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Re: [ARSCLIST] Early stereo mass market tapes
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--- David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Karl Miller wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 19 Oct 2006, David Lennick wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for mentioning Richard Nanes. But how
> could you omit Rod McKuen's Piano
> > > Concerto et al?
> >
> > While I can't say I care for McKuen's "classical"
> work, and I don't feel
> > qualified to speak about popular music, I must
> admit I have known some
> > people who value his popular music. But when it
> comes to his "classical"
> > works, compared to Sacramento, McKuen sounds like
> Beethoven.
>
> And then there's Heather Mills' favourite composer,
> Sir Paul somebody.
>
> >
> >
> > And, keeping this on the more academic side...why
> I don't know...but...it
> > does seem to me that I should...but such attempts
> at "serious" music do
> > have their place in our social history. It seems
> that since classical
> > music has been so often marketed for its "snob"
> appeal, that music
> > written purely to the snob market, with the aura
> of concert music is an
> > interesting story.
> >
> > Then we had Gerard Hoffnung's offering of a piano
> concerto...was it
> > "compiled by Searle?" of gestures from many of the
> more famous concertos.
>
> Either Searle or Donald Swann..have to take a look.
>
> >
> >
> > And, on the subject of related music humor, to end
> on a sad note, I am
> > reminded of the passing last night of that unique
> gift to music, Anna Russell.
> >
> > Karl
>
> This I hadn't heard. We've lost a number of
> entertainment figures in Canada over the
> last two weeks, including Jackie Rae (producer,
> performer, songwriter), Gino Empry
> (virtually invented press agentry in Canada), Sid
> Adilman (Toronto Star showbiz
> columnist), Lister Sinclair (broadcaster,
> playwright, general expert on everything
> and a helluva nice guy). I think Anna was 94 or 95.
>
> dl
>
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