Music Monday: Gordon Lightfoot, The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Superior storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29. When launched on June 8, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America’s Great Lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there. (Source: Wikipedia)

 

Music Monday: “Sweet Home Chicago” (2012)

Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Jeff Beck and Beth Hart – “Sweet Home Chicago” (2012)

Music Monday: Tracy Chapman and Eric Clapton Give Me One Reason

Music Monday: John Denver, Rocky Mountain High

I loved this man’s music growing up. John Denver died in a plane crash in 1997, he is missed.

Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was anAmerican singer, songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success was as a solo singer, starting in the 1970s. Throughout his life, Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed. He performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, his enthusiasm for music, and his relationship trials. (Source: Wikipedia)

Music Monday: Wall Street/Main Street Anita and Austin Renfroe

I love this! Found it today while looking for music for y’all. Listen to the words, it reminds me of an old Peter, Paul, and Mary song. Enjoy.

Music Monday: Tommy Emmanuel Funny Guitar Boogie

Once I accepted the fact that my wife has a thing for guitar players, I was able to relax and enjoy the ride. — (My husband)

It’s true. I do have a thing for guitar players. Honestly, I don’t think it’s all that bad, after all it’s the only reason I ever agreed to go with my now husband in the first place. I loved dating a guitar player and hanging with the band. We had a blast together and when he wasn’t playing, we were going to see other bands play. Mostly though, I just love listening to him play. His musical knowledge far exceeded my own and for almost a year I believed he’d written those obscure-known-only-to-guitar-player Yes songs he used to like to play.

He even wrote me love songs when we were dating. Of course now he plays in a praise and worship band and writes songs about Jesus. I’d be jealous but the whole don’t want to risk getting struck by lightening thing keeps that in check. Most times anyway.

Most of you readers know that I decided to learn how to play banjo last year and this year I took up guitar. I’m learning how to boogie. I thought I was doing rather well too until I saw this video. Now I want to throw up.  Tommy Emmanuel is not only an amazing guitar player, he is hilarious.  Hope you enjoy the video.