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Idol Girls – You Really Need to Read This!

February 15, 2010
By huckleberryfriend

Two things I want to hear in a song are melody and emotion. A great range isn’t needed to win Idol, but singing the melody in tune is. If I had a daughter trying out for Idol, I would encourage her to listen to the great singers from the 60′s, 70′s and 80′s as...
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Posted in American Idol, Amy Grant, Aretha, Eva Cassidy, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mary Travers, Melody Gardot, Nina Simone, Rickie Lee Jones | 1 Comment »

Song Recommendations – American Idol 70's Week

February 24, 2008
By huckleberryfriend

This is easier than I thought it would be. First, here’s all the artists to avoid – either because they have been done too many times already, or just because you will look (and sound) foolish singing one of their songs: Cher, Bee Gees, Simon & Garfunkle, Jackson 5, Beatles, Dawn, Glen Campbell, Neil...
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Posted in American Idol, Aretha, Bill Withers, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Credence Clearwater Revival, Rickie Lee Jones, Van Morrison | 2 Comments »

Top 24- American Idol Season 7

February 21, 2008
By huckleberryfriend

The most eclectic music ever made was in the 60′s. So what was the crap the contestants (tried) to sing last night? I was disappointed in how little rock and roll history these contestants have. For those of you that weren’t born yet, here is a sampling of artists from the 1960′s. Van Morrison...
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Posted in Aaron Neville, American Idol, Aretha, Credence Clearwater Revival, Otis Redding, Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, The Animals, The Beatles, Van Morrison | 1 Comment »

1967 – A Little Bit of Everything

October 11, 2007
By huckleberryfriend

Snoopy and the Red Baron – Royal Guardsmen (84) I started college in 1967. So what music were we listening too back then? I think you might be amazed at the wide variety of music that was popular back then. What do you think – Beatles, acid rock, bubble gum, protest music, psychedelic...
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Posted in Aretha, Association, Bobby Gentry, Box Tops, Buffalo Springfield, DOORS, Frankie Valli, Grass Roots, Jackie Wilson, Johnnie Rivers, Lulu, Mamas and Papas, Martha and the Vandella, Monkees, Rascals, Rolling Stones, Royal Guardsmen, Sam and Dave, Sinatra, Sonnie and Cher, Spencer Davis Group, Taylor Hicks, The Casinos, Turtles, Van Morrison | 6 Comments »