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Post by bernard on Nov 23, 2008 3:22:29 GMT -5
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Post by bernard on Nov 23, 2008 3:17:26 GMT -5
November 23, 2008 Who should be in the Hall? By RICK de YAMPERT Entertainment Writer Who should be the first inductees into an American Music Hall of Fame? How do you choose an inaugural class of, say, five music artists among W.C. Handy, Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, Hank Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Bessie Smith, Aaron Copland, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Marian Anderson, Johnny Cash and . . .? This music critic's choice for the one indispensable inaugural inductee: Jimi Hendrix. Whatever the criteria for membership may be -- American birth, genius in composition and performance, "embodying" the American spirit, technical prowess on an instrument, redefining American art and culture -- Hendrix will personify them. The Seattle-born artist cast voodoo over his electric guitar's six strings and returned with achingly poetic ballads ("Wind Cries Mary," "Castles Made of Sand") and mutant soundscapes utterly unlike anything previously heard in this universe ("Are You Experienced?," "Third Stone From the Sun"). And Jimi reached deep into the dark soul of America and conjured the most stunning version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" ever experienced. Any such hall of fame also must recognize the lesser-known artists and others who have made American music what it is. Among them: · Native American flute player R. Carlos Nakai. Of Navajo-Ute heritage, Nakai not only has revived the music traditions of America's native peoples, but he's also taken those traditions and fused them with classical, jazz and world music. · John and Alan Lomax. In the 1930s and '40s, this father and son traversed this land, especially the southern states, to make more than 10,000 field recordings of blues, children's songs, cowboy songs, fiddle tunes, field hollers, lullabies, folk tunes, spirituals and more. · Les Paul. When Paul created "the Log" in 1941, he didn't invent the electric guitar -- but he did create the solid-body electric guitar that made rock 'n' roll possible. rick.deyampert@news-jrnl.com www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/EastVolusia/evlHEAD03112308.htm
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Post by bernard on Nov 18, 2008 3:41:11 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Lisa
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Post by bernard on Nov 18, 2008 3:37:53 GMT -5
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Post by bernard on Nov 13, 2008 2:53:52 GMT -5
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Post by bernard on Nov 12, 2008 17:07:43 GMT -5
I am informed that at this time ( November 12th ) there is not yet confirmation that there will be a Patsy Cline show in the Crighton Theatre calendar in February The theatre confirms this on their website. www.crightontheatre.org/Calendar.htmIn a phone call to the theatre it was learnt that they hope to have the show but as yet this is not confirmed. As soon as it is it will be on the theatre website.
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Post by bernard on Nov 8, 2008 4:05:47 GMT -5
hamptonroads.com/2008/11/katie-couric-tom-wolfe-selected-virginia-beach-honorBy Lon Wagner The Virginian-Pilot © November 6, 2008 VIRGINIA BEACH Two people who are still living have been selected to join the Virginia Legends Walk, a monument near the Oceanfront that honors great Virginians. Katie Couric, anchor of the CBS Evening News, and Tom Wolfe, author of “The Right Stuff" and “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” were joined by the late William Styron as 2008 inductees. To be chosen, a person has to receive the vote of at least half the ballots, which are sent to university presidents, newspaper editors, history professors and librarians across Virginia. Styron, who won the Pulitzer Prize for literature for his “The Confessions of Nat Turner” in 1968, got nearly 52 percent of the votes and Wolfe and Couric got 50 percent each. A racehorse, Triple Crown winner Secretariat, and The Statler Brothers of Staunton narrowly missed being chosen. Honorees for the Legends Walk include Arthur Ashe, Pearl Bailey, Patsy Cline, Douglas MacArthur, Edgar Allan Poe and eight U.S. presidents.
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Post by bernard on Nov 8, 2008 3:50:34 GMT -5
www.theatreport.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4596&forum=1&pos... STAGE RIGHT needs a Patsy Cline! Can you look and sing like Patsy Cline? If so, we need you! Performance dates are Feb. 13-28, 2009 at the Crighton Theatre in Conroe, TX. The representatives of the Patsy Cline Estate retains approval over casting/design elements/marketing materials. Notably, the Patsy Cline Estate must approve all actresses portraying Patsy as well as the 'look' (sets and costumes) for the show. For the performer playing Patsy we would need either a DVD or CD of you performing the following 3 songs: Walkin’ After Midnight, Crazy and I Fall to Pieces, with a full a picture and resume. Please forward all materials to STAGE RIGHT 6700 Woodlands Pkwy Suite 230-114 Spring, TX 77382 Alternately if you have the materials electronically you can send them to info@stage-right.org.
