As I look back at my life I can see the pieces that have come together to make me who I am today. Elizabeth Warren is correct in a message whose content was also reiterated by President Obama: None of us got here by ourselves.
Music and lyrics are most influential. I feel fortunate to have been raised in an era of ballads with lyrics that celebrated life and could talk about what we all deal with in relationships. It was gentle music as was the Irving Berlin song written in the 30s, Blue Skies.
However in the 50s, after Dave Brubeck changed ballads to make them more exciting, marrying classical training with jazz, we heard: Dave Brubeck's Take Five
It cannot be said that the music was dull or as musicians' of that era would have called B-flat.
Musician's were making uplifting, hopeful music not the desolate, hateful, depressing rap that kids are forced to express today. Our music is and has been a real sociological study of times and will continue to be, I guess. I suppose all music is innovative but it also reflects the state of mind of our people. Despite the Korean War, we were happier then.
Music and lyrics are most influential. I feel fortunate to have been raised in an era of ballads with lyrics that celebrated life and could talk about what we all deal with in relationships. It was gentle music as was the Irving Berlin song written in the 30s, Blue Skies.
It cannot be said that the music was dull or as musicians' of that era would have called B-flat.
Musician's were making uplifting, hopeful music not the desolate, hateful, depressing rap that kids are forced to express today. Our music is and has been a real sociological study of times and will continue to be, I guess. I suppose all music is innovative but it also reflects the state of mind of our people. Despite the Korean War, we were happier then.
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