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Eydie Gormé (also spelled Gorme) August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013 was an American singer who performed solo as well as with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in popular ballads and swing. She earned numerous awards, including a Grammy and an Emmy. She retired in 2009, and is survived by Lawrence who continues to perform as a solo act.
Gormé was born as Edith Gormezano (census sources indicate Edith Garmezano) in The Bronx, New York in 1928, the daughter of Fortuna and Nessim Garmezano. Her father was a tailor. She was a cousin of singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka. Her parents were Sephardic Jewish immigrants, her father from Sicily and her mother from Turkey.
She graduated from William Howard Taft High School in 1946 with Stanley Kubrick in her class.
Gorme worked for the United Nations as an interpreter, using her fluency in the Ladino and Spanish languages, while singing on Ken Greenglass’ band during the weekends.
In 1953, Gormé made her first television appearance, and met her future husband, when she and singer Steve Lawrence were booked to the original The Tonight Show, hosted by Steve Allen.
In 1958, they starred together in The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show, a summer replacement for the Tonight Show.
During the 1970s, the two made guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with either Eydie appearing as the guest and going into her song with Steve suddenly coming out from backstage and joining her, or the other way around.
Gormé and Lawrence were married in Las Vegas on December 29, 1957. They became famous on stage for their banter, which usually involved tart, yet affectionate, and sometimes bawdy, references to their married life, which remained a feature of their live act. They had two sons. In 1995, Gormé and Lawrence were honored for their lifetime contribution to music by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Gormé died on August 10, 2013, six days shy of her 85th birthday, at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas following a brief, undisclosed illness. Her husband, Steve Lawrence, was at her bedside, along with their surviving son, David. She is also survived by her granddaughter.
“Eydie has been my partner on stage and in my life for more than 55 years. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time.” – Steve Lawrence after her death.
Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eydie_Gorm%C3%A9
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If you know country music and are familiar with the kind of songs we’re hearing on the radio these days, you will realize the first time they listen to “Two Lanes of Freedom”, that this CD has staying power. In addition to the ones already released as singles, there are several more songs on the track list that will make good singles for Tim. The songs you will hear on this CD include the title track, “Two Lanes of Freedom”, “Friend of a Friend”, “Southern Girl”, “Truck Yeah”, “Nashville Without You”, “Book of John”, “Mexicoma”, “Number 37105”, “It’s Your World”, and “Highway Don’t Care”. The deluxe version of the album also includes the songs “Tinted Windows”, “Let Me Love It Out of You”, “Truck Yeah” (live version), and “Annie I Owe You a Dance”. Tim’s music has changed over the years, but this album has just enough mention of fun and young love to take you back to the days when he put “Just to See You Smile”, “I Like It I Love It”, and “Something Like That” at the top of the charts. While his music has gone through some changes, his vocals haven’t. He’s always had a calming voice, and his fans are still hearing the sounds that drew them to his concerts decades ago. One of my personal favorites is “A Friend of a Friend”. I’m not sure if that is one of the ones he will ever release as a single, but I think he should. This song is slow, and pretty much tells us everything Tim’s old girlfriend is doing, the way Tim heard it from a ‘friend of a friend.’ Tim McGraw has always been good at telling stories with his songs. He continues that tradition with the songs on his “Two Lanes of Freedom” album. “Nashville Without You” is a little too fast to be called a slow song, and a little too slow to be called a fast song. The song, written by Kyle Jacobs (Kellie Pickler’s husband), Joe Leathers and Ruston Kelly, perfectly describes what Nashville would be like without that someone you want there with you. This is definitely another one of my favorites on this album. I definitely like the sound of “Mexicoma”, written by James T. Slater, and Brad and Brett Warren. It is one of those songs that just makes you feel good. It’s uptempo, and even though it is one of those songs about someone walking out of your life and you turning to a bottle of something with a high alcohol content, at a beach front watering hole, Tim manages to make it a fun song to listen to. Most of today’s country artists bill themselves as singer/songwriter. Time, however, seems to be content with singing what others have written. He did not write, or co-write, any of the songs on this album. Josh Kear is one of the writers on the song “Friend of a Friend”. The other two who helped write that song are Mark Irwin and Andrew Dorff. Josh also co-wrote “tinted Windows” and “Highway Don’t Care.” In addition to his 12 studio albums, Tim has also released eight additional albums, with include Greatest Hits, Collector’s Editions, and a Tim McGraw & Friends album. Tim’s fans probably have every album he released, and I’m sure they will want to add this one to their collection. Want to become more countrified? Check out: www.CountrysChatter.com
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Nevertheless, why does this assignment need to be handled in this manner? Has the project I have been listening to for the past weeks rubbed off on me? Or, as I suspect, will paper and pen make it easier to follow my ramblings through the inevitable editing process necessary when the time comes to finally convey my thoughts to the laptop about this simple yet profoundly complex project that Peter Rowan has compiled. “The Old School” is a wonderfully entertaining project in which Mr. Rowan gives listeners ten original songs, one traditional song with his personalized stellar arrangement, and for those purchasing the CD, a bonus track…a reprise of the title cut, featuring Eddie Stubbs. For this project, Rowan and producer Alison Brown, have brought together artists that, aside from being a Who’s Who of Bluegrass’ Old School in their own right, have paved the way for, and continue to be, the inspiration for many Bluegrass artists today. In the opening song, and title track, Rowan gives us the two simple rules of The Old School: pick it clean and play it true. These two rules set the tone for the remainder of the project. Listeners will be hard-pressed to find anyone straying from these rules. Another testament to the talent of Rowan’s songwriting ability is that you can picture Rowan and his fellow artists living the things he writes about in this track. Experiencing life and paying their dues in those formative years of the music that we all hold so dear. These two rules are what create the simple and yet complex undertones of this project. Upon first hearing a song, one thinks Rowan has written a nice quaint melody. Then the song beckons you to listen again and you hear the subtle chord or the lyric that catches your attention and begs to be heard again. In an industry where song selection is so vital, Rowan proves through his choice of putting these songs into “The Old School” that he is the Head Master. While every song on this project made me smile, perhaps none more so, than Rowan’s touching and heartfelt tribute, “Doc Watson Morning”… To read the complete review please click HERE:
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Listen to Ray Charles’s song “Georgia On My Mind” here:
The influences upon his music were mainly jazz, blues, rhythm and blues and country artists of the day such as Art Tatum, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, Charles Brown, and Louis Armstrong. His playing reflected influences from country blues, barrelhouse and stride piano styles. Rolling Stone ranked Charles number ten on their list of “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” in 2004, and number On March 15, 1961, not long after releasing the hit song “Georgia on My Mind” (1960), Charles (born in Albany, Georgia) was scheduled to perform for a dance at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia. However, he cancelled after learning from students of Paine College that the larger auditorium dance floor would be restricted to whites, while blacks would be obligated to sit in the Music Hall balcony; he immediately left town after letting the public know why he wouldn’t be performing. The promoter sued Charles for breach of contract, Charles was fined $757 in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on June 14, 1962 and, according to the biopic Ray (2004), Charles was banned from performing thereafter in Georgia, although this later was reported to be a Hollywood embellishment—Charles was, in fact, never banned from Georgia. However, Charles performed again at a desegregrated Bell Auditorium concert the following year with his backup group, The Raelettes, on October 23, 1963.
