Music is a strong influence in my life. I had a discussion last night about the music of my generation. The years between 1965 and 1980 were a renaissance of amazing music. I’m sure you boomers agree. I grew up with the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Steve Winwood, Buddy Miles, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, and of course who could forget Donavan.
I started listening to music on a little transistor radio that I slept with. I was very upset if I fell asleep and the batteries died! I played 45 rpm records in my bedroom. We could listen to one song and then we had to start it again. Albums were great. We could listen to five or six songs in a row. When the album ended we would start it again. We drove our parents crazy!
Then we transitioned to cassette tapes that got eaten a lot in the tape player. It was a great relief when cd’s came out. At least they were a little harder to destroy. And we could load up five or six c.d.’s in the disc player and just let them play on and on. Progress.
Yesterday I heard that Prince died. I wasn’t really into Prince, but I know what it is to lose your favorite musician. Their music stays with us. Their songs bring back memories and experiences we want to relive. Long after they are gone, their songs remain the same. Preserved for all time in a changing world.
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I, too, am a child of the 60’s/70’s music. I may be a throwback, but I still listen to that generation. Love the Beatles, Motown, Fleetwood Mac, Moody Blues and more. And, yes, I know ALL the words.
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So true. I am often guilty of listing to 50’s and 60’s songs — even singing along when no one is there to listen. 🙂
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Yeah…music is part of what makes us who we are!
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