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Post by bernard on Oct 31, 2008 2:50:51 GMT -5
www.countryweekly.com/marty_stuart/scoop/3409Marty Stuart Exhibit Opens at Rock Hall Marty Stuart’s exhibit, Sparkle & Twang: Marty Stuart’s American Musical Odyssey, opens at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 30. The exhibit focuses on a collection of performance costumes, vintage photos, instruments and other artifacts, compiled by Marty himself. The exhibit first opened in Nashville in 2007. It will remain at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame until March 1, 2009. “I greatly admire the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and am a frequent visitor,” says Marty. “My collection is primarily based around country music. However, as a collector, I’ve always kept in mind what I’ve witnessed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We all contribute to each other’s story.” The collection includes outfits worn by such stars as Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, along with Hank Williams’ handwritten lyrics to “Cold, Cold Heart” and “Your Cheatin’ Heart.” October 30, 2008
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Post by bernard on Oct 23, 2008 6:21:09 GMT -5
There are times when sharing of music between fans on a strictly non commercial basis could be considered acceptable.
Eastern Europe that was behind the Iron Curtain was one area where copying could be considered as acceptable. . The very limited amount of legal imports and smuggled records available to the general public meant copies were made and circulated among fans of western music. This was often done between fans free of any cost other than the cost of the blank tape and perhaps a couple of beers.
There was also a black market of copies of records sold at inflated prices as "genuine" imports. That was un-ethical and criminal.
But there is also the case where agents, copyright holders and others with "legal" ownership of music will sit on the masters and wait until the right "commercial" moment to release the recordings. This delay is aimed at getting the most profit. While commercially good for profits this can be un-ethical and dis-respectful of the fans of the artist. Sometimes that commercial moment never comes and the recording is never released. Perhaps that is another case for fans sharing what is available if the masters have previously come into public domain in some way.
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Post by bernard on Oct 8, 2008 12:16:28 GMT -5
copied from www.examiner.com/x-1043-Nashville-Arts--Entertainment-Examiner~y2008m10d7-Happy-Birthday-to-the-Grand-Ole-Oprywhere there are some photographs Happy Birthday to the Grand Ole Opry Add a Comment October 7, 4:17 PM by Amber Robinson, Nashville Arts & Entertainment Examiner The Outside of The Grand Ole Opry October isn’t just the month for Breast Cancer Awareness; it’s also the birth month for the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Did you know that? If you’re a country fan, you probably did. Or if you’re like me, you’re a fan; you just didn’t know until you heard other people talking about it and decided to do some research. Do you know how the Grand Ole Opry started? I was a bit amazed at the information I found and I think you might be too. The Opry went through a few changes throughout the 83 years it’s been around. When it came around in 1925, it was originally given the initials WSM, which stood for We Shield Millions, and was a radio station built as a public service to the community by the National Life and Accident Insurance Company; WSM was the insurance company’s motto. The company hired one of the most popular announcers at the time to be the program director: George D. Hay. Hay joined the staff after a month of the station's airing and pronounced himself “The Old Solemn Judge.” He also launched something that would become known as the WSM Barn Dance with championship fiddler, Uncle Jimmy Thompson. 1955: Opry Fans Crowd Fifth Ave. in NashvilleAs Hay’s broadcasts became more and more popular, he renamed the show in 1927 to the name we know it as today – the Grand Ole Opry. Fans of the station crowded the hallways of the radio station center to see the performers, causing the company to build an auditorium that would hold 500 fans. By 1932, the show was able to be heard throughout most of the United States and even parts of Canada. Since the show kept receiving large amounts of attention from fans, they had to find a larger place to air. The Opry went through several places, but finally stuck with the Ryman Auditorium in 1943 where it stayed for nearly 31 years. Not only did the name and place change around this time, but what the show aired changed too. You could normally hear instrumental performances until 1938, when Roy Acuff performed The Great Speckled Bird. This wasn’t the only major popularity change for the show -- they gained more popularity when the NBC Radio Network began carrying the show in 1939. The show was sponsored by Prince Albert Tobacco and in October of 