The stuff that now passes as "music", particularly rock 'n roll, leaves me cold. So, to start off the week, here's a video of a classic rock artist.
I had considered spotlighting Gordon Lightfoot this week, but Gary at The Federalist blog posted a tribute today and did a great job of it. I will do one on Lightfoot in the future. I posted this one last week following his death.
For this week, here is Skeeter Davis with her 1963 hit, "I Can't Stay Mad At You".
From Wikipedia:
Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931 – September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World". She started out as part of the Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Victor. In the late 1950s, she became a solo star.
One of the first women to achieve major stardom in the country music field as a solo vocalist, she was an acknowledged influence on Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton and was hailed as an "extraordinary country/pop singer" by The New York Times music critic Robert Palmer.
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