myLot Discussions on Gladys Knight Records| Gladys Knight still Rocks | | she's been in the business for 60 years, sold millions of her records, toured all over the world, loved by everyone and is STILL going strong, i have just been watching my fave chat show the Paul O'Grady show and she is one of his guests, she's just sung the fabulous classic song Midnight train to Georgia and i swear every single hair on my body stood up, it brought a mist to my eyes, i have been a MASSIVE fan of hers since i first heard of her, i love Motown, tamela music and Soul music but Gladys is the best i have ever heard....also she has just mentioned that she has 16 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren...WOW....she looks younger than me, what an amazing lady, she is doing her farewell tour in UK at the mo and i am trying my best to get tickets, i am online searching and searching for tickets but the website is jammed, so her tickets must be getting sold like hotcakes right now, it keeps telling me to try again later...i hope that i get them tickets because this is one lady i would love to see live....so now that you know who my fave motown singer is, who's yours? | |
| | Gladys Knight | | Midnight train to Georgia....I am soooo in love with this song, It's kind of old but it pumps me up. How about you? Do you like Gladys Knight?, it keeps telling me to try again later...i hope that i get them tickets because this is one lady i would love to see live....so now that you know who my fave motown singer is, who's yours? | |
| | Who here is old enough to remember.... | | Okay so I'm sitting home stuck in this terrible blizzard that has hit us here in southern new jersey really hard and I've been mylotting all day. I finally decided to get comfy in my bed with the laptop and relax and I turn on the television to find a sho called Roc Docs which I have never seen before. On this episode they are celebrating 40 years of the show Soul Train.
Who here remembers that show?? Or do you know someone who does? I know I do! It was the "Hippest Trip in America"[em]thumbup[/em]Don Cornelius was the coolest dude. I remember all the moves you ever wanted to learn you could learn on Soul Train. Some like to refer to it as the Ethnic "American Bandstand"
Soul Train not only allowed local teens to let loose and dance he also had stars like Gladys Knight, Eddie Lavert, and Curtis Mayfield on the show to perform live while dancers enjoyed and danced to the music. It has lasted 40 years and now showcases artists of today and todays hippest styles and dances! It was a great show back then and today and brings back great memories! | |
| | My friends who grew up in or close to Canada | | like I did...I used to listen to Canadian radio alot. There was a station I loved--CKLW. Besides the traditional hits and oldies of the day--say your Motown, your Gladys Knight and the Pips, Stevie Wonder, Glen Campbell, and others--they played songs from an alternative CanCon list--a list that included Edward Bear, Buster Brown ("Falling Out of Love"--1974), Andy Kim ("Shoot'Em Up Baby"), "Get Back on the Right Track"(Carlyle Miller), Lisle ("Shelly Made Me Smile"), and Chester (the super-awesome Summer 1973 hit "You Make My Life A Little Bit Brighter"--one of my favourite, very catchy, pick-me-up songs from that era). Anyone ever heard of these acts? What are some of your old Canadian favourites? In a way, these are songs that were overlooked by the big U.S. Stations that were good.Let me lay on another one from summer '73 that was one of my favourites. The late Kenny Hollis and Copperpenny came out that year with "Sittin' On a Poor Man's Throne" (a tune I can readily relate to.)And the list goes on.Anyone out there can relate? | |
| | Wow, what a fantastic American Idol finale it was! | | I thought American Idol's 2008 Finale was just great! So many musicians, ZZ Top, Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Graham Nash, Jonas Brothers, etc.I liked the addition of comedy to it: Mike Myers a.k.a. the Love Guru and Jimmy Kimmel were really good. I think that David Cook will go on to be at least as successful as Kelly Clarkson and Chris Daughtry, what do you think?PearlGrace | |
| | American Idol 2008 Winner, David Cook | | Wow, what an incredible American Idol finale it was this year!Season 7 was just fantastic! Couldn't believe all the musicians that were on it: Donna Summer, Jonas Brothers, ZZ Top, Carrie Underwood, George Michael, Graham Nash, Seal, Bryan Adams, old video of Gladys Knight, and so many others. Oh, plus the comedy of Mike Myers a.k.a. Guru Pitka--the Love Guru and Jimmy Kimmel. It just gets better and better every year.I think both Davids are fantastic singers, but their styles are really different. Even though David Cook won, there's no doubt of the success that David Archuleta will have. David Cook is such a rocker, and he sounds a little like Chris Daughtry, don't you think? I can't wait to hear his first album. And it was fun to see the other "Idols" from this season. His song, "This is the Time" will probably be a big hit.So, what did you think about who won? How do you think they'll do in the music business? It should be exciting to watch. Tell me what you think.PearlGrace | |
