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Glen McCarthy
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Writings From the Wilderness

Note: The author here is my nephew-in-law Glen McCarthy by the ghostwriter Visit the site and enjoy the message…

Carol of the Bells (for 12 cellos) – Steven Sharp Nelson
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Carol of the Bells (for 12 cellos) – Steven Sharp Nelson

GET THE BRAND NEW ‘YOUTUBE HITS VOL. 1′ ALBUM HERE:http://www.thepianoguys.com Download this song from iTunes here:http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/christmas-cello/id396147452 Download this song from Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Cello/dp/B0045NAL2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qi… Follow us on Facebook here: http://wwww.Facebook.com/PianoGuys I love these two carols (Carol of the Bells/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen) – they were made for each other — they both capture the excitement of [...]

Irving Berlin
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God Bless America – The Song

Here Is a Real Star. Kate Smith was born and grew up in Columbia, Missouri. In early 1940, Kate Smith, a fiercely patriotic American, and the biggest star on radio, was deeply worried about her country. She asked Irving Berlin if he could give her a song that would re-ignite the spirit of American patriotism [...]

Tucker Walsh/NPR - Brandon Bailey demonstrates a distinctive approach to blues harmonica on his album, Memphis Grooves.
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Harmonica Blues With A ‘Brand’ New Beat

by NPR STAFF July 31, 2011 npr.com The harmonica is a staple of American blues, beginning with the Memphis jug bands of the 1920s. In the 1960s, blues-influenced artists like The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton brought the harmonica into the sound of mainstream rock and roll. These days, however, few young artists pick it up. Twenty-year-old Brandon Bailey [...]

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images - Labelle in the early 1970s. From left to right, Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash and Patti Labelle.
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10 Soul Songs That Let The Light In

by ANN POWERS npr.com An inky blue cloud has descended on the pop world since Amy Winehouse was discovered dead in her London home Saturday. Mourning her raw and delicate gifts, the singer-songwriter’s friends and admirers — myself included — celebrated the way she uncovered every corner of heartache. The outpouring has made for some of this [...]

Rebecca Black
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Rebecca Black – My Moment – Official Music Video

Uploaded by rebecca on Jul 18, 2011 GET THE SONG ON iTUNES NOW! http://bit.ly/mymomentitunes World Premiere Music Video for “My Moment” the new song from Rebecca Black. Follow Rebecca on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/msrebeccablack Visit the Official Website http://www.rebeccablackonline.com Become a Fan on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebecca-Black/225253837493603

Reggie's Music Joint
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Follow your ears down to the South Side

By Aaron Cohen, Special to the Tribune July 8, 2011 chicagotribune.com Reggie’s Music Joint The Reggie’s complex just east of Chinatown includes Reggie’s Rock Club — a go-to spot for punk, hip-hop and metal mavens who have yet to reach legal drinking age — and the more relaxed Reggie’s Music Joint, which will present the [...]

Wills Glasspiegel for NPR - From left to right, DJ Clent, Bobby Skillz, DJ Rashad, DJ Spinn, Gantman, Patricia from Bang the Box and Traxman in front of the Picasso statue in Chicago.
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Footwork: Chicago Dance Music With A Need For Speed

Since the mid-’90s, a style of dance and a genre of music that share the name footwork have been livening up parties and late-night public access TV in Chicago. Now footwork is reaching beyond its hometown over YouTube and through local and European music promoters. Reporter Wills Glasspiegel went to the source to talk to [...]

Beyonce Knowles
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Beyonce Performs Her New Song

May 5, 2011 CNN’s Piers Morgan has the official debut of Beyonce’s new song “God Bless the USA.” Origins of the song…

Apple is an industry leader in sales of both paid digital music and portable players.
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Musical Interludes for a Spring Day

Ambassadors of Harmony-2009 International Barbershop Chorus Champions Order the DVD with all chorus performances at www.harmonymarketplace.com or call 800-876-7464. The Barbershop Harmony Society is proud to present your 2009 International Barbershop Chorus Champions performing their uptune ‘Seventy-Six Trombones’ by Meredith Wilson and arranged by David Wright. Representing the Central States District, under the Direction of [...]

Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Smokey Robinson addresses the crowd at Thursday's White House musical event, flanked by singer John Legend (left) and Motown founder Berry Gordy.
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Motown Legends Visit White House

by ARI SHAPIRO NPR February 24, 2011 Grammy Award winner John Legend performed at the White House Thursday. It was the latest in a series of White House musical events — this one was all about Motown, in honor of Black History Month. The music was just a short coda to an hourlong music history [...]

Courtesy of Doug Seroff - The Fisk University Jubilee Quartet in 1909, from left: Alfred G. King (first bass), James A. Myers (second tenor), Noah W. Ryder (second bass) and John W. Work II (first tenor).
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At Fisk University, A Tradition Of Spirituals

by JEFF BOSSERT NPR February 26, 2011 For nearly 150 years, a largely black private university in Nashville has prided itself on its liberal arts studies and its music. Vocal ensembles at Fisk University have been there about as long as the campus itself. But the songs performed there today could have sounded very different [...]

Ludwig Von Beethoven
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Beethoven 9th – Ode to Joy

Now see the whole symphony at http://www.familyktab.com/beet9web/ or on UTube These are English words fitted into a UTube 10 minutes. It follows the video below of the “lost first 6 1/2 minutes”

Sister Rosetta Tharpe Didn’t It Rain
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Didn’t It Rain

Didn’t It Rain

Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder – For Once in my life live (YouTube)
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Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder – For Once in my life live (YouTube)

Clip of Stevie Wonder and Tony Bennett on “Tony Bennett’s American Classic.” Awesome performance!! Best Duet ever. Very moving.