1943, the Prince Albert Show began airing nationally on more than 140 NBC affiliates. The Opry stars spent their time performing on the Opry show during the weekend and during the week, they’d travel all over the country performing. They traveled in cars and even buses as time went on. Pretty much what this meant was more fame for the Opry. The Grand Ole Opry House Stage In 1947 Ernest Tubb took a group of stars to Carnegie Hall in New York City. Another group of Opry stars played in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Finally, their first European tour kicked off in 1949 and took along Red Foley, Roy Acuff, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield, Little Jimmy Dickens, Hank Williams, and others to U.S. military bases in England, Germany, and the Azores. Later on in 1961, stars like Patsy Cline, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, and Jim Reeves played a second time at Carnegie Hall. From then on, the touring tradition continued among stars. While the Opry holds onto and cherishes its old traditions, it also grabs onto the new forms of technology. “In 1955, Ralston Purina began sponsoring an hour-long regional-network television show from the Ryman stage featuring Opry stars. And in 1974, the Opry moved from the Ryman to a new, larger facility at the heart of a multi-million-dollar entertainment complex nine miles from downtown Nashville,” says the Opry’s site. Eventually, the Grand Ole Opry started airing live on television weekly, a few small television airings taking place before this happened in April of 1985 on TNN. Originally this television series was thirty minutes long, but then evolved into a full hour. Throughout the years, there were many stars inducted into the Opry. Some of them include Ricky Skaggs, Reba McEntire, Holly Dunn, Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Diamond Rio, Trisha Yearwood, Trace Adkins, Terri Clark, Brad Paisley, and soon even Craig Morgan. So now you know the story behind the Grand Ole Opry. The show can still be heard on the radio, seen on the television, and of course viewed live. To hear it on the radio, tune to 650 AM WSM; tune into GAC (Great American Country) to view the live hour-long showings; and to purchase tickets, you can go here. You can even view live performances at the Opry on YouTube by clicking here in case you missed a show.
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Post by bernard on Oct 2, 2008 6:30:32 GMT -5
Google moved into its Reston office last month, and is still getting settled apparently. The office (photos of which can bee seen at Michael's Blog) is a bit unconventional for Reston, but absolutely conventional for Google. The Post writes: Take its new space, a departure from the typical cubicle-filled offices of Northern Virginia. The conference rooms are named after famous Virginia natives, such as Patsy Cline and Lewis and Clark. The room named after Ella Fitzgerald contains a floor-to-ceiling photo of the singer. Nearby are big-screen TVs, supposedly reserved for videoconferencing. Meals are catered daily in the cafeteria. Vint Cerf, referred to as the "Father of the Internet" for his role in developing the network, has an office next to a cluster of Adirondack lawn chairs intended to promote discussion among employees. www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/09/29/google-getting-more-friendly-with-the-government
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Post by bernard on Sept 22, 2008 10:34:56 GMT -5
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Post by bernard on Sept 19, 2008 2:28:07 GMT -5
www.winchesterstar.com/showarticle_new.php?sID=9&foldername=20080919&file=sad%20sassy_article.htmlWinchester —Two Patsy Cline fans traveled halfway across the globe recently to visit the hometown of the legendary singer. Janet Pietsch and Linda Pegler of Miduna, Victoria, Australia, have been fans for more than 20 years and have planned the trip for 15. They landed at Washington Dulles International Airport six weeks ago and drove directly to Winchester to soak up as much Patsy time as they could. A highlight of the beginning of the visit was seeing the Wayside Theatre’s production of “Always . . . Patsy.” Janet found information about the play on the Internet before they began the Patsy pilgrimage, but was told the show was sold out at the time they would be in the area. That didn’t stop her. She contacted the sponsor of one of the shows, Q102 Radio, and they were invited to be special guests. They found the musical so enjoyable they were still quoting material from it weeks later. Now at the end of their journey — they leave Monday — the duo returned Tuesday for just a little more Patsy time. “We needed to come back,” Janet said. A stop at the 608 S. Kent St. home of the singer, who died in a plane crash in 1963, was part of the tour led by Celebrating Patsy Cline’s president, Judy Sue Huyett-Kempf, whom they met at the Wayside production.
She conducts the tours by request for visitors and on this day was making the most of the empty house which will be rented soon.
