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It's been almost a week since Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, left us. Tribute after tribute has been written. What can I possibly add?
Pancreatic cancer has taken other musicians and talented people (in addition to many "just folks" that keep our world spinning, so to speak). I wanted to pay tribute to some of them, too.
First, a couple from Aretha - not her biggest hits, but songs from earlier in her career.
Aretha covering "Try a Little Tenderness". This song originally dates from 1932, way before Otis Redding had a hit with it. Here is Aretha.
Now, others taken from us by pancreatic cancer.
Two kings after the Queen: Luciano Pavarotti (with James Brown) singing "It's a Man's World".
Dizzy Gillespie "A Night in Tunesia".
Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer "Lucky Man".
Michael Landon, better known in his roles on Bonanza and Touched by an Angel, sings "Shenandoah".
I will end this with Patrick Swayze in the famous "Time of My Life" dance of his character Johnny Castle with Baby in "Dirty Dancing".
RIP to all those taken from us by cancer.
Oh, the tears! So many taken too early by this horrible disease!
ReplyDeleteVery nice tunes. I went with all Aretha today in honor of her. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteGreat selection! The James Brown/Pavoratti was interesting and I didn't know Michael Landon sang! Pancreatic is a bad one for sure.
ReplyDeleteI prefer Aretha's version of "I Say A Litle Prayer For You" to Dionne Warwick's. Dionne's is usually the definitive one when it comes to Bacharach & David, but Aretha takes the prize here.
ReplyDeleteYou really covered some ground here, going from Dizzy Gillespie to Ray Price and covering all the bases in the middle. Pancreatic cancer affects everyone, doesn't it?
Good picks today!
ReplyDeleteVery special tributes to so many talents lost to pancreatic cancer. Several I didn't know about so I guess their need for privacy was well heeded...as it should be.
ReplyDeleteSo many lives lost. I'm grateful that we have their music to remember them with. Wonderful tribute.
ReplyDeleteGreat selection girlfriend. Just wanted to stop by & say thank you for holding down the fort for me & all your kind thoughts... Thank you so much. BIG HUGS...
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that's right Dionne Warwick did do that one too! That's cool you brought that out! Anyway I wanted to stop by & thank you for all your kindness & stopping by. Me... well I have to go rest some more. Waiting for the nurse to call me to tell me what time is surgery. ROCK ON MY FRIEND! HUGS
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, you are so right! What a great job & some even greater tunes... Thank you for playin' along... you've rocked the house!
ReplyDeleteThat is quite a diverse collection of songs you have assembled. Yes, we both posted Emerson, Lake & Palmer, but I really like Ray Price and Heartaches by the Number is a great country classic. I still remember the first time I saw Dizzy Gillespie on television. That odd shaped trumpet and when he puffed up those cheeks like a toad, the music was magic. Thanks for stopping by Driller's place. Have a blessed week.
ReplyDeleteI remembered all the songs- not necessarily the covers, though. And, my favorites were Dizzy and Swayze
ReplyDeleteAlana,
ReplyDeleteWOW, I hadn't realized so many beloved celebrities died from pancreatic cancer! I'm not a huge fan of Aretha's either but her earlier works I find suit my ears better, too.
Michael Landon (aka Little Joe) seemed like a good guy. I always liked it when he sang on the Bonanza. He had a nice voice, didn't he? I was a fan of all of his TV series which were always so wholesome and innocent.
It looks like this temporary head conductor is bringing things up in the rear this week. Boy, has it ever been a busy one and it's not even over yet! Thanks for the dance and for spotlighting a few mewsical stars' in this week's line up. Have a blessed and pAwesome week, my friend!
Alana,
ReplyDeleteAWESOME tribute post! What a unique direction you took with your tribute as most of us are thinking Aretha, you highlighted other great talents taken by that horrible cancer. Bravo! Well done. I like it a lot!
And I have to say, I'm absolutely blown away by the Luciano Pavarotti & James Brown performance doing "A Man's World". A-MAZ-ING!! I'm in awe. That was just incredible. What a treat! Where was that? It looked like it might've been a Kennedy Center evening but that's just a guess. It is definitely a video that I have tucked away in my YouTube playlist that I titled "Good Shit!", as in "this is some GOOOOD shit here!" Lol.
And "Lucky Man" is my favorite ELP song. I could play that one over and over.
Michael Landon sure played a significant role in many of our young lives. I've been a long-time Bonanza fan and I loved him in Touched By an Angel. Seemed that the whole nation mourned when he passed.
And Patrick Swayze: another great talent that was ripped from our lives. Dirty Dancing, Ghost and Roadhouse: three of my film favorites and incredilbe performances by him.
Thanks for kicking my Saturday off with another fabulous 4M post! Hope you are enjoying your weekend. I'm still drowning in 100+ degree temperatures down here in Texas and envying all of my up north pals!
See you on Monday or next weeks sometime for another MMMM...
Michele at Angels Bark