by Kevin Burton My sister and I had one last shared musical moment, in the days before her death Aug. 25 of last year. We had thousands of them over half a century together. What I wouldn’t give to have a few more of them now. The final one came last August, …
Category Archives: 1970s
Catsongs: Cat’s In The Cradle, Harry Chapin
by Kevin Burton (Catsongs is a series on Page 7 to honor the memory of my late sister Pat by looking at our two shared passions, cats and music.) For this series, I am featuring songs with cats in the title, or perhaps the lyrics. Unfortunately “Cat’s in the Cradle” is the obvious choice …
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“Jive Talkin’” Saved The Bee Gees In 1975
by Kevin Burton Looking back, The Bee Gees’ “Jive Talkin’” seems like an obvious, inevitable number one smash. In its day, it was anything but. Fifty years ago today the song was in a two-week run at the top of the Hot 100. It pretty much saved the Bee Gees. There was …
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The Bright Side, Friend, Is Exceedingly Bright
by Kevin Burton “Some Christians are sadly prone to look on the dark side of everything, and to dwell more upon what they have gone through than upon what God has done for them,” writes Alistair Begg in a recent Truth For Life e-mail. If you, like me, could easily substitute your name …
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“You’re No Good” Singer Linda Ronstadt Is 79
by Kevin Burton Gilbert Ronstadt was the owner of Ronstadt’s Hardware Store in Tucson, Arizona. He loved to play his guitar for this three children, two girls and a boy. The kids formed a group called “The Three Ronstadts” and played at functions in the area. One of the girls, you will …
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“Love Will Keep Us Together” Is Pop Perfection
by Kevin Burton Did you know the 1975 smash “Love Will Keep Us Together” by Captain and Tennile is actually a breakup song? Hey, I was there. Yes it is, a breakup song! Well, sort of. Fifty years ago today it was in the beginning of a four-week run at the …
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Getaway Day, Glorious Beyond (These) Words
by Kevin Burton It takes a little work to make a vacation happen doesn’t it? You don’t just up and go. You have to make sure everything is taken care of. Animals, if you have them. The homestead. Plus you have to arrange for accommodations on the road. But there comes a …
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Happy 80th Birthday To The Great Bob Seger
by Kevin Burton Bob Seger’s highest charting song is not the song closest to his heart, nor, I’m guessing, is it foremost in the esteem of his true-blue fans. The beloved singer-songwriter from Ann Arbor, Michigan turns 80 today. So I looked up his chart history to see if he had ever had …
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Dear Reader You Are The Very Bestest Ever!
by Kevin Burton Who doesn’t like to get a compliment every now and then? Of course that’s not a real question – we all do! So I say with near certainty, this is your lucky day. It’s World Compliment Day! No, not National, but World Compliment Day. This is for people all …
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“Killing Me Softly” Singer Roberta Flack Dies
by Kevin Burton Roberta Flack had an ear for music as good as her legendary voice, and she knew she was on to something. The vocalist-composer-arranger was on a cross-country flight when she first heard “Killing Me Softly With His Song” over headphones on the plane’s sound system. Flack would re-shape the song …
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