Shel Talmy has died. Who?
The Who.
Talmy was an American who found his way to England and became one of the most important record producers of the 60s.
The Kinks.
The Easybeats.
Category: Music
We Shall Never Be Beatless
There is no record of Walt Disney saying anything about the Beatles. A Hard Day’s Night was released on August 12, 1964 and Disney’s Mary Poppins arrived on August 27.
I was eight when the Beatles arrived in America, and fourteen when Paul made the breakup official. Six short years, but in those years I went from being a little kid in the third grade to being an adolescent in the ninth grade.
“All of you youngsters out there,” as Ed Sullivan would say, may not even be aware of the Beatles, let alone appreciate their significance. But having lived through it and grown up with it, the effect and influence of THE BEATLES cannot be overstated.
“I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, ‘The Beatles did’.” – Kurt Vonnegut, 1997
Musical Muse Musing
George Gershwin’s “Lullaby” as presented by Van Dyke Parks.
I’m no musicologist, but Gershwin was obviously influenced by Ravel. “Lullaby” is even the same length as this piece that I featured here recently.
World Music Tour
Comfort Mood
MeTV Music for pleasurable nighttime oldies radio listening. (Regular programming during the day.)
Orange is the New Green
The Orange Manalishi invades our dreams and controls our destiny.
Doesn’t Biden have Presidential Executive Authority Immunity until January 20? He should use it to do nasty things to his enemies, because we know that’s what Trump is going to do.