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Sherry’s Cherries: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Transferance Blog

I was 19 years old and a student at New York University. One day while walking on 8th Street, I came across a record store (remember those?). That’s when I discovered Carmen McRae and I fell in love with her music. When I was older and CDs came out, I tried to buy a CD of Carmen’s album, Second to ... Read More »

Long Away and Far Away: Big Band Era 30s & 40s

The Boutonniere

My generation was the one of the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Moody Blues, etc. I love that music and have a lot of it, but my heart belongs to the generation that came before me. I love the movie musicals from the 1930s and I also love the big band era. When I think of this music I ... Read More »

Moonlight Feels Right

Sunset

Moonlight always feels right to me because I am a night person. When the sun goes down, I go up. The best part of my day is night. In my art room, my spirits soar while listening to this music. So, on the next Sherry’s Cherries, we are going a little “beyond” into the world of light rock of the ... Read More »

Sherry’s Cherries: TV Soundtracks – Way Back When

Castor Feature

Way back . . . when I was a child I fell in love with TV themes. Wagon Train was on every Wednesday night and I so looked forward to the show and the theme song. Robert Horton, who played Flint McCullough, was the lookout for the wagon train and I remember thinking “golly, he’s cute”, and I was only ... Read More »

Happy Halloween: Tribute to Alan Parsons & Others

Alan Parsons Tribute Post

Witches, goblins and Jack-o’-lanterns bright!  On October 31st, Movies Broadway Singers and Beyond will pay tribute to Halloween! Monday, October 31st 1pm Eastern / 10am Pacific Time & 9pm Eastern / 6pm Pacific Time We will play some movie soundtracks that are definitely scary and we will play a lot of music from the extraordinary engineer, song writer, musician and ... Read More »

George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythms

George & Ira Gershwin Working

Some people are gifted with long, happy lives.  Some are just gifted with long lives, the happiness being questionable.  Some people are given short lives, but with the kinds of gifts that are given to very few.  Such was the life of George Gershwin.  When I was 10 years old, I was asked to do a report on one of ... Read More »

Music and Art: Art and Music

Music and Art

Music and art.  Art and music.  For me, the two are closely intertwined. Right now, as I write this, I am listening to the sound track to Defending Your Life. In the 1950’s and early 1960’s, divorce wasn’t as common as it is today. I grew up an only child of a divorced single mother. I would always hear whispers, ... Read More »

Basia and Swing Out Sister

Basia

What do Basia and Swing Out Sister have in common?  They both have made some of the most beautiful music in the world.  Basia is a singer, song writer and record producer.  Her Latin flavored jazz music was so successful that she was also able to cross over into the pop music world.  Basia’s vocal range spans three octaves and ... Read More »

Classic and Classical

Classic and Classical

Many years ago, I had a favorite program, Our World, with Linda Ellerbee and Ray Gandolf. One night there was an episode about Sir Edmund Hillary and his ascent up Mount Everest. In the background they played the most gorgeous music. I said to myself, “I know that.” I mean I did and I didn’t. I had heard the music ... Read More »

That Certain Feeling

Certain Feeling paradise

My collection of music is large . . .  very large.  Every now and then I listen to a song that I haven’t heard in some time and I get that certain feeling.  I’m in paradise again.  I can forget everyday problems.  I am transported.  Sometimes I haven’t heard that song in many months and all of a sudden it ... Read More »

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