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April 10: I Heard It Through the Grapevine was recorded by Marvin Gaye in 1967
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April 9: Carl Perkins Birthday
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| Paul McCartney with Carl Perkins: My Old Friend [Rare documentary] 1993 (45min): |
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April 8: Elvis Presley – “Elvis is Back!” (1960)
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April 07: The late Billie Holiday was born in 1915 – 100 years ago
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The first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues, Billie Holiday changed the art of American pop vocals forever. ~John Bush (allmusic.com) |
| The Billie Holiday Story – BBC Documentary (56min) |
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April 07: The late Billie Holiday was born in 1915
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April 06: Merle Haggard was born in 1937 Happy Birthday
April 06: Merle Haggard was born in 1937 Happy Birthday
“By the time you get close to the answers, it’s nearly all over.”
– Merle Haggard
The first time we met is a favorite memory of mine.
They say time changes all it pertains to
But your memory is stronger than time.
I guess everything does change except what you choose to recall.
Wikipedia:
Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music song writer, singer, guitarist, fiddler, and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of the same era.
My Favorite Memory:
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