Music Monday

Let us imagine a wedding reception.... the band is playing, the beer has been flowing. The DJ has just put on the record that has everyone yelling.

NO it is not the Hawaii 5-o theme song... it is "Shout" from the Isley Brothers from 1959.

Just a short note on the The Isley Brothers, yes there are from Cincinnati, Ohio.

So celebrate the end of 7 days of rain, let's shout about the sunshine!

thanks for stopping by.

regina

Myositis Monday with a little music

Today is National Myositis Awareness Day! Today is a to recognize all those living with this disease, as well as the friends and family that love and support them. Today, ask at least one person if they've ever heard of Myositis. If they say no, educate them. That’s one less person who doesn’t know about myositis.

This day remains a milestone for people with myositis, a chronic autoimmune muscle disease, and it gives The Myositis Association and its members a chance to educate the public. Unless you have a friend or relative with myositis, most likely you've never heard of it. Numbers of patients affected are small – about 50,000 in this country. Go to myositis.org to learn more about this disease and its 4 forms.

There is life after myositis it is just different! I was diagnosed in Jan. 2007 and yes, life is very different. But today's music is from Barenaked Ladies.."One Lttle Slip"
“Today is a new day”… Chicken Little.

Thanks for stopping by,

regina aka red

Music Monday... sort of

Yes it is Monday, all day. I have been exploring the mystery of coupon codes. **What? Coupons in this economy** you ask.
ArtFire has released a new gadgets for us selling on ArtFire. No, not just the FaceBook Kiosk that was early last week which is a great app....late in the week it was the coupon code option.

So let's Celebrate with Kool and the Gang for the Kyle and the gang over at ArtFire.

Birthday Music Monday

Today is music Monday and I have to depart from the Cincinnati theme. Today is the dear husband’s birthday and as I listened to the morning radio they we reading the celebs birthdays for today. As they went along, *I was listening with one ear* till they got to the name Mason Willaims, the composer of “Classical Gas”.

Yelled down the hallway to my husband “guess who you share a birthday with? He was puzzled. We never pay much attention to that kind of stuff. Wait for it... dramatic pause…. Mason Williams…***see him really surprised ** I said “You know the guy who wrote…***husband finished my sentence*** Classical Gas!” my first 45 record.” I also then finished my part of this little conversation…”yea he was also a writer on the Smother’s Brothers Show. Even wrote the theme song for that show. ***see husband stop what he was doing for that statement! *** Well so today just some short info on Mason Williams *thanks wiki*

Mason Douglas Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an American guitarist and composer, best known for his guitar instrumental "Classical Gas". He is also a comedy writer, known for his writing on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live. He is also an eclectic poet and lyricist, who have published several books.

Here is just a short YouTube with Mason Williams performing on the Smothers Brothers Reunion Show Taken from an old VHS tape video is not great but still sound great.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon.
Regina aka red

Music Monday!

Just a short note: Doris Day for today. The girl next store!

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in Evanston which is near Xavier University as Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) known by her stage name Doris Day.

Her accomplishments encompass stage, screen, recording and television. Check Wiki for a complete history.

In Alfred Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), Day sang "Que, Sera, Sera" which won an Academy Awards for Best Original Song and became her signature song.

So for today...let's all sing... "Que, Sera, Sera"...What ever will be will be..."

Thanks for stopping by

regina

Music Monday: King of the Cowboys

While growing up my mom made sure we knew what famous people started in Cincinnati. I am not sure why she did this but as adult I can kind of understand. You grow up thinking that Cincinnati is just a city that no one really know where it is and nothing like New York or LA, but really this town has a lot of real history.