| | Songs Of The Century | | The list, in the order of votes received. Each song is followed by the name of an artist who made a recording of the song.Title Artist
1. "Over the Rainbow" Judy Garland
2. "White Christmas" Bing Crosby
3. "This Land Is Your Land" Woody Guthrie
4. "Respect" Aretha Franklin
5. "American Pie" Don McLean
6. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" The Andrews Sisters
7. West Side Story (Album) Original Cast
8. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" Billy Murray
9. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" The Righteous Brothers
10. "The Entertainer" Scott Joplin
11. "In the Mood" Glenn Miller Orchestra
12. "Rock Around the Clock" Bill Haley & His Comets
13. "When the Saints Go Marching In" Louis Armstrong
14. "You Are My Sunshine" Jimmie Davis
15. "Mack the Knife" Bobby Darin
16. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones
17. "Take the A Train" Duke Ellington Orchestra
18. "Blueberry Hill" Fats Domino
19. "God Bless America " Kate Smith
20. "Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa's Band
21. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" Marvin Gaye
22. "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" Otis Redding
23. "I Left My Heart In San Francisco " Tony Bennett
24. "Good Vibrations"... | |
| | Name your saddest jam | | OK, I was on Amazon.com and they mentioned saddest ol'school(classic for those of you who don't know)jams, and I had to reply. SOO..... I am starting one over here. You know them, you probably grew up or heard of them. But name some of the saddest jams(songs) if you want to add a memory, ok, if not alright. Here is mine.
Ordinary People-John Legend. a great song, but around the time this song came out, I lost someone very dear to me and it just triggers that memory to this day.
It Takes a Fool(that Love Don't Love Nobody)-The Spinners. I remember hearing this song as a child and the late Philippe Wynn would sing that song in a way that not too many can come close to it, though I must say Tyler Perry made a stab at it in Madea Goes to Jail. that's one of them songs that make you want to pay attention and learn something along the way.
Midnight Train to Georgia. Gladys Knight and her Pips. Every time I think about this, I think about some lonely fella who tries to hit the big city but can't get used to it and decides to head back home to Georgia.
Ok, I started it, keep it going. | |
| | People born on May 28th | | Kylie Minogue, Gladys Knight, Actress Monica Keena, Rapper Chubb Rock, and Singer Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals) all share the same birthday as me, which is today by the way.Lynn Johnston (for better or for worse cartoonist), Ron Reagan son of Ronald Reagan, The Dionne Quintuplets ( more appropriately referred to as the Dionne sisters), and Randolph Churchill son of Winston Churchill were also born on May 28th.Which celebrities or famous people share the same birthday as you?Anyone here at Mylot celebrating a birthday? | |
| | aMERICAN IDOL: SPARKS FLY! Jordin is the new ‘American Idol’ | | BREAKING NEWSUpdated: 7 minutes agoLOS ANGELES - Jordin Sparks, a teenager with a big voice and big dreams, was crowned Wednesday as the newest and youngest “American Idol.”Sparks, 17, of Glendale, Ariz., prevailed over beatboxer Blake Lewis, 25, of Bothell, Wash., after a triumphant performance Tuesday that wowed the show’s judges and the viewers who gave her a majority of the record 74 million votes cast.“Mom, Dad, I love you,” Sparks, the daughter of retired NFL player Phillippi Sparks, said tearfully after a bearhug from Lewis.The contest came down to either the stronger singer, Sparks, or the better entertainer, Lewis. Sparks delivered her songs simply and powerfully; Lewis’ flourishes included his sound-effects beatboxing and sharp dance moves.The finale pulled out the stops and the stars, with Gwen Stefani, Smokey Robinson, Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, Green Day and more performing.The two-hour show opened with Lewis and Sparks dueting on the Beatles “I Saw Her Standing There,” followed quickly by a touring Stefani singing “4 in the Morning” via satellite from Massachusetts.Midler took the stage as the show came toward its close, singing “The... | |
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