80s music
The 80s were chockful of New Wave power ballads, synthesizers, drum machines, and no shortage of Madonna and Michael Jackson.
- Top Story - January 2024
A Sibling-Influenced Musical Journey
Part 2: The Teenage Years and My Introduction to Live Music As I stepped closer to my teenage years, the music my brothers loved continued laying the foundation of my own musical world. During the summers, our house in Sherman, Connecticut, would be alive with music – particularly on Wednesday nights. Weekly beach picnics ended up at our house – the teenagers downstairs, the adults upstairs. Too young to hang out with either group, I would fall asleep in my bed to the sounds of The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Led Zeppelin echoing through the house.
Xine SegalasPublished 3 months ago in Beat Singing and Dancing Through the Week Thursday
This is a short series of songs written for each day of the week. I began with songs with Monday and progressing through the week we are now up to songs with Thursday in the title and will add the links to each one below as I progress.
Rasma RaistersPublished 3 months ago in BeatMy Top Ten 80's Songs Playlist
Some great songs from when I was a teenager in the 80s have stuck with me through the years. If you enjoy listening to the oldies, consider adding some of these to your classic playlist. I promise they'll get you out of your chair bopping around in no time.
Another Collection Of Traditional Folk Songs
Introduction This piece was inspired by a comment by Sally Whytehead in The Ballad Tree: Traditional Folk Ballads and Songs who provided this link to
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in BeatTen Traditional Folk Songs Inspired By The Roud Index
Steve Roud discusses his work compiling The Folk Song Index, an online index to all the traditional folksongs of the English-speaking world.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in BeatThe night I met my friend Willy Chirino
I had the honor of finally meeting my friend Willy Chirino on December 16, 2022. My cousin bought me a front row ticket for his concert at NJPAC performing arts center in Newark, New Jersey. That night Willy was performing with another popular singer Leoni Torres. Willy and Leoni did a duet remake of Willy’s song “pa’mi Viejo”. I never heard Leoni Torres songs before and I was treated to his music which was really good. Leoni is a talented singer and performer. He opened for Willy.
RIKKI LA ROUGEPublished 3 months ago in BeatSongs That Chronicle My Life
I have a pretty good memory, I'm told. I can remember things as early as age 3, while some people I know barely remember high school. One of my wife's friends has no memories at all before age 8. Key to my memories is music, which seems to have always been part of my life.
A Few Traditional Folk Songs From The British And Irish Isles And Beyond
Introduction These are a series of traditional folk ballads inspired by comments from members of The Ballad Tree: Traditional Folk Ballads. The group is linked below and contains a lot of great music and articles and is well worth your time to discover more about traditional folk music.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in BeatThe Manchester Passion
Introduction I am reading "Pies and Prejudice" by Stuart Maconie and originally I was going to put this on my Seven Days In blog but I then decided it deserved a Vocal Story.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in Beat- Top Story - January 2024
Music That Rocked Me Into Womanhood
Time doesn’t stand still for any man — or should I say woman? When I look back on my life and the journey I took from happy-go-lucky teenager to full-blown womanhood, I feel that there was no gradual emergence from my cocoon. No, I feel I was catapulted into a life of such depth, such responsibility and such chaos, that without the music that lived and breathed within my soul, I would have sunk into the depths and drowned.
Colleen MillsteedPublished 3 months ago in Beat Favorite. Live albums, part three: albums by Willy Chirino, and Erykah Badu
Willy Chirino celebrated his 35th anniversary in the music business with this live album the 35th anniversary live from Miami. It also was accompanied by a DVD of the concert. This was around the time. Willie won his Grammy for Son del Alma and 2008 2009 I wanna say like 2007 to 2008.
RIKKI LA ROUGEPublished 3 months ago in BeatStrolling Down Lovers Lane 1980s
Love is a wondrous thing. There are many songs written about true love, wishing for love, unrequited love, and even heartbreak when breaking up. I want to take you through the years along Lovers Lane with popular love songs from the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.
Rasma RaistersPublished 3 months ago in Beat