I live and love The Blues from the great State of New Jersey, and I confess that in the past, I have not been so kind to DR Strings — made right here in the Garden State in Emerson! I previously recanted my sad ways, and today, I am delighted to tell you I have finally found The Perfect Blues Guitar string for my ’57 Les Paul: The “Pure Nickle, Round Wound, DR Pure Blues 11-50.” I like these strings so much that I plan to use them on all my guitars.
Would you spend $200.00 USD on an iPhone App to give back your ability to communicate via voice? That might sound like a lot of money for a little bit of software, but for the disabled who can regain their lost communication — Proloquo2Go is just the right facilitator to help restore self-worth and speech.
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22-year-old Barbadian wonder Rihanna has one of the most beautiful voices making music today. Her sound is unique, immediately recognizable, and she is a one-woman hit machine. Last year, Jay-Z used her on — “Run This Town” — to break up the monotony of the rap with an interlude that was actually melodic and musical. Rihanna saved that song and gifted Jay-Z a massive hit.
Continue reading → Want a Hit Rap Song? Hire Rihanna to Sing the Melody!
There was a time in the live theatre when actors did not wear microphones. Actors were required to develop a strong ability to project their voice in song and dialogue. It was magnificent to hear a live voice singing with a live orchestra. Today, the actors wear microphones and, for many Broadway shows, the entire orchestra is artificially amplified because the stringed instruments are playing live from a different floor in the theatre and they watch the conductor via closed-circuit television.
Continue reading → Amplification Made the Live Theatre the Radio
B.J. Reagon — Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon — is one of those rare SuperGenius talents that cannot be boxed in by mind or musical genre. Is she a Blues singer? Is she a Gospel singer? Is she a Folk singer?
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