. . . “Sister Susie sitting on a thistle.” 😂

I went to a private school as a child. It was small…the year I graduated there were only 54 students in the entire school…2 in my graduating class…myself, and Tommy Hicks. The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades were all in the same classroom. It was the homeroom of Mrs. Hopewell, our math teacher […]

“The Greatest Love of All” is a song written by Michael Masser, who composed the music, and Linda Creed, who wrote the lyrics. It was originally recorded in 1977 by George Benson, who made the song a substantial hit, peaking at number two on the US Hot Soul Singles chart that year, the first R&B chart top-ten hit for Arista Records. […]

. . His music leaves imprints upon our hearts… John Denver, then a relatively unknown 23-year old musician in the Los Angeles folk scene, wrote the song during a layover at Washington National Airport in 1966. In one of his BBC Radio specials, Denver said about the song: This is a very personal and very special song for me. […]

The absolute best rendition of this song. No one sang this like Jim. What a voice. May God rest his soul. From 1965 to 2024, The Impossible Dream has been recorded by many artists, but this version is probably my favorite…

. . “Save the Last Dance for Me” is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including Tommy Leonetti, the DeFranco Family, Dolly Parton, and Michael Bublé. In a 1990 interview, songwriter Doc Pomus tells the story of the song being […]

The song was composed in 1967 by Chip Taylor, who said of it: “I wrote ‘Angel of the Morning’ after hearing the Rolling Stones song ‘Ruby Tuesday‘ on the car radio when I was driving into New York City. I wanted to capture that kind of passion.” “Angel of the Morning” was originally offered to Connie Francis, but she […]

. “Elusive Butterfly” is a popular song written by Bob Lind, released as a single in December 1965, which reached number 5 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the adult contemporary chart in the spring of 1966.  It also reached number 5 in the UK, after entering the charts on 19 February 1966, remaining there for five weeks.  In Australia, Lind’s […]

. . “Mr. Tambourine Man” was written and composed in early 1964, at the same approximate time as “Chimes of Freedom“, which Dylan recorded later that spring for his album Another Side of Bob Dylan.  Dylan began writing and composing “Mr. Tambourine Man” in February 1964, after attending Mardi Gras in New Orleans during a cross-country road trip with […]