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Archive for May, 2007

Pitney’s Legend Still Inspiring; says Hartford Courant

Posted in Tribute on May 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Organizers Of Museum For Singer Are Thinking State Music Hall Of Fame
May 12, 2007
By DAVID OWENS, Courant Staff Writer
 VERNON aka Rockville — The day “Gene Pitney” died last spring, people in Rockville began talking about the need to honor the music great.
Slowly, they gathered a committee, then approached Pitney’s widow for her blessing. This week, [...]

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A Woman After My Own Heart

Posted in Girls Only on May 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »

                “Out of sheer love of music.”  That is the reason Lydia Hutchinson founded Performing Songwriter thirteen years ago.  The publication has hosted some top household names on its cover and between its pages, such as Keith Urban, James Taylor, Maroon 5, and Bonnie Raitt.  Their website is teeming with information for and from people [...]

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Gene Pitney Remembered: Part Two

Posted in Legends on May 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

                 I remember my dad playing the tape when I was little.  And then when I was a teenager, I stole the tape and played it myself.  Even after I got a CD player, I held onto that tape and listened to it constantly.  What an artist. ( www.GenePitney.Com or www.GenePitney.org . Both are authorized sites. [...]

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American BandStand in Connecticut

Posted in Nostalgia on May 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

                 I grew up with the Brad Davis show on Channel 3. Brad hosted a show called  “The Brad Davis Show” and was the answer for musical talent to play out on Saturday night. This show was very much like the Dick Clark American BandStand.  Brad was also spokesman for the Conn Dairy Farmer, ”Drink milk” with even [...]

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