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I just saw this. I know he had been in bad health for a while. What a very talented guy. RIP Leon Russell. Not one of his better known songs, but one of my favorites is "Tight Rope" from the 1972 Carney Album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Z9qN8R9Bg Most people have never seen a picture of him before he had long hair and his trademark beard. This is from a 1965 TV show Shindig!, where Leon plays piano with Glen Campbell and others. He looks totally different, but once he starts singing I can instantly recognize his distintive voice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbKHbcvRMi...

Bobby Vee [born Robert Velline] passed away yesterday at the age of 73 years old. RIP The first 45 RPM record I ever bought was his single "Rubber Ball" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5jrqe8ryJ...

I have always liked this song - These Foolish Things [Remind Me of You] A new version of an old standard by Emmy Rossum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSY__8gV8l8 A teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS_NpTClXh...

So, I went back to check an early post on this this thread and found that all my video links had died a horrible death! I set to editing to bring them back and made an existential discovery! I'm not nearly as witty or erudite as I think I am after having a wee dram or two. Needless to say editing took a while, finished up about 0550. :thumbs2: Thanks for updating the links...

RIP, John Loudermilk. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/john-d-loudermilk-nashville-songwriter-of-tobacco-road-dies-at-82/2016/09/22/734421c0-80d5-11e6-b002-307601806392_story.html I missed that. Thanks for the post. I enjoy his music. :tiphat...

There have been posts going around with a song called "One Pair of Hands" . The song has been described as a "lost" Elvis Presley song, but it is actually sung by Carroll Roberson. Check it out. It's pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezF8kteNLIE I ran across another version sung by Glen Campbell that is also very good. I wouldn't have guessed that it was him singing it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15wgJ86wVYU&list=PL1Z1iLQGp2Q5NSWWWP12gMV5CS9oE2ZF...

I like a lot of songs from Engelbert Humperdink. My favorite singer. Reminds me of my first year of marriage. We went to see his concert at the downtown Jones Hall. I did a little research to find out more about Engelbert. I never realized that he was English [born in India]. I guess because I only heard him singing rather than talking. There are a few good videos and interviews with him online. There is one with Jerry Lewis that is really funny! At 80 years old, he is still performing. :tiphat...

Johnny Bush - This Time You Gave Me a Mountain. I also like Just Breath. Annoyed Man, when I lived in San Antonio in the mid 80s, there was a guy practiced bag pipes down the road in a partially built shopping center late at night. I could stand on my balcony and hear him playing Amazing Grace at just the right volume. Beautiful. Great song! Thanks for the post. I didn't know, but Marty Robbins wrote this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX71m-XLJf...

Here's an oldie that I ran across King Harvest - "Dancing In The Moonlight" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMc8naeeSS...

For some reason I was thinking of this song last night https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQpW9XRiyM Edited to add - Dang he looks young in this video. I guess I was young in 1984 too. :mrgreen...

Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) RIP Prince tears up on his guitar playing "My Guitar Gently Weeps" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9...

I just ran across this video of Glen Campbell playing the "William Tell Overture". A very nice performance. This shows you what the hype about Glen Campbell was all about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUBhE00h9U...

James Hugh Loden, known professionally as Sonny James died today at the age of 87. (May 1, 1929 - February 22, 2016) RIP Sonny :tiphat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3i_t094xqo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMRq7h82nk...

Jason Isbell "Speed Trap Town :thumbs2: Thanks! Never heard him before...

Tommy Emmanuel, John Jorgenson, and Pedro Javier González perform Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing." Saw this on Facebook and enjoyed it. https://youtu.be/EFDFpS9_ZW...