Weekend Music: Sarah Mclachlan

Music From the Library Collection: Brian Bromberg

Thursday Music: Floyd Cramer

No one can mistake the piano of Floyd Cramer. He worked in the studio with Patsy Cline, Elvis, Statler Brothers and hundreds of other artist, but was a major solo star in the 1960's. There is no mistaking his classic sound, even when his name is not n the record label.

Last Date



The Last Goodbye



King of the Road

Thursday Music: 2008 nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Maybe the wildest group of nominees ever:

Afrika Bambaataa



Dave Clark 5



Madonna



Donna Summer



The Ventures



Leonard Cohen



Beastie Boys



Chic

Thursday Music: Marvin Gaye

FROM THE 1973 FILM, "SAVE THE CHILDREN"



WITH HIS MOST FAMOUS DUET PARTNER, TAMI TERREL, "AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH", 1967



HIS LAST SUPR HIT BEFORE HIS DEATH, 1980'S "SEXUAL HEALING"



MARVIN GAYE'S BIGGEST DISCO HIT, PERFORMED LIVE



WATCH THE WOMEN MELT IN THIS PERFORMANCE OF "LET'S GET IT ON"



PERHAPS "HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE" IS HIS SIGNATURE HIT, BUT THIS ONE, "DISTANT LOVER" IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SOUL SONGS OF ALL TIMES, HERE FROM THE CLASSIC TV SHOW, "SOUL TRAIN"

Thursday Music: Donna Summer

Be sure to check out the Donna Summer autobiography from the Hardeman Library, Ordinary Girl.

Donna Summer was the first black artist to win a grammy for Rock Music for this song, HOT STUFF, 1979



Recently in concert, Summer performs PEARLS



Her first international hit from 1976, LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY, recently covered by Beyonce.



Summer and Producer Giorgio Moroder changed the direction of music with I FEEL LOVE, the world's first fully electronic smash.



Another Grammy Winner, this one for R&B, 1978's LAST DANCE



I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE




ON THE RADIO



Over a period of 4 decades, Summer has charted 22 #1 Dance hits, and over three dozen pop hits. She is the only artist to have Grammy Awards for Rock, R&B, Dance, and Gospel!

Thursday Music: Classsical Guitar

Remember When & Music Thursday

This week, we are combining our two features into one........ in honor of Elvis Week in Memphis Tennessee

This first one, from 1957, more closely resembles today's music videos than any other musical segment from film and television in the 1950's (or 60s and 70s for that matter).

Here's Jailhouse Rock


And Hound Dog from the final ever Milton Berle Show, this one was so controversial and shocking in 1956, it may have had a hand in NBC canceling the show after 8 long, hugely successful years. Notice about mid-way, a woman in the audience appears rather disgusted, if not stupefied, by his performance.



Below is the famous Ed Sullivan telecast where Elvis could only be photographed from the waist up. This was in response to the firestorm started with the Milton Berle Show and two previous appearances on Ed Sullivan. The firestorm created and the ensuing censorship was the same magnatude of the Janet Jackson / Justin Timberlake incident during the Superbowl halftime show.



And grown up Elvis at his best. This one is terrific.

Thursday Music: Dolly Parton

From the early 1970s, Coat of Many Colors




From the Porter Wagner Show, Dolly sings How Great Thou Art




From her TV show, Dolly sings Jolene



From Dolly & Carol In Nashville

Thursday Music: 78 RPMs from the early 20th Century

CLICK ON LINK BELOW, then press the play (arrow) in the dialog box to listen to rare recording from the early 20th century.

Caruso
Dixie (1916) with Ada Jones
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows (1916) Harry Fox
My Wild Irish Rose (1910) Brunswick Quartet
Rhapsody in Blue (1924) George Gershwin

Thursday Music: The Legendary Duke Ellington

FROM 1952: THE DUKE ELLINGTON CARAVAN




DUKE ELLINGTON PERFORMING SATIN DOLL



ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF COMBINING MUSIC AND VIDEO, DUKE ELLINGTON PERFORMS IN ONE OF HIS MANY MOVIES



MAE WEST JOINS DUKE ELLINGTON FROM THE 1930'S

Thursday Song: Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home

And her network premiere on THE JACK PAAR SHOW (The Tonight Show)