Country Music Is No Mere Genre
benjamin
Country Music originated in early 20th century among the whites in Rural areas of West and South. The roots of this music lie in Ballads, English songs and Folk Songs. The term Country Music replaces what is popularly called Hill Billy Music.Country Music has b...
Equestrian Distractions in a horse-crazy Country
Mike Fonseca
If you love horses, it doesn't get any better than this: sea, sun, and a steady mount, a vision of pleasure and relaxation. In fact, there's virtually no limit to the horse-drawn daydream you can bring to life in Costa Rica. Perhaps an afternoon ride alo...
A Mix CD - A Very Personal Gift
iwilliam99
In this age of CDRW drives and digital music, it's easier than ever to create a CD of various songs for your friends. This is a lot of fun, because not only can you bring a smile to your friends' faces with a thoughtful gift, but you also expose each other to...
A Short History of the Christmas Carol
Randy Stocklin
Some of our songs about Santa Claus, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Baby Jesus, and the holiday of Christmas are probably older than you think. Can you believe that one of the oldest Christmas carols was actually put together in the 300s? That is 1,700 ye...
Remember When We Could Cruise and Drag
Sue and Chuck DeFiore
As I was listening to our oldies station, they were talking about the big June event in Modesto, with all the old cars, music groups, car shows and cruisin down the main drag. For those of you who don’t know Modesto is where the inspiration for Ame...
Feel the impression with Nickelback
tom.janison
“Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory”. As Sir Thomas Beecham rightly music is the food for the soul of all music lovers. In fact any kind of music leaves an ...
History of Rock Keeps Rolling On
benjamin
Ever since Little Richard, Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry began crooning tunes with a different sound, the history of rock music has been marching forward. Different than anything that had come before it, rock mixed racy lyrics with loud, but soulful music to cr...
Piano Playing For Adults
duaneshinn
OK, so I lied about the fun part.Maybe piano playing is the just 2nd most fun thing adults can do. But 2nd place isn't bad when you consider the popularity of the competition.But there is no question at all that it is MUCH safer than sex.How so??Piano playing...
I AM STILL - a CD from D.C. Anderson is a lesson in performing
George Quick
“Spin it a couple of times before forming an opinion. It’ll grow on ya.” – D.C. AndersonD.C. Anderson is a New York City based actor, singer/songwriter and photographer. As an actor he has appeared on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ‘The Phantom Of The Op...
The Gig Is Up - Getting Those Gigs
Artistopia
Time for your music dreams to come true – playing live onstage to masses of screaming fans…or at least a room full of people listening in to your creations. Though the ultimate goal is a good-paying gig, an artist or band just starting out may have to take on...
Runs & Fills: How To Add Real Excitement To Your Piano Playing!
duaneshinn
We've all heard pianists who make us drool with musical jealousy when they play, using a tool box full of lighting-fast runs and clever fills that have us clamoring for more. I well recall hearing Errol Garner play "I'll Remember April" when I was about ...
Embrace Change
Mark Susnow
We all have a unique way of communicating our story, a way that reflects our life experience. The photographer uses a camera, the artist a brush, and the musician a melody or rhythm. But as the years go by our story changes. We look through a different filt...
Brand New State Of The Art Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Chris Cabrera
To celebrate the opening of the brand new, state of the art Nokia Theatre l.a. live, The Eagles and the Dixie Chicks are coming to Los Angeles . With a new album out, The Eagles have a lot to celebrate. The Eagles are the best selling American group ever w...
How to Commit Brand Suicide
A graphic designer spoke to me last week. His graphic design firm -- let's call it XYZ Design -- was numero uno in designing labels for a large wine company. Let's call that ABC Wines. Now ABC wines had some really super wines. They loved the incomparable graphic desig...
Rod Stewart Grabs Fourth No.1 Album with New Release
Chris Nelson
Rod Stewart’s comeback rock release in eight years earned him his fourth No. 1 album on the US pop albums chart with 184,304 copies sold in the week, according Nielsen SoundScan data provided by the veteran rocker's J Records label."Still the Same ... Great...
