I’m doing songs by the Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson for my Wednesday online show, and it takes me back to when I first started really getting into oldies music. I grew up as many baby boomers did with a local AM radio station that played a variety of everything popular that was being released. I was in Nebraska in my formative years, and we only had a few radio stations we would listen to - the local station KRGI, the Omaha station WOW, and at night the Oklahoma City station KOMA. They played a good mix of tunes, but it was mostly whatever was current, and so I didn’t hear oldies very often unless it was from the records we had. I took me until I was on my own in the mid 1980s to be exposed to stations that played a lot of oldies, and it was then that I really heard a lot of especially late 1950s and early 1960s music. I can remember when I was living and working in Dallas that we would listen to a station at work that would frequently play the Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, and others like Buddy Holly or Roy Orbison. This was also the time when CDs were first coming out, and I really started collecting CDs of oldies music. It was a thrill to pick up a greatest hits or a boxed set by the likes of Elvis or Robert Johnson. Yes, I really got into the blues at this time too. I even bought a boxed set of Hank Williams and listened intently to his great writing. As a solo performer I couldn’t pull off a lot of the music of the 1980s by pop singers or rock bands, and so I learned a lot of oldies. I still love the oldies I listened to and learned at that time. They bring back a lot of memories of really listening and absorbing the melodies, harmonies, and riffs. There is such joy and innocence in the raw sound of that era. So Wednesday I’ll celebrate the sounds of the Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson.
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What have I been up to?
I had 9 senior facilities last week, and I really had fun doing Halloween songs for most of them. There are just so many kooky and creepy songs for Halloween. I think they really enjoyed it!
My Wednesday online show was train songs, and there were some really good ones. I had a good group of folks come out, and I got a bunch of requests.
I played on Saturday for the Littleton Museum Harvest Festival, and it was a great event even though it threatened to rain much of the time. It was a grand Fall day, and I had lots of families in the audience including my brother and sister-in-law and several nieces and nephews with their little ones. It’s so much fun to watch the little kids laugh and dance to the music. I played mostly Halloween songs for these folks.
My Sunday online show was favorites and requests, and there were some good ones. I love this online group so much, and they are so supportive and interactive with each other and with me. It’s a joy!
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What am I up to this week?
I have 10 senior facilities this week, and I think all but one will want to celebrate Halloween with some fun and spooky songs. I love ti!
My Wednesday online show 7-8:45 mountain time will be playing the songs of the Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson as I wrote above. There are so many great songs by these guys, and I’m really looking forward to singing and playing them. Come on out if you can!
Friday 6-9 I’m back at the Garden of the Gods Club in the Grand View Restaurant playing guitar instrumentals. This is a pretty gig with a great view and nice folks. You’re always welcome too. Reservations are at 888-994-3156 or you can usually sit at the bar or at the small tables near me in the bar.
Saturday night 7-9 mountain time I’ll be playing an online show of Philmont tunes for Philmont friends and staffers. If that’s you then tune in and hear some Philmont songs and stories.
My Sunday online show 7-8:45 mountain time will be favorites and requests as per usual, and I’m sure it’ll be a wonderful night of friends and music. You’re always welcome to this too!
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That’s it for this week. We’ll have the first freeze around these parts before you know it, and then we’ll be celebrating Halloween. I hope you are able to enjoy this fun season.
Best always,
Tom
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Details this week:
Who: Tom Munch
What: playing and singing an online concert of Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson songs
Where: facebook.com/tom.munch and tommunch.com/online-concerts
When: Wednesday, October 15, 7-8:45 pm mountain time
Who: Tom Munch
What: playing instrumental guitar tunes
Where: Garden of the Gods Resort and Club in the Grand View Restaurant. 888-994-3156
When: Friday, October 17, 6-9 pm
Who: Tom Munch
What: playing an online concert of Philmont songs
Where: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1176893032692370
When: Saturday, October 18, 7-9 pm mountain time
Who: Tom Munch
What: playing and singing an online concert of favorites and requests
Where: facebook.com/tom.munch and tommunch.com/online-concerts
When: Sunday, October 19, 7-8:45 pm mountain time
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