1966

My Wednesday online show this week will be music from 1966, and there are so many good songs I know from that year. I was only 5 years old, but with 4 siblings ranging from 10 to 17 and a wide variety on our local radio I heard most of what was popular. I was very fond of the Beatles and the Monkees as well The Mamas and the Papas and Simon and Garfunkel. There were a lot of one-hit wonders out there that we heard, and my brother was listening to a lot of R&B that gave us the opportunity to dance. I absorbed all of this including the Hit Parade music my dad was playing on the piano from his and my mom’s era. There was also so much going on in the country and the world. As in most eras the music really reflected the culture. Here are some of the events that year that you may remember.

First black student killed in civil rights movement

US troops in Vietnam total 250,000

John Lennon comments, "We're more popular than Jesus now.”

NASA programs accomplish astronauts working in earth orbit as well as unmanned spacecraft orbiting and landing on moon

March 26 Vietnam protests across country

“The Sound of Music” and “Doctor Zhivago” win Oscars

Martin Luther King Jr. makes his first public speech on the Vietnam War

Bob Dylan releases “Blonde on Blonde”

Sniper kills 13 people from University of Texas at Austin tower

Beatles play their last concert

An inventor writes a document that lays out the basic principles for creating a TV video game

Star Trek premieres

Ronald Reagan elected governor of California

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” airs for the first time

That’s quite a list, and I took out several more things that really rocked the world that year. When I went through the top 100 songs of the year I actually play over 50 of them. I don’t know how many years I could say that. That’s how much that year influenced my music. How about you? Do you remember the music of 1966 well?

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What have I been up to?

I had 9 senior facilities last week, and I played a variety of spring songs and songs from 1956 that I was doing for my Wednesday online show. I also did some moon songs to celebrate the Artemis 2 moon mission. It was a lot of fun, and the folks really enjoyed it too.

My Wednesday online show was doing the songs of 1956, and it was one of the more fun shows I’ve done. There was such a variety of tunes, and the audience really got into it.

My Sunday online show was favorites and requests, and there were so many requests. I had a good crew with lots of interaction and good vibes. We did a few moon songs for this as well. 

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What am I up to this week?

I have 10 senior facilities this week, and I’m sure I’ll do some of the 1966 songs I’m doing for my Wednesday online show. I also always try to ask what the folks want to hear, and I go with the flow and make it an interesting and engaging show as much as I can for each place. I love these folks.

My Wednesday online show 7-8:45 mountain time will be the songs of 1966 as I wrote before. I have 83 songs in total from this year, so I know we’ll be doing at least 2 nights and probably 3  for this 1966 year. Come on out and see how many songs you remember well!

My Sunday online show 7-8:45 mountain time will be favorites and requests as always, and I know it’ll be a great night with good folks. It always is. I’m blessed to have such kind and supportive people who come out on these evenings to listen and comment. Join us if you can!

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That’s it for this week. The weather is so nice and it’s giving us lots of opportunity to work on the property and be outside. I love it!

Best always,

Tom

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Details this week:

Who:  Tom Munch 

What:  playing and singing an online concert of songs from 1966

Where:  facebook.com/tom.munch and tommunch.com/online-concerts  

When:  Wednesday, April 15, 7-8:45 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, April 19, 7-8:45 pm mountain time