The Goree Girls: The Story Behind the Best Prison Band in Texas History BY BOBBIE JEAN SAWYER 6 MONTHS Photobucket/Blulyzrd In the 1940s, the Goree All Girl String Band was one of the most popular all-female country and western groups in America. The eight-piece band was flooded with fan letters filled with breathless admiration and marriage proposals. … Continue reading THE GOREE GIRLS
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Shine On, Harvest Moon
"Shine on, Harvest Moon" is a popular early-1900s song credited to the married vaudeville team Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It was one of a series of Moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was debuted by Bayes and Norworth in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1908 to great acclaim. It became a pop standard and continues to be performed and recorded even in … Continue reading Shine On, Harvest Moon
BLESSING OF NATURE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeAp1fPt8Eg Blessing of Nature Olga PodluzhnayaIgazi misztikus Khomus-Transz! Olga Podluzhnaya Uutai Live Concert Olga is a virtuoso on the jaw harp. Contact her: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCASX7Zr6-lm5ZUywcSxAdDQ/feed http://www.farfrommoscow.com/artists/olga-podluzhnaya.html Olga Podluzhnaya, an expert performer on the xomus (or "khomus"), a traditional jaw harp. Having passed through a classical musical education while young, Podluzhnaya started to attend xomus lessons. … Continue reading BLESSING OF NATURE
WE THE LIVING
Lest we forget, we are the survivors. We did not die horribly that sad September day. This song celebrates us, the survivors, while remembering those who perished in such a horrid manner. WE THE LIVING (words and music by Kenneth Harper Finton) © 2007 HT MUSIC On a clear September morning, it happened without warning: two … Continue reading WE THE LIVING
The Meaning of American Pie by Don McLean
Uploaded on Oct 16, 2011 American Pie (1971) is a cryptic song by Don McLean that starts on the death of Buddy Holly in an airplane crash in February, 3rd 1959, the day the music died.. We have listened to the words to "American Pie" for many years. If you thought you understood everything that … Continue reading The Meaning of American Pie by Don McLean
Terry Fator: “Ain’t No Sunshine When I’m Gone”
Terry Fator was the second season winner of America's Got Talent. He has done "At Last" also. No one knows soul like his friend, Julius. Here he is with the great Bill Withers’ classic “Ain’t No Sunshine”. Take a look and if you like, please share it with friends. Thanks!
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