Klarinet Archive - Posting 000426.txt from 2001/07

From: AnneLenoir@-----.net (Anne Lenoir)
Subj: Re: [kl] Another musician honoured!
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 15:13:49 -0400

I agree with you wholeheartedly, Tony. When I think of a "great"
guitarist, I think of Django Rinehardt or Charlie Christian, not Eric
Clapton even though we perform several of Clapton's tunes in our night
club act. When I think of a great vocalist, I think of Diana Krall, who
is also an accomplished jazz pianist, who accompanies herself
beautifully, or Ella Fitzgerald. I don't think of Celine Dion, even
though I am embarrassed to admit that I play a solo-clarinet version of
her hit tune, "My Heart Will Go On" (Titanic Theme). And I get sick when
I think of Elvis. He never could play the guitar. But, I confess that we
do an Elvis Medley in our nightclub act. Don (my husband) imitates
Elvis, I sequenced together the medley on the synthesizer, and I try to
sing like the Jordanaires, Elvis' back-up singers.
Tony, you know who my favorite entertainer is. I don't think
anybody on the list could ever enjoy him the way I do. Check out
www.reverendbilly.com I was just listening to his tune "What I
used to do all night, now it takes me all night to do" and thinking how
painfully relevant that tune is to trying to master Rose #26. I used to
rattle off those etudes effortlessly. Now it takes forever. My brain is
frustrated & confused. Forgive me if I got off track. ANNIE

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Unsubscribe from Klarinet, e-mail: klarinet-unsubscribe@-----.org
Subscribe to the Digest: klarinet-digest-subscribe@-----.org
Additional commands: klarinet-help@-----.org
Other problems: klarinet-owner@-----.org