Celebrate and Remember #MusicMovesMe

 It's Monday, and it's time for music.  This Friday is also our annual celebration, here in the United States, of our Independence Day.

 

Today I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.)   

Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.

Every other week we have a theme, and this is one of those weeks. Today, our theme is "National Day", and it is also my sad duty to blog about another two inductions into Rock and Roll Heaven.  Perhaps we should call this a national day of rock remembrance?

But first, let's celebrate our Independence Day with a little Ray Charles and his cover of "America the Beautiful". We have such a beautiful country.  I've been to 46 states and have so many fond memories of travel within our United States.

And now, the musician tributes. 

Bobby Sherman, when I was growing up, was a teen idol, but he was also a singer and actor.  Sherman died June 24 at the age of 81, but I want to remember him as the young man he was once.  

Here's a fun clip with Bobby Sherman and also the Monkees featuring the song "Easy Come, Easy Go" at about three minutes into the clip.

From 1969, "Little Woman".  

In Sherman's later life, he became a paramedic and a medical training officer for the Los Angeles, California police department.  Here (with another clip of him singing "Easy Come Easy Go" towards the end) he appears on a talk show discussing that career. 

Also, Mick Ralphs, guitarist, vocalist, song writer, co-founder of Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, died June 23, also at the age of 81.

Here is one of the songs he wrote - "Ready for Love" as performed by Mott the Hoople (it was also recorded by Bad Company).

And that's another sad wrap.

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.