Music from my generation

TwoTankAmin · Sep 23, 2019

"" is a popular song. The music and lyrics were written by Ben Ryan (1892–1968) in 1926. It reminisces about being in a youthful quartet, singing "Heart of My Heart".

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My dad, botn in 1911, liked to sing in the car when we drove. This was one of the songs he would sing.This is the 1954 version

And then here was this one which dad also liked to sing.

"Heart and Soul" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Frank Loesser. In 1938, it was performed by Larry Clinton and his orchestra with vocals by Bea Wain. In 1939, three versions reached the music charts: Larry Clinton (No. 1), Eddy Duchin (No. 12), and Al Donahue (No. 16). A version by The Four Aces with the Jack Pleis Orchestra reached No. 11 in 1952, and a version by Johnny Maddox reached No. 57 in 1956. In 1961, The Cleftones version reached No. 18 and the one by Jan and Dean reached No. 25. "Play That Song," a single by the band Train that incorporates portions of the melody, reached No. 41 in 2016.

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Last Tuesday I had open heart surgery. So I figured these were a couple of songs I should post.

TwoTankAmin · Sep 27, 2019

Am still pretty much in recovery mode, so I am just going to post great stuff by people who have been around for many years. Emjoy

dudley · Sep 27, 2019

I hope your recovery goes well, I'm rooting for you!!

TwoTankAmin · Oct 6, 2019

I had not listened to this in too long.

TwoTankAmin · Oct 8, 2019

Sometimes drums are all you need.....

TwoTankAmin · Oct 9, 2019

And then there are times you don't need drums. I stumbled onto this by accident. What a happy accident indeed. I suggest you play all 6 parts.

From left to right, Richard Smith, Michael Fix, Stuie French and Tommy Emmanuel