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Monthly Archives: July 2012
My Mistresses
Within the last year I’ve traveled to both Memphis and New Orleans, the cities I refer to as “My Mistresses.” Although I have performed music in both places, when I “play Memphis” or “play New Orleans,” I really do “play,” … Continue reading
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Tagged best of times, Jackson, Memphis, Mississippi, mistress, music, New Orleans, river, song, South, southern, worst of times
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VSA TN – Roll Down the River on the Cumberland Queen (Video Link included)
Vision, strength and artistic expression. Each was abundant during VSA TN’s 2012 Art Institute at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee as people of all ages gathered to create, learn and then display their accomplishments. VSA TN offers those … Continue reading
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Tagged Cumberland, Gallatin, John Hartford, Les Kerr, music, Nashville, Nick Nixon, river, riverboat, song, Stephen Foster, students, Tammy Vice, Tennessee, Vol State, VSA, VSA TN
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Singing Grandma’s Feather Bed with Jim Connor
Jim Connor first came in to my consciousness because I was a John Denver fan when I was in high school. I was a young guitarist with a growing interest in songwriting. I studiously read the composers’ names in parentheses … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Alabama, banjo, Bluebird Cafe, Douglas Corner Cafe, Grandma's Feather Bed, guitar, Hohenwald, Jim Connor, John Denver, Kingston Trio, Les Kerr, Linda Ronstadt, Mobile, music, Nashville, Neil Young, Tennessee
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Right here on your AM radio dial!
Recently, I drove from Linden, Tennessee to Nashville between 10:00pm and about 11:30pm and as I do often at night, I scanned the AM radio band. Through the magic of amplitude modulation (hence “A.M.”), I heard live humans speaking from … Continue reading
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Tagged Elvis, Ernie Ashworth, Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams, Jackson, KAAY, KWKH, Louisiana Hayride, mississippi gulf coast, music, New Orleans, Pascagoula, radio, radio stations, Roy Acuff, WHO AM, WLAC, WSM, WTIX, WWL, Zager and Evans
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Tis better to gift?
I love words. As a writer of words with music and words not attached to music, I’m indebted to them professionally. As a person who talks to others, I also find words to be very useful, as all talkers do. … Continue reading
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Tagged Cole Porter, Dolly Parton, Eminem, gift, give, grammar, Johnny Cash, Les Kerr, Shel Silverstein, words
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Les Kerr's Liner Notes 