t know it. It was my Uncle Walt (Disney) who’d introduced me to it. I danced along with the Mouseketeers and wore my coonskin cap when I sang the theme from the … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged childhood, guitar, music, My Real Memoir, nostalgia, Sam Cooke
38 Comments
Martin Molin’s Magical Musical Marble Machine
Guest Blog by Annika Perry Swedish-born, British-bred poet-storyteller Annika Perry explores all kinds of marvelous topics, but I found this one particularly “marble-ous” (my pun, so don’t blame her)! Marbles! From early childhood games, the trick to winning more marbles … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged blogger, electronica, folk music, Guest Blog, machine, marbles, Martin Molin, music, Sweden
22 Comments
My First Single From My First Movie Score Released!
I’m thrilled to announce that “Impossible Love,” my first single from the soundtrack of the multi-award-winning motion picture Healing River, is now available through iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Deezer, and others. To listen to or buy “Impossible Love,” … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Movies, Videos
Tagged DVD, Impossible Love, iTunes, music, release, song, soundtrack
48 Comments
Me and Princess Leia’s Mom
I’ve always been in love with movies. As a kid I wanted with every fiber of my being to be Gene Kelly. To sing like him. To dance like him. But most of all, to kiss girls like him. Especially … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies
Tagged Carrie Fisher, Daily Planet, Debbie Reynolds, funny, music, rock band, theatre
54 Comments
Hail, Hail, Rock ‘n’ Roll
(⇐ Me with a “Strat” at age 14) I often refer to music, especially composing and songwriting, as “my other love.” Like many musicians, I started out playing in bands. And, although I play keyboards a little (mostly when composing … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged 1960s, Fender, guitar, music, rock 'n' roll, songwriting, teen, youth
37 Comments