Tag Archives: singer songwriter

When Two Sources Synchronize, Who Am I to Argue?

Posted on December 1, 2023 by cdsmiller17

John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997) Try not to laugh: it’s how the Universe gets through to me. Thoughts come of John Denver, who was most decidedly a channel, and whom I just wrote about. Lupien, Debbra. … Continue reading →

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We Seem To Be Losing Our Stars, Left, Right and Centre

Posted on August 10, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Robbie Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) Another sad day, yesterday: Robbie Robertson died. I guess The Band are reassembling in Heaven. “Look for me somewhere down the crazy river…” His biography lists this birth time. (But, silly … Continue reading →

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She Wants to Help Us Climb “Up Where We Belong”

Posted on March 5, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Buffy Sainte-Marie (February 20, 1941) Buffy Sainte-Marie was our first Indigenous artist/activist. She is 82 years young. I have purposely randomized the timing, as no one knows what time she was born. (Most websites state that they have chosen noon, … Continue reading →

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Man, She’s (Still) Feels Like a Woman

Posted on July 28, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl (2022) This documentary came out on Netflix three days ago. We watched it last night. Emotionally, Shania appears to be back on track, but her speaking voice still shows signs of cracking, especially when … Continue reading →

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And We… Will Always Love Her, Forever

Posted on June 9, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Dolly Parton (January 19, 1946) Not being a country music fan, I came to Dolly Parton much later than most people. If memory serves, it was 1980 when I first saw Dolly in “9 to 5”. But before that, I … Continue reading →

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Melancholy Music for a Melancholy Man

Posted on April 25, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Dido (December 25, 1971) She said she was “No Angel” but I’m inclined to disagree with that. Dido is a God-send and her music helped me to cope during a very turbulent period in my life at the beginning of … Continue reading →

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A Collaboration that was Recorded on Music Videos

Posted on April 22, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Bryan Adams (November 5, 1959) & Lysette Anthony (September 26, 1963) I knew she was someone I was familiar with, but I’d forgotten her name, over the ensuing years: Lysette Anthony. She ‘starred’ (and was featured) in several of Bryan … Continue reading →

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Did Michele Finney Inspire a Beatles’ Song?

Posted on February 17, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Michelle (1965) When I first heard this song on the Rubber Soul album, I thought so: Michele had interviewed the Beatles on September 7, 1964 when they performed at Maple Leaf Gardens for the first time. (And, knowing how the … Continue reading →

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We Seem to be Seeing a Lot of Child Proteges Lately

Posted on December 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Champ Jaxon (Jackson Champion Winkler) (August 28, 2010) Here’s another surprise entry in my day yesterday: this young musician was on Ellen yesterday afternoon at 4:00 pm local time. Here’s a link to the EllenTube video. At first, I wondered … Continue reading →

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(The Life and) Death of a Ladies’ Man

Posted on November 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Leonard Cohen (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) Again, I wouldn’t have thought to do Leonard Cohen’s birth and death charts if it weren’t for the Netflix film “Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love” (2019). I got a better … Continue reading →

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