Post by Bill on Sept 7, 2007 23:01:47 GMT -5
PC & LP
Patsy Cline & Luciano Pavarotti, two musical greats. Today we celebrate the 75th birth anniversary of Patsy Cline and today Luciano Pavarotti is being buried. They had much in common, certainly not the least of which is that each was endowed with an incredible gift from God, a voice that would conjure angels. They both branched out into the popular music field. They were both wildly successful (wild in the sense of amazing or incredible, not uncultivated). Patsy Cline is still gaining new fans forty four years after her death, and I would suggest that in the year 2051 Luciano Pavarotti will be doing the same. Many of us (myself for sure) won’t still be on planet earth then (but we will have the distinct pleasure and advantage of seeing and hearing Patsy and Luciano “in person.”). I never had the pleasure of seeing Patsy in person, but I was privileged to once be at a live concert that Pavarotti gave in Chicago several years ago.
It has been said of Pavarotti that he possessed a “once in a generation” voice. Of course, the same has been said of Patsy Cline, that she possessed a “once in a generation” voice. Yet, they were both of the same generation, Patsy being born in 1932 and Luciano in 1935. I guess we can say that Patsy possessed a once in a generation female voice and Pavarotti possessed a once in a generation male voice. What beautiful music they must be making together today!
A quote from Maestro Pavarotti – “Penso che una vita per la musica sia una vita spesa bene ed e` a questo che misono dedicato.” (“I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to”). Patsy Cline might have said the same thing albeit with a country twang.
My friend Bill Cox asked us to write something about “What does Patsy Cline mean to me.” Wow, that’s a difficult assignment! It’s difficult to put into words – perhaps the fewer words the better. Without trying to be esoteric, I will only say that her music “touches my soul.” I can say the same about Pavarotti. I can also say that my life has been enriched by these two great artists. Happy Birthday, Patsy! Rest in Peace, Maestro!
Guy Cesario
Patsy Cline & Luciano Pavarotti, two musical greats. Today we celebrate the 75th birth anniversary of Patsy Cline and today Luciano Pavarotti is being buried. They had much in common, certainly not the least of which is that each was endowed with an incredible gift from God, a voice that would conjure angels. They both branched out into the popular music field. They were both wildly successful (wild in the sense of amazing or incredible, not uncultivated). Patsy Cline is still gaining new fans forty four years after her death, and I would suggest that in the year 2051 Luciano Pavarotti will be doing the same. Many of us (myself for sure) won’t still be on planet earth then (but we will have the distinct pleasure and advantage of seeing and hearing Patsy and Luciano “in person.”). I never had the pleasure of seeing Patsy in person, but I was privileged to once be at a live concert that Pavarotti gave in Chicago several years ago.
It has been said of Pavarotti that he possessed a “once in a generation” voice. Of course, the same has been said of Patsy Cline, that she possessed a “once in a generation” voice. Yet, they were both of the same generation, Patsy being born in 1932 and Luciano in 1935. I guess we can say that Patsy possessed a once in a generation female voice and Pavarotti possessed a once in a generation male voice. What beautiful music they must be making together today!
A quote from Maestro Pavarotti – “Penso che una vita per la musica sia una vita spesa bene ed e` a questo che misono dedicato.” (“I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to”). Patsy Cline might have said the same thing albeit with a country twang.
My friend Bill Cox asked us to write something about “What does Patsy Cline mean to me.” Wow, that’s a difficult assignment! It’s difficult to put into words – perhaps the fewer words the better. Without trying to be esoteric, I will only say that her music “touches my soul.” I can say the same about Pavarotti. I can also say that my life has been enriched by these two great artists. Happy Birthday, Patsy! Rest in Peace, Maestro!
Guy Cesario