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Everyone is Mortal RIP Little Richard

Richard Penniman was an American musician, singer, songwriter who laid the foundation for rock and roll. He died of bone cancer on 9 May 2020 Everyone is mortalEveryone will dieLittle Richard passed awayMany said goodbye Reader you are mortalReader you will dieEven I as poetSome day I will die Don MatthewsNovember 2020

FCS Daily Music Video – Joni Mitchell Then and Now

Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer/songwriter born 7 November 1943, now 77.In 2015 she suffered a stroke which left her unable to walk and speak. For over three years she has been almost completely absent from public life. On 7 November 2018 a celebration was held for her 75th birthday. She was helped with walkingContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – Joni Mitchell Then and Now”

FCS Daily Music Video – Chet Atkins (1964)

Chet Atkins was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was known for his distinctive guitar picking style and ability to produce bass, rhythm and melody simultaneously with a use of difficult finger-stretching chords. He died of colon cancer on 30 June 2001, age 77 Don MatthewsJuly 2021

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Tobacco Road’ Nashville Teens (1964)

The Nashville Teens are an English rock band, formed in Surrey in 1962. They are best known for their 1964 hit single “Tobacco Road“, a top 10 UK hit and a top 20 hit in the United States. Lyrics below I was born in a bunkMama died and my daddy got drunkLeft me here to die or growIn the middleContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Tobacco Road’ Nashville Teens (1964)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Creep’ (Radiohead) Macy Gray

Natalie Hinds (born Natalie Renée McIntyre on September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Lyrics below When you were here beforeCouldn’t look you in the eyeYou’re just like an angelYour skin makesContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Creep’ (Radiohead) Macy Gray”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Beautiful People’ Melanie Safka (1973)

Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for the 1971–72 global hit “Brand New Key“, her cover of “Ruby Tuesday“, her composition “What Have They Done to My Song Ma“, and her 1970 international breakthrough hit “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” (inspired by herContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Beautiful People’ Melanie Safka (1973)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Spooky’ Classics IV (1968)

The Classics IV is an American band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, in 1965. The band, founded by Dennis Yost, is known mainly for the hits “Spooky“, “Stormy“, and “Traces“, released 1967 to 1969, which have become cover standards. Lyrics below In the cool of the eveningWhen everything is gettin kind of groovyYou call me up and ask meWould I like toContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Spooky’ Classics IV (1968)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ Rednex (I know y’all ‘ll love this)

Rednex is a Swedish musical group, originally consisting of the lead singer Mary Joe (Annika Ljungberg), alongside Bobby Sue (Kent Olander), Ken Tacky (Arne Arstrand), Billy Ray (Jonas Nilsson) and Mup (Patrick Edenberg). The group enjoyed success throughout the 1990s with novelty hits such as “Cotton Eye Joe“, “Old Pop in an Oak“, “The Spirit ofContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ Rednex (I know y’all ‘ll love this)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Upside Down’ Diana Ross (1979)

Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Detroit, she rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown‘s most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time. They remain the best-charting female group in US history LyricsContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Upside Down’ Diana Ross (1979)”

FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Back to Black’ Amy Winehouse (2006)

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. Winehouse was plagued by drug and alcohol addiction. She died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011, at the age of 27. Performed in a small church inContinue reading “FCS Daily Music Video – ‘Back to Black’ Amy Winehouse (2006)”