For here, am I sitting in a tin can
Far, above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do
David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, England, into a working-class family whose modest circumstances belied the creative intensity that would define his life. His father, Haywood Stenton Jones, worked in promotions for a children’s charity, while his mother, Margaret Mary Burns,
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite Keyboard players. See if you agree with any of these!
Keith Emerson was a groundbreaking British keyboardist and composer, best known as a founding member of the progressive rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP). Renowned for his virtuosic technique, Emerson merged classical music with rock in innovative ways,
These are songs that contain “U.F.O.” in their lyrics.
“Out the Blue” is a heartfelt ballad by John Lennon, written solely by him and released on his 1973 album Mind Games. The song is widely interpreted as a tribute to Yoko Ono, celebrating the unexpected and redemptive power of love after a period of emotional turmoil. Musically, it starts softly with acoustic guitar
Songs that contain the phrase “You and I” in the lyrics.
“Fall” by Ed Sheeran is a heartfelt love song from his 2010 EP Songs I Wrote with Amy. Written by Ed Sheeran, it explores the vulnerabilities and joys of falling in love, emphasizing the need for mutual commitment and emotional risk. Lyrics like “Would you fall too?” highlight the longing for reciprocation and reassurance in a relationship.
The reason I worked so well with them [The Smothers Brothers] was that [like them] I had been a folksinger and I knew about 300 folk songs – Mason Williams
As a record collector, I went out and hunted down a lot of my favorites but obviously came nowhere near getting them all. These are some of the favorites that I didn’t own at the time.
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy, I said “Be careful, his bowtie is really a camera”
“America” is a song by Simon & Garfunkel, the iconic folk rock duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. It’s featured as the centerpiece track on their fourth studio album, “Bookends,” which was released in 1968.
Soon, oh soon the light,
Pass within and soothe this endless night
And wait here for you, Our reason to be here.
Relayer was the first Yes album I owned. I took it to high school and we enjoyed it there in Mr. Thomas’ Social Studies office where I was an aide. I’m not 100% sure but I believe the album art attracted me to the purchase. It is artwork by Roger Dean who drew many Yes covers and the “Yes” logo itself. I have inducted Yes into my Music Hall of Fame.
Synthesizers generate audio through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis, and frequency modulation synthesis.
The RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer was the first programmable electronic synthesizer that was the size of a room and contained hundreds of vacuum tubes. Robert Moog would use recently available silicon transistors.
An Evening of Yes Music Plus is a recording of the group’s concert at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, on September 9, 1989 that was originally broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour radio program.