On December 7, 2007, Ray Charles Plaza was opened in Albany, Georgia, with a revolving, lighted bronze sculpture of Charles seated at a piano. Ray Charles Robinson was the son of Aretha (Williams) Robinson, a sharecropper, and Bailey Robinson, a railroad repair man, mechanic and handyman. Aretha was a devout Christian and the family attended the New Shiloh Baptist Church. When Ray was an infant, his family moved from Albany, Georgia, where he was born, to the poor black community on the western side of Greenville, Florida. In his early years, Charles showed a curiosity for mechanical things and he often watched the neighborhood men working on their cars and farm machinery. His musical curiosity was sparked at Mr. Wiley Pit’s Red Wing Cafe when Pit played boogie woogie on an old upright piano. Pit would care for George, Ray’s brother, so as to take the burden off Aretha. However, George drowned in Aretha’s laundry tub when he was four years old. After witnessing the death of his brother, Ray would feel an overwhelming sense of guilt later on in life. Charles started to lose his sight at the age of five and went completely blind by the age of seven, apparently Charles played chess using a special board with holes for the pieces and raised squares. Charles referred to Willie Nelson as “my chess partner” in a 1991 concert. In 2002, he played and lost to American Grandmaster and former U.S. Champion Larry Evans. His final album, Genius Loves Company, released two months after his death, consists of duets with various admirers and contemporaries: B.B. King, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, James Taylor, Gladys Knight, Michael McDonald, Natalie Cole, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Norah Jones, and Johnny Mathis. The album won eight Grammy Awards, including Two more posthumous albums, Genius & Friends (2005) and Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006), were Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles
Music Charts Magazine Presents – “NEW DISCOVERY” – “Kristi Miller” – for the month of August 2013. Looking for some “New” music to add to your player and can’t find anything that blows you away? Check out this Music Charts Magazine “NEW DISCOVERY” Interview with “Kristi Miller” and be prepared to be excited knowing there is still 100% awesome music out there that you still have not heard. After you listen to this great interview showing you the ins and outs of Kristi Miller ( a girl that hails from the Great State of Kentucky ), we are sure you will be glad you found this “New Discovery” to add to your music playlist. For booking, interviews, or just to say Hi! Contact Kristi Miller at her website: www.KristiMiller.netMusic Charts Magazine proudly presents “NEW DISCOVERY” for the month of August 2013 “Kristi Miller“ LISTEN To “NEW DISCOVERY” Interview with Kristi Miller HERE: Music Charts Magazine Present “New Discovery” Kristi Miller – Interview by Big Al Weekley
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  Coming Soon – only to MusicChartsMagazine.com – we will show you, the reader, the listener, the true blooded music fans.. Proof without any reasonable doubt.. that for a Fact.. There Does Exist.. A Tennessee Bird Walk.Coming soon: The Tennessee Bird Walk Discoverers get on the phone with the staff here at Music Charts Magazine and tell us
 their story on how they discovered these birds that are walking “all over Tennessee”,,,  This interview will be audio as are our other interviews and we just know this is one interview you will want to hear. If your looking for a hot vacation spot please visit Tennessee and you never know.. maybe you will run into a Tennessee walking bird or one of these Tennessee Bird Walk Discoverers as you never know where they will be next??? Find out more about the Tennessee Bird Walk Coming soon to www.MusicChartsMagazine.com. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Friday, July 19, 2013) – Country singer/songwriter Chuck Wicks will debut his brand new music video for “Salt Life” today on CMT Pure, CMT Mobile and CMT.com. The exclusive premiere was directed by Marcel Chagnon and shot in Destin, Fla. The video can be viewed here. “Salt life” is the first single from Wicks’ EP Rough, released in April. Wicks partnered with the ocean lifestyle brand, Salt Life, to give 20,000 fans a complimentary copy of Rough with their purchase of Salt Life branded products.
“Salt Life is the ultimate lifestyle! I’ve lived it since I was a kid growing up near Dewey Beach in Delaware every Summer,” says Wicks. “I believe we captured the love for summertime, beach, fishing and just plain having a good time with this video and song.”
Wicks is also a co-host of Cumulus’ “America’s Morning Show” on New York City’s NASH FM 94.7 alongside Blair
 Garner, Terri Clark, Sunny Sweeney and Lee Ann Womack. The show airs live from Nashville from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET every weekday. For more information, please visit www.chuckwicks.com. Follow him on Facebook @ChuckWicks and on Twitter @ChuckWicksMusic.
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