Alan Meerow
The final installment of our conversation with SOHF President Todd Rundgren.
AM: You've expressed a disdain for country music, and for almost half a century you've only recorded a single and arguably satiric country influenced song. [Todd chuckles]. What are the music genres that you really like the least, and which the most?
TR: That I like the least?
AM:...
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Sitting Down With The President, Part 2
Alan Meerow
The second part of our conversation with Spirit of Harmony Foundation founder and president, Todd Rundgren.
AM: Craft and inspiration seem to be kind of the twins of not just musical creativity, but other kinds of muses. You've talked about how Laura Nyro influenced your early solo work, and she was kind of the catalyst for my rediscovery of your solo music afte...
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Standing On The Shoulders
Fred Mollin
88+ Ways Music Can Change Your Life, published by Keep Music Alive, is a compilation of over 150 inspirational stories & quotes from musicians, music educators and music lovers from all over the world. Included are a number of stories from Grammy winning and Platinum selling artists & composers. The authors have given Music In A Word permission to post co...
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How I Got Back To Music
Ray Naylor
88+ Ways Music Can Change Your Life, published by Keep Music Alive, is a compilation of over 150 inspirational stories & quotes from musicians, music educators and music lovers from all over the world. Included are a number of stories from Grammy winning and Platinum selling artists & composers. The authors have given Music In A Word permission to post con...
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How Music Shaped A Family, Part 2
Sara Stromseth-Troy
ALLEN, TEXAS -- Music has been an integral part of the Bui family for several generations. In Part 1, patriarch Ian Bui described his life story, beginning with his childhood in Vietnam, continuing after the fall of Saigon when his family moved to the United States, and onward through the lives and accomplishments of his children. In Part 2, we hear from ...
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How Music Shaped A Family, Part 1
Sara Stromseth-Troy
ALLEN, TEXAS -- Music has accompanied Ian Bui's life story, beginning with his childhood in Vietnam, continuing after the fall of Saigon when his family moved to the United States, and onward through the lives and accomplishments of his children. In Part 1, Ian describes how music education has influenced his life and the lives of his children.
Ian shar...
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The Path of a Professional Musician
Gary Alexander
88+ Ways Music Can Change Your Life, published by Keep Music Alive, is a compilation of over 150 inspirational stories & quotes from musicians, music educators and music lovers from all over the world. Included are a number of stories from Grammy winning and Platinum selling artists & composers. The authors have given Music In A Word permission to post...
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Music Is My Lifeline
Lisa Sniderman
88+ Ways Music Can Change Your Life, published by Keep Music Alive, is a compilation of over 150 inspirational stories & quotes from musicians, music educators and music lovers from all over the world. Included are a number of stories from Grammy winning and Platinum selling artists & composers. The authors have given Music In A Word permission to post...
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The Christmas Kid: Musical Holiday Memories
Sara Stromseth-Troy
Thanks to my unbridled enthusiasm of the holiday season, I've been called the 'Christmas Kid'.
The day after Thanksgiving, I decorate at least one Christmas tree. I pick a color theme each year and make sure the ornaments and wrapping paper are complimentary. Treasured mementos are placed around the house. Perhaps most significantly for me, the Chris...
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Music Lifts Us, When Nothing Else Can
Suzi Shelton
88+ Ways Music Can Change Your Life, published by Keep Music Alive, is a compilation of over 150 inspirational stories & quotes from musicians, music educators and music lovers from all over the world. Included are a number of stories from Grammy winning and Platinum selling artists & composers. The authors have given Music In A Word permission to post c...
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