But today is Music Monday and we are going to take a look at Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. (Thanks Wiki) Being 50*mumble...mumble* years old, the Roy Rogers Show was on TV when I was real young. There was Roy Rogers, The King of the Cowboys, Dale Evans, his horse Trigger and his dog, Bullet, on Saturday morning TV along with Sky King and the Lone Ranger.
Roy Rogers was born Leonard Slye, Nov. 11, 1911 in Cincinnati, Ohio and the beginning of Roy’s career is what great stories are made of this is a quote from Wiki…“Leonard Slye moved to California at 18 to become a singer. After four years of little success, he formed Sons of the Pioneers, a western cowboy music group, in 1934. The group hit it big with songs like "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds".
From his first film appearance in 1935, he worked steadily in western films, including a large supporting role as a singing cowboy while still billed as "Leonard Slye" in a Gene Autry movie. In 1938 when Autry temporarily walked out on his movie contract, Slye was immediately rechristened "Roy Rogers"[2] and assigned the lead in Under Western Stars. Rogers became a matinee idol and American legend. A competitor for Gene Autry as the nation's favorite singing cowboy was suddenly born.”
I am sure what we watched were reruns…but was I was real little. Mostly I remember the closing song to the show, “Happy Trails” which became the couple’s signature song.
No start to a car vacation was complete without a chorus of Happy Trails.
FYI: If like ‘cowboy music’ not to be confused with country music, here's is a link to Rider’s in the Sky singing Woody’s Roundup” from the movie Toy Story 2.

Enjoy and Happy Trails.

Come back and visit.

regina

Music Monday.. on Wednesday!

Music Monday: Pure Prairie League
Yes, we are having Music Monday on Wednesday. I got a little distracted this week. Oh the simple pleasure of summer, the weather in Cincinnati was gorgeous, cool breeze and clear blue skis. Time to sit in the shade, drink my coffee, read a book maybe or dream of summer’s past. Summers where swim practice was at the crack of dawn, we spent the afternoons hanging around the pool and listening to the radio.

Today we can chat some of what I remember as ‘summertime music’. Well music from the 70’s that I consider summer music. Now days you can turn on any oldies radio station and hear the song “Amie” by Pure Prairie League. Originally released on their album “Bustin Out” in 1972, then released as a single in 1974. This song triggers many memories, starting in high school. Pure Prairie League has had many members over the years, thank you to Wiki for the history because there have been too people associated over the years to list. Needless to say Pure Prairie League has had members from the Cincinnati area The Goshorn Brothers (the Cincinnati connection). You can still catch The Goshorn Brothers playing in the Cincinnati area. In September 1978, Vince Gill (vocals, guitars, mandolin, banjo, fiddle), joined Pure Prairie League. Previously he had played with the bluegrass outfit Mountain Smoke, as well as Boone Creek and the Sundowners. Pure Prairie League’s album “Firin Up” produced a couple of Top 40 Hits for PPL. The songs “Let me Love You Tonight” and I’m Almost Ready” on which Vince Gill sang lead. I read on some place that Vince Gill wrote about 60% of the material on that album. Vince continued to play with Pure Prairie League until 1982. Pure Prairie League still plays live concerts today even though members have change the music remains the same. For you listen pleasure…Amie by Pure Prairie League

till next time....

Music Monday

My two favorite things are art and music. For ‘Music Monday’ I thought I might explore the great music that comes from the Cincinnati area. A lot of different types of music found its start in Cincinnati. From soul to jazz to rock to classical there are many artists who have ties to Cincinnati area.

As we all head back to work after the 4th of July holiday, I think of all the fireworks and concerts I have watched on TV over the years. This year there was a special Cincinnati connection on the shows that were broadcasted. The conductors of all three orchestras featured on those shows have ties to the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

First: A Capital Fourth with National Symphony Orchestra, Erich Kunzel, conductor. Mr. Kunzel has been the conductor for A Capital Fourth since 1991. Mr. Kunzel was named Conductor of the Cincinnati Pops in 1977. The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra performs at Riverbend Music Center in the summer months and historic Music Hall during the winter.

Second: The Boston Pops 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, conducted by Keith Lockhart. Keith Lockhart was an associate conductor herein Cincinnati before took over the Boston Pops. During his tenure here Cincinnati kindly referred to him as “Conductor Boy” because he looked so young and was studying under Maestro Erich Kunzel. Here we have another link to Cincinnati's rich musical history. But the best in Boston was the fireworks provide by the Famous Rozzi Family from Cincinnati. The Rozzi’s have been a fireworks icon in Cincinnati for four generations.

Third: Macy's 4th of July Fireworks featuring the legendary New York Pops under the direction of Steve Reineke provided the music. Mr. Reinke is also a current associate conductor for the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, under the Maestro Erich Kunzel.

This is just a short introduction to music in Cincinnati. I will try to fill ‘Music Monday’ with some of Cincinnati’s musical history.