The tone is of course very happy and sweet and lovely, the countryside, nature, small child, music, all very nice things. But let’s pay special attention to some things in the poem, particularly the child asks: “Pipe a song about a Lamb ”. Why would a child asks this? Maybe beca...
Repertoire of songs Over the last 28 years Chris has taught almost 900 songs. Here is a list of many of them.Updated: 22 November 2024 "It's the best one day workshop I've been to. Perfect song choice, not only with the variety of styles, but with the difficulty levels ranging ...
When 28 undocumented Mexican workers were killed in a plane crash in 1948, the newspaper reports failed to mention any of them by name. Instead, the victims were referred to as “deportees.” That was until they were memorialized by Woodie Guthrie in his song “Plane Wreck at Los Gatos ...
From the wiki: “‘Travelin’ Blues’ was written by Jimmie Rodgers and Shelly Lee Alley, and first performed by Rodgers, often referred to as the ‘Father of Country Music’. The song showcases Rodgers’ unique blend of country, blues, and folk influences, coupled with his distinctive yode...
For a guy with a rather impressive dating track record, Prince had a tremendous capacity for dredging up romantic resentment. It’s not a terribly complicated song. The chorus states that “you need another lover like you need a hole in your head” (truncated in the title by Prince because...
With only 11 dates, Wonder’s Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart tour is aimed primarily at swing states in the weeks leading up to the presidential election. Flanked by his son and daughter – both of whom were in the band – Wonder took the stage and proclaimed ...
“The reason I am climbing on this slippery soapbox called “freedom” today is because I’m being given a presidential medal by that name—an honor I’m receiving mainly for the work of others, among them my bandmates and our fellow activists—and it’s got me thinking again about the...
When people in the countryside moved to towns and cities to look for work they took their music with them.Country music continued to change and became popular across America. John Denver was one of America’s most famous country singers in the 1970s.His song “Take Me home Country Roads”...
For instance, Bob Dylan once said in an interview that ‘As I look back on it now, I am surprised that I came up with so many of them [talking about his early songs]. At the time it seemed like a natural thing to do. Now I can look back and see that I must have written ...
The former provided a gorgeous preview of the LP’s slower, more introspective moments, while the latter etched its name in the Billboard history books almost immediately. With “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Beyoncé became both the first Black woman to top Hot Country Songs and the first Black woman...