Since the first drums were carved and wild reeds were hollowed, music has belonged to the generation that created it.
As a child of the late 50’s and 60’s, my key musical influences were Rock and Roll and the British invasion. And although fifty years and countless new songs have been proliferated since my “Glory Days,” I will still stop what I am doing when I here Elvis belting out a hardcore rock number or the Beatles harmonizing in 4/4 time.
And so when I perform in public, I am often asked to play a song that I don’t know or have perhaps never even heard.
That’s understandable because although I have over a thousand songs memorized, and several more thousands that are easily interpreted, by some estimates there are over two million songs that have been released in theUnited States alone.
In which case I might be able to play 1% of them if I am really on top of my game.
But if you ask me for a Beatles tune, the odds are nearly certain that I will know the song, because we ALL love and respect the music of our generation.
Each generation is defined by its music. The poets pen the words of social upheaval, contemporary history, and human relationships.
Music is the archive of our life, doled out in three minute episodes!
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