Favourites ?
Since the last forum seems to have been digested into cyberspace : What types of music, performers, and the like are on your list ? With me, Big Band , Jazz, Folk, the Blues, Medieval, some Classical,...
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A little of everything from Rag Time to Disco. I especially like the Big Band sound and Dixie Land Jazz. For Karaoke though, I have a limited repetoire of music that's in my range and key. Since...
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Only You The Platters Cry Johnny Ray 1951-52 smash hit Dream A Little Dream Live -Mama Cass Elliott - Help me make it through the night - Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge Help Me Make it Through...
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I grew up listening to my mom's albums, a lot of flapper music, gobs of showtunes (my favorites are Oklahoma, West Side Story, and Cabaret)... lots of big band stuff ... the album I wore out was Henry...
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I really love Big Band Music , as well as Rumba music , elegant classical music ( Mozart,Beethoven,etc) and if you drive by my house you are most likely to hear any one of those three blasting out my...
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Wow omeagher, thanks for the great links. I always liked Cass Elliot, and identified with this song "Make you're Own Kind of Music' at the time - as I do now (*sigh* pathetic I know )....
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Changed my mind - I will post this link after all. I've always liked Johnny Cash since I was about 14 or so, so I enjoyed this clip of Cash and Elliot....
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Loved the Joan Baez, . . . Female vocalists knock my socks off (among other things). Grew up with MoTown, and my parents liked Jazz, Swing, Big Band sounds. Coming out - I was of the Disco Generation:...
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Over the last several years my musical taste has shifted decidedly towards folkish stuff, thus Beth Orton. There is just something about Beth's overall package - music, lyrics, voice, etc that reaches...
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In The Blues category can't forget Billie Holiday Some are suprised that she was the origination of the song summertime later redone and sang by Janis Joplin Then they both met the same end.......
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This one has always haunted me, the struggle being out during high school http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd56iRhVzsA Magnificent all of this woman's music is beautiful...
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I love all kinds of music, except hip-hop and rap. Even there, there are a few gems worth listening to. Opera--anyone like it? I cried when Pavarotti died... I like chant, as well. good for soothing...
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OK, opera and Gregorian chants are off my favorites line-up. I am, however, listening to Joan Baez again. A Simple Twist of Fate is brilliant. And how could anyone not love Jesse? And her voice, rich...
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Cookie, I love opera, most kinds anyway including the heaveywieghts like Wagner and the lightweights of G&S. New music opera is a little discordant for my ears.
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i'd take john adams or philip glass over wagner any day, personally. however, my favourite music is more like the weakerthans, elliott smith and sleater-kinney.
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Billie Holiday blew the competition ways, with her vocal shadings .. and the way she shaved a note, often by less than an eighth. This one song of hers brings home just why the 1- Lady sang the Blues...
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