by Sam Grosby | Aug 29, 2017 | Song of the Day
Today’s selection comes from Ted Hearne’s 2015 composition Coloring Book. He describes the work as such: “I set the words of three great black American writers of different generations (Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Claudia Rankine) in texts...
by Sam Grosby | Aug 28, 2017 | Song of the Day
This week has been a wonderful and necessary time for reflection in Orient, NY. The past 7 months have been a challenging time for many of us as we have seen the people whose job it is to unite our country make one polarizing speech after another. We have begun to...
by Joseph Kaiser | Aug 18, 2017 | Song of the Day
The one and only time I’ve ever enjoyed (let alone paid attention to) NYC taxi cab t.v. was I saw a clip of this song last December. “On the outside, always looking in, will I ever be more than I’ve always been?” As artists, we’ve all...
by Joseph Kaiser | Aug 17, 2017 | Song of the Day
With all due respect to the song I was planning to post, Alison Krauss’ beautiful rendition of the Beatles “I Will,” I felt compelled to instead share Marvin Gaye’s 1971 chart-topper, due to the events of this past week (and month, and...
by Joseph Kaiser | Aug 16, 2017 | Song of the Day
Sheer perfection. All I ever wanted as a singer was to have even 50% of her breath control.
by Joseph Kaiser | Aug 15, 2017 | Song of the Day
I’ve now spent equal time on this planet with my father as I have without him. I don’t even know if he liked this song. But since he’s been gone, these lyrics have always reminded me of his tenderness, his love of music, and his unfulfilled...
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