The enthusiasm of the visitors did not surprise Judy Sue. “Most Patsy fans are like this,” she said. “Most have a great deal of energy, but these ladies have gone beyond.” It was Linda’s first trip outside Australia, but Janet has traveled to most continents and had visited the United States. But entering the small wooden frame house caused them both to squeal with joy. “I can’t believe we are in the house where Patsy lived,” Janet said. “It is unbelievable.” The two avid fans call each other “Pats” because of their admiration of the award-winning singer. “Some people think that’s our names,” Linda said. But it is a nickname reserved only for the two of them. Janet said they are offended when others call them that. “She’s my Pats.” For them, the attraction of Patsy’s music is the sentiment behind the songs. “They are sad but sassy,” Linda said. “I also liked the way she dressed — buxom and gorgeous.” While they said they don’t like country music, Patsy’s voice and songs called to them. “It is music about life,” Janet said. “Stories you can relate to.” When they bought CDs years ago, they would play them so others could also enjoy them in the small town they compare to the size of Winchester. “We’d sing along going to visit our daughters in college,” Janet said. “We’d blast it in the car and roll the windows down,” Linda added. They also call each other “best mates” and met at work — Janet, 52, a high school principal and Linda, 53, a high school technical assistant. They decided to make the pilgrimage now with the blessing of their families and while they are still healthy and up for the challenge — especially since they rented a car and had to drive not only sitting on the opposite side of the car, but also steering on the side of the road alien to their country. Janet did the driving while Linda navigated after they picked up the car at Union Station and had to drive through Washington. “I just pointed the car and kept driving,” Janet said. In addition, she said, the indicator (signal) lights were not where she expected them to be and she kept turning on the wiper blades instead. “It was a bit of a hoot,” Janet added, and worries if it will seem strange to drive on the left side of the road again when she returns home. Originally, they had planned to travel south and made it as far as Tennessee. Once they headed toward Mississippi, hurricanes were threatening, so they changed their itinerary. “We drove through 24 states in a figure-eight pattern — from D.C. to Tennessee, including Niagara Falls and Maine,” Linda said. “We even swam in the Atlantic Ocean,” added Janet. They found the complaints about “petrol” amusing since their country has much higher gasoline prices than the United States. They are used to paying about $1.65 a liter (a gallon contains about 3.8 liters). “We’ve laughed about the complaints about gas,” Janet said, explaining that the rental car they used, a General Motors sedan, cost about $40 to fill up here, but would require about $80 in Australia. They said their weeks in the states have been a wonderful experience. “Everyone has been really, really helpful and friendly,” Linda said. While visiting Winchester, they learned so much more about Patsy Cline’s early years and personal information, Linda said. “It is the trip of a lifetime.” They aren’t sure they will come back, but Janet expressed the feelings of both of them. “We hope so.”
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Post by bernard on Sept 15, 2008 2:12:03 GMT -5
Bill
Have a great day, is it really a year since the last one. ?
Enjoy it
Regards
Bernard
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Post by bernard on Sept 14, 2008 6:29:04 GMT -5
This came up in a recent conversation about Patsy.
When she was injured in the car crash she apparently insisted that others who were also injured were taken to hospital first and she would wait for the next ambulance to arrive.
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Post by bernard on Jul 11, 2008 17:31:50 GMT -5
Sounds to me like George Hamilton IV. Yes it was.
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Post by bernard on Jul 11, 2008 17:30:17 GMT -5
Patsy may have come from the wrong side of the tracks but she had a good heart when it truly counted! Then as that is true, Patsy had a warm generous heart, maybe the other side was the wrong side and Patsy was from the right side of the tracks after all.
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Post by bernard on Jul 11, 2008 12:26:02 GMT -5
For me it is the things she said to a young man who was very nervous about his first appearance on the Opry stage. If she hadn't "encouraged" him to go on stage while "relaxing" him and removing his fear then country music might have lost one of the fine and great gentlemen performers.
There is a polite public version and a more graphic version that I heard from the gentleman himself. Who admitted to being a little embarrassed by Patsy's straight no holds barred way of talking.
Was he more in fear of what Patsy would do if he didn't go on stage than he was of what the audience would do if he did go on stage?
Enough to say he went on stage, and was a resounding success.
So one more reason to be grateful to Patsy Cline.
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Post by bernard on May 26, 2008 9:13:35 GMT -5
Terri Simpson is now on my must have list.
That girl has style and a voice that are magnificent.
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Post by bernard on Apr 23, 2008 1:08:26 GMT -5
Bill and Mark
Well done, a great contribution to the better enjoyment of the memories of Patsy
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Post by bernard on Jan 7, 2008 3:44:05 GMT -5
Thanks for these photos.
And that handwriting, how many other talents did Patsy have
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