Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1985
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The Music of My Life – 1983
Welcome back to The Music of My Life, where I feature ten songs from each year of my life. In most cases, the ten songs I choose will be ones I like personally (unless I explain otherwise). The songs will be selected from Billboard’s Year-end Hot 100 Chart, Acclaimed Music, and will all be released … Continue reading The Music of My Life – 1983
Turntable Talk #28 – Musical Road Map
Welcome to my submission for A Sound Day's monthly feature - Turntable Talk, hosted by Dave Ruch. This is the 28th installment of this feature and I've had the pleasure of writing since for it since the beginning. His topics each month are always something that I look forward to writing about. This month his … Continue reading Turntable Talk #28 – Musical Road Map
Turntable Talk #25 – A Novel Idea For a Song
It's time once again for another submission of Dave Ruch's Turntable Talk hosted by A Sound Day. Every month he presents our musical blogging community with a musical topic and I have been lucky enough to have participated in every one of them. This month's topic was difficult for me, because there were just SO … Continue reading Turntable Talk #25 – A Novel Idea For a Song
Turntable Talk #24 – This Woman’s Work
For two solid years Dave Ruch from A Sound Day has been hosting a monthly feature called "Turntable Talk." Each month he provides a topic to me and other musical bloggers to write about. I have been honored to have participated in every one of them. Each of the participants look forward to not only … Continue reading Turntable Talk #24 – This Woman’s Work
Tune Tuesday: Hallelujah I Love Her So
Yesterday, my Turntable Talk was about the Blues Brothers Soundtrack. Ray Charles is featured on there with his version of Shake a Tailfeather. Also yesterday, my buddy Max from the Power Pop Blog (powerpop.blog) posted about Ray's version of What'd I Say. That got me in a Ray Charles mood and I was surprised that … Continue reading Tune Tuesday: Hallelujah I Love Her So
Turntable Talk #23 – The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Once again, Dave Ruch from A Sound Day has offered up a gem of a topic for his monthly Turntable Talk feature! This month it is a topic that I have been hoping he'd get around to. Per his instructions: "This time around, let's look for THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES ! Pick a great movie soundtrack … Continue reading Turntable Talk #23 – The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Finally! The Weekend.
It is Groundhog Day. The above critter is not a groundhog, I realize. Perhaps, I should have posted an appropriate groundhog picture? Hold on a sec .... .... Ok, I'm back. I have one. You're welcome. The kids each got to enjoy a special day today. Andrew got to spend the day at Nana's house and Ella got to go … Continue reading Finally! The Weekend.
Turntable Talk 22 – Instrumental In Their Success
They say "out with the old and in with the new," but I'm glad that an old feature continues! I am, of course, talking about Turntable Talk hosted by Dave Ruch from A Sound Day. For 22 months, he has proposed various musical topics for our group of music lovers to write about. Not only do I love … Continue reading Turntable Talk 22 – Instrumental In Their Success
Turntable Talk 21 – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Once again, Dave Ruch from A Sound Day has offered up an interesting topic for this month's Turntable Talk. I see it as being a way for each of us writers to offer you a bit of ourselves. I mean, any time I write something, it usually has something that gives the reader a glimpse … Continue reading Turntable Talk 21 – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 