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I like the woodsy flavor of a real chew stick.
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Monday’s Music Moves Me
This week our host Mary at Jingle, Jangle, Jungle has chosen a truly unique and awesome theme. The songs are to come from artists that have performed at Farm-Aid concerts. Farm Aid started as a benefit concert held September 22, 1985, in Champaign, Illinois, to raise money for family farmers in the United States. The concert was organized by Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, spurred on by Bob Dylan‘s comments at Live Aid earlier in that year that he hoped some of the money would help American farmers in danger of losing their farms through mortgage debt. So who are some of my favorite artists from this growing list of musicians?
The organizers are among artists that I like to listen to from time to time. I can remember when Willie Nelson became a mainstream artist. The mid-seventies saw country music become enormously popular among young people. There was a group of “outlaws” that included Willie Nelson, Waylen Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Hank Williams Jr. among others that played a new mix of country. These “Outlaws” shunned the rhinestone suites and white hats of traditional country music and chose long hair, jeans, and leather vests for their attire. They were country hippies. Willie’s first big album at the time was Red Headed Stranger and the biggest hit off of that album was “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain”.
Beginning in the 1969 as Crosby, Stills, and Nash, the group later added Neil Young and became Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. Neil Young also recorded a solo album during those late hippie/drug culture days. The Harvest album was in my collection almost as soon as it was released. You can hear the roots of folk rock in the cut Heart of Gold.
A perennial performer at Farm-Aid is Sheryl Crow and this video, The First Cut, is from her 2003 set. Have a blessed week.
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Awww, what a cutie pie. I’d give that little one any kind of treat he/she wanted.
I remember that concert. Lots of great talent for a worthy cause.
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I’m pretty sure this pup is a Cavalier King Charles spaniel.
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Sweet pup, and they don’t outgrow chewing on the sticks. Thanks for the music that brought back a lot of memories.
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No they don’t. Lucy will pick a piece of bark mulch out of the flower bend and gnaw on it.
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Awww…the puppy is so cute! Enjoy your real stick, but be careful with it.
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They have a way of protecting themselves, even when they are unaware of the dangers.
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What a sweet pup, enjoy your treat! Willie and Sheryl – good picks!
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You just can’t go wrong with Sheryl Crow.
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nice playlist, I really like the Sheryl Crow song
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I thought it was a great tune and it came from a Farmaid concert.
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When these were comin’ up on the TV I was workin’ and trying to support 4 kids, but I remember comin’ home beat and the kids were exceptionally nice to me and happy to see me. Got my shotes taken off and they got me some ICE WATER (my favorite drink back then), and we watched the Farm Aid Show and Willie Nelson was whaling a tune and it was great and the Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the rain just put me to sleep. What a great tune. Love your playlist for sure my friend. Have a great week! hugs
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Willie has had come classic songs in his songbook.
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Cutest puppy ever!
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Well, it is certainly one of the cute ones.
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Driller,
A few years ago I stumbled on an old recording by Willie from the 50s. Everything about him was different – clean dressed, clean shaved, and no twang to his voice. Somewhere along the way, I think alien abducted him did some experiments and sent back the Nelson we know today. lol ‘Heart of Gold’ is a good old oldie and I love all things, Sheryl Crow! Thanks for being apart of the best dance party in Blogosphere, my friend!
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It is an honor and a privilege to be a part of this gang.
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Three songs that I love. Who knew that the Farm Aid theme would be such fun? Not sure why I didn’t pick “Heart of Gold” as my Neil Young song but I never did realize just how “country” song this is until just now. And I’ll be humming “The first Cut is the Deepest” for a while. Nice nice set.
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