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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I have just received an e-mail telling me that the great inspirational Drummer Buddy Miles passed away 2 weks ago.Says ;- George Allen "Buddy" Miles passed away late last night in Austin, Texas after a long fight with congestive heart disease.I once saw this legend, do a Drum clinic at a University (in the 80's) & an audience in awe, watched him do a demonstration of drumming 4 beats to a bar with his left hand, whilst drumming 5 beats to a bar with his right hand - So every 20th beat they were together, would love to have that video in my collection now as a reminder.My condolencess & Respect go out to his Family...... Read the sad news on his web-site, www. buddymiles. comYesterday was the start of his next Journey, celebrate his life, don't mourn his death THEM CHANGES - Buddy Miles (& Jimi Hendrix) STRATOS - Billy Cobham. SPECTRUM - Billy Cobham. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SPIRITUAL CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO EDDIE LEVERT & A TRIBUTE TO SEAN (& GERALD) LEVERT.WE EXPECT TO BURY OUR PARENTS, BUT DON'T EXPECT TO BE BURYING OUR CHILDREN. I CAN'T EVEN CONCEIVE WHAT EDDIE MUST BE THINKING. I HOPE HE IS SPIRITUALLY STRONG, THEY'RE WATCHING OVER YOU NOW EDDIE AT PEACE, CARING FOR YOU. CLASSIC TUNE, IMPECABLY SUNG, BY FATHER & 2 SONS. SAME ON ------------------------------------------------Live~Life~to ~the~full...................................... Enjoy~every~Day............................................ Appreciate,~what~U~got..................................... Respect~others............................................. Never~give~up.............................................. :-)) Faith~in~Others............................................ Always~lead~by~Example..................................... Instill~confidence~in~Others............................... Triumph~over~Adversity..................................... Have~Trust~&~show~Trust................................. ...1st Letters spell 'LEARN ~ FAITH' - .. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Myspace Layouts ---------------------------------------------------An older & wiser, Caring & Giving person that has learn't that we get greater pleasure giving/sharing than receiving. Most people I admire/look upto have inspired me to be that person. ~~~~~~ Am a 56 year old white guy up in the North of England. Real Soul music is sparce up here, but since technology & the Internet revolution, I have a bank of Web radio stations & Video 'Tube/Space' that see me through. ~~~~~ Have been into Soul since 1966, have done Tamla, Stax, Atlantic, then came Northern Soul, ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edwin Starr - Back Street
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Add to My Profile | More Videos ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Followed by Jazz, !!! YEAH !! SAME TOON!!! then Jazz/Funk. New Jack Swing, Then Gospel, Jazz Funk, Laid back Jazz & now Quality Soul (apparently called Neo Soul). ~~~~~~ But through all these years, Lyrics, Ballads 3/4/6 part Harmonies & Bass lines have dominated my life & still do. Real Soul hasn't changed that much since the 60's, it's gone back to it's roots, only production & technology has changed the music. ~~~~ Long gone are the days as a young teenager, who would sit (up all night) with a portable radio in one hand & a microphone connected to a cassette recorder to tape tracks of Black music from illegal pirate radio stations, mainly because record stores didn't import music from the States then. Remember sitting up one night 'til 3.00am to catch the long-awaited ‘Music of my Mind’ album (whose release had been delayed like most of Stevies early albums). Synthesizers & Voice pipes hadn't been used in black music, it blew me away & it changed the face of Soul from thereon in. ~~~~~ My hero was & still is Donny Hathaway, plus Stevie, Aretha & James Brown. Sam Dees as a songwriter. Aretha's voice blew you away, James made you wanna get up & dance, Sam's lyrics made you concentrate on them, but when Donny sung "(Lord) We need you right now" & "Sack full of dreams" & "I love you more than you'll ever know" he made me cry & when he died, I understood even more of what the lyrics meant to him. He just wanted a better world for everyone. ~~~~~ Miss Donny, Marvin, Luther, Grover & now Gerald Levert. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rockie Robbins, Bobby Womack, Glenn Jones, The Winans, Michael Henderson, Tower of Power, Isleys, Shai, Kenny Lattimore, Phyllis Hyman, Frankie Beverley & Shai, Prince, feature heavily in my collection. ~~~~~~ Great memories of driving 350 miles to the Hammersmith to see Frankie Beveley & Maze. ~~~~~ Now into Neo Soul, Smooth Jazz & still BALLADS. ~~~~~ Now love Frank McComb, Joe, Donnie, Take 6, Silk, Avant, Eddie Levert, Jonny Gill, Will Downing, Brian McKnight, Eric Benet, Ndambi, Raheem Devaughn, Music SoulChild, Raul Midon, Maysa Leak, Anthony Hamilton & Dave Hollister. ~~~~~~ Not too long ago, I took my eldest daughter to see Brian McKnight & BoyzIIMen. (04/07) great when you can share music with your kids. ~~~~~~ My 3 daughters totally understand that what I suffer from is a terminal illness of REAL SOUL MUSIC, which they understand totally, as 2 are into Stevie,BoyzIImen, Joe & BrianMcknight. ~~~~~~ Soul music never died, it just wasn't favourable in the 90's & 2000's. Disco/Soul & Pop/Soul dominated, but it seems to be raising its head again with the likes of Anthony Hamilton, Brian McKnight, Joe & Frank McComb. ~~~~~~ If you've read through all of this, thank you for persevering, it's from the heart.
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